HEALTH CARE

The Trump administration wants the agency to focus on infectious disease. Other areas of public health were hit hardest.

The department plans to consolidate all agency FOIA offices into one.

Republicans painted a picture of a corrupt, broken system. Democrats said Trump’s cuts were putting millions of lives at risk.

The removals have gutted FDA and NIH leadership.

The intervention by a senior FDA official in a product decision is a highly unusual action.

The case hinges on whether Medicaid patients have the right to see the doctor of their choice.

The New Hampshire senator has backed as many Trump Cabinet picks as anyone in the Democratic caucus.

The high court overturned a ruling that the FDA arbitrarily banned e-cigarette products.

Rep. Diana DeGette told POLITICO’s Health Care Summit that there’s not enough waste in Medicaid to find the savings the GOP is promising.

He also said the election of Trump was a mandate to make dramatic change in leadership.

Rep. Vern Buchanan told POLITICO’s Health Care Summit that Republicans will find savings in Medicaid but won’t cut it.

Drug and medical device makers didn’t oppose Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s confirmation as health secretary but are speaking up in opposition to the agency downsizing he ordered.

Overnight notices hit civil service leaders as well as the rank and file.

The Title X funds were earmarked for birth control and other non-abortion services.

The forced resignation of Peter Marks has unsettled scientists and researchers.

Ashish Jha blames Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

The departure of Marks leaves the agency without yet another senior regulator.

Art Kleinschmidt would have a role focused on behavioral health issues.

The cuts sent shockwaves through the department’s sprawling workforce, prompting a scramble among senior agency officials to figure out which employees and policy priorities were affected.

The cuts amount to more than 20 percent of staff.

The State Department sent the list of impacted grants and contracts to Congress, according to a document seen by POLITICO.

The move comes as part of the administration’s reorganization of HHS, according to an internal email seen by POLITICO.

Susan Monarez was the deputy director for the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health since January 2023.

President Trump is taking apart one of George W. Bush’s proudest achievements.

HHS tells CDC leaders it is “recommending termination” of the discretionary advisory committees.

The Missouri Republican alone isn’t enough to block Oz’s nomination to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, even if Democrats join him.

Democratic state lawmakers are trying to bolster protections, but those efforts are imperiled by legal fights.

The cuts would seem to run counter to a first-term Trump priority.