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Cassidy’s Kennedy quagmire

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story Cassidy’s Kennedy quagmire The Trump administration...

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House votes to cut global health funding

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story House votes to cut global health funding The House on...

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Cassidy in a bind as RFK Jr. blows up vaccine policy

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has put Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) in a political bind, squeezed by his loyalty to President...

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Cramer: GOP has no 'stomach' for Medicare changes in Trump megabill

Senate Republicans appear less likely to try to make changes to Medicare Advantage as part of their massive tax and spending bill, Sen. Kevin Cramer...

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Trump administration vs. mRNA vaccines

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story Trump administration vs. mRNA vaccines President Trump once...

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NIH chief heads to Capitol Hill to defend Trump budget

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story Trump NIH chief poised to face budget cuts scrutiny at...

10.06.2025 4

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RFK Jr. fires CDC's independent vaccine advisors

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he is removing every member of the independent panel advising the Centers for Disease...

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What's a Medicaid cut? Senate GOP tiptoes around $800B question

When is a Medicaid cut not actually a cut?   That's the $800 billion question facing Senate Republicans as they write their own version of the...

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Nearly 100 House Democrats urge RFK Jr. to restore millions in family planning grants

Nearly 100 House Democrats are calling on Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to restore tens of millions of dollars in federal...

06.06.2025 4

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Senate GOP eyes Medicare cuts to pay for Trump bill

Presented by Alliance for Pharmacy Compounding — Republican lawmakers are looking at changes to Medicare to save more money to help pay for the...

06.06.2025 10

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Top CDC COVID vaccine advisor resigns following RFK Jr. recommendation change

A top coronavirus vaccine adviser to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) resigned from the agency, citing concerns that she would no...

05.06.2025 5

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CBO: Nearly 11 million people will be uninsured if GOP megabill bill becomes law

Nearly 11 million people would lose health insurance under the House Republican tax bill, mostly due to cuts to Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act...

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CDC updates COVID-19 guidance for kids

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31.05.2025 4

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White House to fix 'formatting errors' in RFK Jr. 'MAHA Report'

The White House on Thursday said it will fix errors in its “Make America Healthy Again,” or MAHA, report after a news outlet’s investigation...

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What to know about COVID vaccines for children, pregnant women after RFK Jr.'s  change

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will no longer recommend that “healthy” children and pregnant women receive the COVID-19...

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Hawley stakes ground as chief GOP defender of Medicaid

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) is staking out his spot as a populist defender of Medicaid in opposition to the steep cuts contained in the House-passed...

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RFK Jr. ends COVID shot recommendation for healthy children, pregnant women

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will no longer recommend routine COVID-19 shots for healthy children and pregnant women, Health and...

27.05.2025 10

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Budget bill faces Senate opposition over Medicaid 

Presented by The Coalition to Strengthen America's Healthcare {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story Budget bill faces Senate opposition...

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House passes Trump agenda bill, hitting Medicaid, Affordable Care Act

Presented by The Coalition to Strengthen America's Healthcare {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story House passes Trump agenda bill The...

23.05.2025 10

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Trump's IVF report generates buzz and caution ahead of release

A highly anticipated White House report about in vitro fertilization (IVF) and infertility that could make sweeping recommendations on making the...

22.05.2025 10

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Trump's 'big, beautiful bill' will lead to Medicare cuts: CBO

The House GOP's “big, beautiful bill” will add so much money to the debt it will force across-the-board spending cuts to Medicare, according to...

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Universities grapple with Trump cuts to cancer research

Presented by The Coalition to Strengthen America's Healthcare — Cancer research has become an unintended casualty of the Trump administration’s...

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Biden's last prostate cancer screening was in 2014, his office confirms

Former President Biden’s last known prostate cancer screening was in 2014, a spokesperson for the former president said Tuesday. The...

21.05.2025 10

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FDA plans to limit COVID shot eligibility

Presented by The Coalition to Strengthen America's Healthcare — The Trump administration on Tuesday said it plans to limit the approval of updated...

21.05.2025 10

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Trump administration set to limit COVID-19 shot approvals to the elderly, highest-risk

Top officials in the Trump administration on Tuesday announced they will limit the approval of new COVID-19 vaccines to adults over 65 and people who...

