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All eyes on Medicaid

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story House adopts budget resolution. Now eyes turn to Medicaid ...

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FDA to phase out some animal testing requirements, possibly replace them with AI models

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Thursday it plans to phase out animal testing requirements for biological products and drugs, instead...

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Moves against fluoride in drinking water alarm health experts

As the Trump administration takes steps to discourage the incorporation of fluoride in drinking water, experts warn the moves may have serious...

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House Democrats warn Trump tariffs could devastate medical supply chains

With President Trump's latest tariffs underway, a group of House Democrats are calling on the administration to try to protect medical supply chains...

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Conservative group launches ads supporting ACA tax credits

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   FIRST IN THE HILL Conservative group launches ads supporting ACA tax...

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Protect Our Care targeting swing districts with ads opposing Medicaid cuts

The Democrat-aligned group Protect Our Care is launching a new spate of ads targeting GOP-controlled swing districts across the country to highlight...

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Former top vaccine regulator says he blocked RFK Jr. team from database

A former top official at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said he blocked members of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy...

07.04.2025 4

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Ousted FDA vaccine director calls Kennedy's start 'very scary'

Peter Marks, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) official pressured to resign over his disagreements with Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary...

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Medicare won't cover anti-obesity GLP-1 drugs as Biden admin proposed

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced Friday it will not be finalizing a rule proposed by the Biden administration that would...

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Four key takeaways as Trump’s sweeping HHS layoffs begin

Thousands of employees across the vast Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) began receiving layoff notices as early as 5 a.m. on Tuesday. ...

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Democratic senators call for investigation into assisted living facilities in Medicaid

Senate Democrats are calling on the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to conduct a new review of how oversight is conducted over assisted living...

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RFK Jr. expected to cut roughly 10K HHS jobs

Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced Thursday his department is planning to reduce its workforce by 10,000 people...

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FDA approves first new UTI drug in decades

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new drug for treating urinary tract infections (UTIs), the first such drug approved in decades...

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Texas legislature reverses course on THC products

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story Texas legislature reverses course on THC products The Texas...

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Measles cases top 300 in Texas, NM

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story Texas, New Mexico measles outbreak passes 300 cases More than...

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Purdue Pharma asks bankruptcy judge to accept new settlement plan

Purdue Pharma has filed a new bankruptcy plan as part of a $7.4 billion settlement to resolve thousands of lawsuits over the company's alleged role in...

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Texas AG announces multiple arrests over alleged illegal abortions

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story Texas AG makes multiple arrests over alleged illegal...

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Mississippi reports first outbreak of highly pathogenic bird flu strain in US since 2017

Mississippi state and federal officials have confirmed an outbreak of a strain of bird flu not reported in the U.S. since 2017, with quarantine and...

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VA to stop offering gender-affirming care

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story VA to stop offering gender-affirming care The Department of...

18.03.2025 4

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CDC launches 'conflicts of interest' page about vaccine advisory panel

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published a webpage Friday listing the conflicts of interest reported by members of a key vaccine...

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Key takeaways from Marty Makary’s FDA confirmation hearing

Marty Makary, a career surgeon and President Trump’s nominee to run the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), faced senators in his confirmation...

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Kennedy’s push for vitamins in response to measles outbreak worries physicians

Health and Human Service Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s rhetoric on Texas’s measles outbreak is concerning physicians, who fear his public...

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Top HHS spokesman quits

A top spokesperson for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) who served during President Trump's first administration announced his abrupt...

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RFK Jr. issues rule barring public comment on HHS rulemaking

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Friday released a policy prohibiting public comments during his department's rulemaking...

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First measles death reported in Texas outbreak; more than 120 now infected

A school-age child in Texas has died after contracting measles, the first death to result from the current outbreak spreading throughout the South...

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RFK Jr. targets childhood psychiatric drugs; doctors push back

Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has made psychiatric medications a focus of his review of the country’s childhood...

