Category: Health Care
April 20, 2025
Health Care
Zuckerberg’s enlisting the GOP against tech rivals Apple and Google
The Facebook founder is lobbying Congress to leave his firm alone — and making headway. The Facebook founder is lobbying Congress to leave his firm alone — and making...
April 16, 2025
Health Care
Trump administration mulls sharp funding cuts at health agencies
A preliminary proposal would slash the Department of Health and Human Services' budget by more than 30 percent. A preliminary proposal would slash the Department of Health and Human...
April 16, 2025
Health Care
Kennedy pledges to figure out which ‘environmental toxins’ are causing autism
The secretary said better diagnostics and awareness are responsible for a quarter of the increased rate. The secretary said better diagnostics and awareness are responsible for a quarter of...
April 13, 2025
Health Care
JB Pritzker doubts Republican promises on Medicaid
“Medicaid is where most of us think they will go,” he said. “Medicaid is where most of us think they will go,” he said. Health Care
April 13, 2025
Health Care
‘We are flying blind’: RFK Jr.’s cuts halt data collection on abortion, cancer, HIV and more
Fired workers and outside experts say the cuts leave the nation more vulnerable to health threats. Fired workers and outside experts say the cuts leave the nation more vulnerable...
April 11, 2025
Health Care
RFK Jr. says Deep State ‘is real,’ references past work with ‘the r——d’ in speech to FDA staff
The HHS secretary’s remarks shocked staffers at the Food and Drug Administration, prompting some of them to walk out. The HHS secretary’s remarks shocked staffers at the Food and...
April 10, 2025
Health Care
Health staffers told to ignore Musk’s missives
The National Institutes of Health is the latest agency to break from Trump’s billionaire adviser. The National Institutes of Health is the latest agency to break from Trump’s billionaire...
April 10, 2025
Health Care
Insurers and providers are teaming up to fight Medicaid cuts
Republicans are seeking billions in savings from the insurance program for low-income people to pay for tax cuts. Republicans are seeking billions in savings from the insurance program for...
April 09, 2025
Health Care
States seek lifeline to protect Obamacare’s federal subsidies
The looming possibility of slashing Medicaid spending and not extending ACA subsidies has prompted a legislative scramble from Sacramento to Annapolis. The looming possibility of slashing Medicaid spending and...
April 07, 2025
Health Care
Kennedy says he plans to tell CDC to stop recommending fluoride in drinking water
RFK Jr. also said he’s assembling a task force to focus on the issue. RFK Jr. also said he’s assembling a task force to focus on the issue. Health...