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Public health experts and advocates say that Health and Human Services regional offices, like the one in New York City, form the connective tissue between the federal government and locally based services.
GOP-controlled House committees approved parts of President Donald Trumps one big, beautiful bill this week, including more than $700 billion in cuts to health programs over the next decade mostly from Medicaid, which covers people with low incomes or disabilities. Meanwhile, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testified before Congress for the first time since taking office and told lawmakers that Americans shouldnt take medical advice from him. Julie Appleby of 窪蹋勛圖厙 News, Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, and Joanne Kenen of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Politico Magazine join 窪蹋勛圖厙 News Julie Rovner to discuss these stories and more.
窪蹋勛圖厙 News Julie Rovner, Stephanie Armour, and Darius Tahir and KFFs Jennifer Kates break down the biggest takeaways from Robert F. Kennedy Jr.s first hearing before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee as HHS secretary and answer your questions.
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窪蹋勛圖厙 News journalists made the rounds on national or local media recently to discuss topical stories. Heres a collection of their appearances.
The administration is facing a May 12 deadline to declare if it will defend Biden-era regulations that aim to enforce laws requiring parity in insurance coverage of mental and physical health care.
Republicans on Capitol Hill are struggling to reach consensus on cutting the Medicaid program as they search for nearly a trillion dollars in savings over the next decade as many observers predicted. Meanwhile, turmoil continues at the Department of Health and Human Services, with more controversial cuts and personnel moves, including the sudden nomination of Casey Means, an ally of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.s, to become surgeon general. Anna Edney of Bloomberg News, Maya Goldman of Axios, and Sandhya Raman of CQ Roll Call join 窪蹋勛圖厙 News Julie Rovner to discuss these stories and more. Also this week, Rovner interviews 窪蹋勛圖厙 News Lauren Sausser, who co-reported the latest Bill of the Month feature, about an unexpected bill for what seemed like preventive care.
Citizen oversight is a cornerstone of a functioning democracy, Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden wrote to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., demanding answers to more than two dozen questions, including who was involved in decisions to fire staff who handled Freedom of Information Act requests.
The Trump administrations Make America Healthy Again platform has boosted the agenda of a conservative think tank thats been working for more than a decade to reshape the nations public assistance programs.
On the surface, President Donald Trump embraced the MAHA movement with a pledge to end the nations high rates of chronic disease. But the broader Trump agenda may prove to be the biggest barrier this effort confronts.
Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.s HHS said an enormous, noncompetitive flu vaccine development grant to two favored NIH leaders would ensure transparency, effectiveness, and comprehensive preparedness. But their vaccine is in early stages, relies on old technology, and is just one of scores of similar efforts.
窪蹋勛圖厙 News journalists made the rounds on national or local media recently to discuss topical stories. Heres a collection of their appearances.
At least some workers who process public records in response to Freedom of Information Act requests have been reinstated, agency employees say.
Members of Congress are back in Washington, and Republicans are struggling to find ways to reduce Medicaid spending without cutting benefits. Meanwhile, confusion continues to reign at the Department of Health and Human Services. Joanne Kenen of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, and Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times join 窪蹋勛圖厙 News Julie Rovner to discuss these stories and more.
The Biden administration shut off federal family planning grants to Tennessee and Oklahoma after the states directed clinics not to provide abortion counseling. The Trump administration restored the money, claiming two lawsuits were settled. They werent.
The Trump administration defunded the National Institutes of Healths MOSAIC grant program, which launched the careers of scientists from diverse backgrounds.
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said this month that "autism destroys families, adding that most cases are now severe and describing children who will never work, play baseball, write poetry, or go on a date. Medical experts and people on the autism spectrum say Kennedys portrayal was skewed.
In many cases, the money flowed to addiction recovery programs that help rebuild lives by driving people to medical appointments and court hearings, crafting r矇sum矇s and training them for new jobs, finding them housing, and helping them build social connections unrelated to drugs.
When Congress returns next week, it will be writing a budget reconciliation bill thats expected to cut taxes but also make deep cuts to Medicaid. But at least some Republicans are concerned about cutting a program that aids so many of their constituents. Sarah Karlin-Smith of the Pink Sheet, Tami Luhby of CNN, and Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico join 窪蹋勛圖厙 News Julie Rovner to discuss this story and more. Also, Rovner interviews 窪蹋勛圖厙 News Rae Ellen Bichell about her story on how care for transgender minors is changing in Colorado.
Attitudes about a debunked link between measles vaccines and autism havent budged that much. But theres a sharp partisan divide over whether the vaccine is safe.
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