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Ozempic and Wegovy officially moved off FDA's drug shortage list

Ozempic and Wegovy, the widely popular forms of semaglutide sold to treat diabetes and obesity, have officially been removed from the Food and Drug...

22.02.2025 3

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Why the Texas measles outbreak was ‘inevitable’

An outbreak of measles is wreaking havoc in the South Plains region of Texas where nearly 60 children have been confirmed to be infected so far....

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Louisiana no longer promoting mass vaccinations

The Louisiana Department of Health announced this week it no longer will promote mass vaccinations in the state, saying the move was necessary to...

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Trump’s move to slash research funding shakes medical community

Efforts by the Trump administration to drastically cut federal investments in medical research are threatening to kneecap major research institutions...

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Federal judge grants restraining order on NIH funding cuts

A federal judge in Massachusetts has granted a restraining order against the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and its recent research funding cut...

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The US relies on China for key medicines. They won't be spared from tariffs

President Trump's tariffs in China are in place and hitting all products imported from the country — including a number of pharmaceutical drugs that...

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Trump administration drops challenge in transgender care dispute

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story DOJ flips on gender-affirming care SCOTUS case President...

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Left-leaning physicians group sues over federal websites scrubbing health information

The physicians' advocacy group Doctors for America is suing federal agencies for removing information from their websites that health care...

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Louisiana escalates battle against medication abortion

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story Louisiana escalates battle against medication abortion A New...

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Democrats want answers on cost-cutting prescription payment models abandoned by Trump

House Democrats want to know what the Trump administration plans to do after it rescinded a Biden-era executive order to study potential payment...

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5 key takeaways from Kennedy's combative second hearing

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Trump’s nominee for Health and Human Services (HHS) secretary, sat through his second Senate confirmation hearing...

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Democrats hammer RFK Jr. on shifting vaccine, abortion views

Senate Democrats on Wednesday grilled Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President’s Trump’s pick for Health and Human Services (HHS) secretary, during a...

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States' Medicaid portal access restored after lapse under Trump, but it's 'not functioning correctly'

After losing access to a Medicaid federal funding portal after an aid freeze by the Trump administration, states say they're regaining access, but...

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States lose access to Medicaid payment portal amid Trump federal aid freeze

State Medicaid programs across the country are reporting they've lost access to federal payment portals one day after President Trump announced a...

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Democrats call on White House to restore NIH operations

A trio of Democrats on Monday called on the Trump administration to restore full operations at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) warning that...

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March for Life draws thousands eager to see Trump protect anti-abortion measures

Thousands of anti-abortion advocates gathered Friday for the annual National March for Life, marking the first high-profile event for the empowered...

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Senate Democrats block GOP's 'born-alive' abortion bill

Senate Republicans failed on Wednesday to invoke cloture on a bill legislating care for infants "born alive" during attempted abortions, with the...

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Trump rolls back Biden directive to study methods of lowering prescription costs

Among the dozens of Biden-era executive orders he rescinded on day one, President Trump nixed one that aimed to explore new health care payment models...

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WHO defends global health, security role after Trump withdrawal

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday said it "regrets" President Trump's move to withdraw from the global health authority, saying it hopes...

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Marijuana rescheduling runs into roadblock

A Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) judge canceled an upcoming hearing on the Biden administration’s marijuana rescheduling proposal pending...

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CMS to seek Medicare negotiations on Ozempic price

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has included Ozempic among the next 15 drugs chosen for Medicare negotiation. CMS listed Ozempic,...

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The next 15 drugs chosen for Medicare negotiation

The Biden administration has announced the next 15 drugs chosen for Medicare negotiation, marking one of its final acts before the inauguration of...

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Former GOP congressman predicts bipartisan support for health care legislation

Former Rep. Larry Bucshon (R-Ind.) said in an interview Thursday that he expects pieces of health care legislation that were dropped amid talks to...

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Commission finds new way to define obesity

A group of experts from around the world are proposing an alternative way of defining clinical obesity, eschewing the commonly referenced body max...

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