20.05.2025 1

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Khanna goes all in on Trump’s drug price plan

Presented by The Coalition to Strengthen America's Healthcare — Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) introduced a bill codifying President Trump’s executive...

20.05.2025 4

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Biden’s cancer raises questions around screening, timing 

Former President Biden’s aggressive prostate cancer diagnosis is raising questions about whether warning signs could have been caught earlier, and...

20.05.2025 8

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Concerns rise over medical coverage losses from 'big, beautiful bill'

Doctors, patients and health experts are bracing for massive coverage losses as House Republicans are poised to impose Medicaid work requirements as...

18.05.2025 4

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Federal judge extends block on HHS termination of billions in public health funds

A federal judge on Friday indefinitely blocked the Trump administration from pulling back more than $11 billion in public health funding from state...

17.05.2025 30

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DeSantis signs bill banning fluoride in Florida water systems

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) signed legislation Thursday making Florida the second state in the country to ban fluoride from public water.  The...

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4 takeaways from RFK Jr.'s dual congressional hearings 

Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testified during back-to-back hearings in the House and Senate on...

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House GOP advances Medcaid cuts

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RFK Jr. to testify before House, Senate panels

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CBO: GOP Medicaid plan would make 7.6 million people uninsured

The Medicaid portion of the House GOP's massive domestic policy bill would result in 10.3 million people losing Medicaid coverage by 2034 and 7.6...

14.05.2025 40

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What to know about the GOP's Medicaid bill

House Republicans on the Energy and Commerce Committee this week unveiled a plan to cut more than $880 billion to pay for a significant portion of...

13.05.2025 40

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Trump targets high drug prices

Presented by AARP — Plus: Sweeping GOP Medicaid cuts unveiled {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story Trump signs 'most favored nation'...

13.05.2025 4

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CBO: House GOP plan exceeds $880B savings target

The Energy and Commerce Committee, which has jurisdiction over Medicaid, surpassed its target of finding $880 billion in savings to help pay for...

12.05.2025 3

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Republicans unveil steep cuts to Medicaid in portion of Trump tax bill

Legislation introduced by House Republicans late Sunday would slash Medicaid spending significantly by imposing new restrictions on Medicaid...

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RFK Jr. on damage control over surgeon general nominee

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10.05.2025 4

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House GOP out of sync on Medicaid

Presented by The Coalition to Strengthen America's Healthcare {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story House GOP not synced on Medicaid...

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Pharma warns tariffs mean less R&D

Presented by The Coalition to Strengthen America's Healthcare {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story PhRMA warns against tariffs The...

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House Republicans nix one controversial Medicaid proposal as plan takes shape

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Tuesday said one controversial proposal to cut federal Medicaid funding was off the table and another would likely be...

07.05.2025 20

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FDA taps critic of COVID policies, drug industry to lead vaccines division

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has tapped Vinay Prasad, a prominent critic of federal COVID-19 policies and a proponent of more stringent...

07.05.2025 10

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Democratic AGs sue over HHS ‘dismantling’

Presented by The Coalition to Strengthen America's Healthcare {beacon} Health Care Health Care PRESENTED BY The Big Story Democratic AGs sue Trump...

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Bipartisan senators offer new bill aimed at lowering drug prices

A bipartisan pair of senators introduced legislation to lower prescription drug prices by prohibiting pharmaceutical companies from selling drugs in...

06.05.2025 20

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Blue state coalition sues Trump administration over HHS layoffs and cuts

A coalition of attorneys general in 19 states and the District of Columbia is suing the Trump administration over its “unconstitutional...

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Republicans eye 'per capita caps' in Medicaid savings search

House Republicans seeking to thread the needle in Medicaid spending cuts are eyeing "per capita caps," which would throttle federal funding without...

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CDC: Record number of children died of flu amid 'high severity' season

The U.S. broke a 15-year record for pediatric flu deaths this season, according to federal data released Friday. There were 216 children who died...

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Nonprofits warn against EPIC bill 

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} View Online Health Care Health Care   The Big Story Nonprofits warn against EPIC bill The nation’s...

02.05.2025 10

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House conservatives call for controversial Medicaid changes in reconciliation

A group of House conservatives is calling for significant “structural reforms” of Medicaid as part of the Republican reconciliation legislation,...

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