Monday

01-12-2025 Vol 19

Category: Health Care

Trump is wreaking havoc at USAID. Is the goal to shut it down?

The president’s failure to name a USAID administrator and other steps seem to suggest that, at the very least, he’ll fold USAID into the State Department. The president’s failure...

‘Using the devil’s own tools against them’: Abortion opponents turn to environmental laws

Several states are trying to curtail abortion medication by claiming mifepristone could contaminate drinking water. Several states are trying to curtail abortion medication by claiming mifepristone could contaminate drinking...

RFK Jr.’s anti-vaccine group sees vindication in his Senate testimony

Mary Holland, head of Kennedy-founded Children's Health Defense, spoke to POLITICO after attending his confirmation hearing. Mary Holland, head of Kennedy-founded Children's Health Defense, spoke to POLITICO after attending...

Warren pushes Kennedy on his financial gain from vaccine lawsuits

“You won't go to work for a drug company after you leave HHS, but you and I both know there's another way to make money,” Warren said. “You won't...

Medicaid payment systems back online after outage

The outage came after the Trump administration on Monday ordered a sweeping pause on federal spending. States and lawmakers early Tuesday began reporting that portals across the country were...

RFK Jr. is ready to make his case to senators

The Senate Finance Committee will hear from Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Donald Trump’s nominee for health secretary, on Wednesday. The Senate Finance Committee will hear from Robert F. Kennedy...

Trump order aims to end gender-affirming care for minors

The executive order instructs agencies to ensure hospitals and other institutions receiving federal money stop offering gender-affirming care for minors. The executive order instructs agencies to ensure hospitals and...

State Medicaid payments inaccessible amid broader federal funding freeze

States and the federal government jointly fund Medicaid, which offers insurance to more than 70 million Americans. States and the federal government jointly fund Medicaid, which offers insurance to...

Murdoch empire comes out against RFK Jr.

The Wall Street Journal and The New York Post’s editorial boards expressed concern about Kennedy's anti-vaccine history and other unorthodox views. The Wall Street Journal and The New York...