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GOP chair 'struggling' with RFK Jr. nomination after hearing

Senate Health Committee Chairman Bill Cassidy (R-La.) said at the end of Thursday's hearing he is “struggling” with whether to confirm Robert F....

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All eyes on Cassidy for second RFK Jr. hearing

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story All eyes on Cassidy for second RFK Jr. hearing Sen. Bill...

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RFK Jr. hearings begin

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story RFK Jr. hearings begin Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Trump’s...

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House eyes PBM reform next steps

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story Republicans weigh path forward for advancing PBM reform House...

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After new CIA finding, China says 'extremely unlikely' COVID-19 came from a lab

China on Monday dismissed the possibility that the virus that caused COVID-19 leaked from a lab, after the CIA said it now favors the so-called lab...

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Trump to reinstate military members dismissed over COVID-19 shot refusal

Service members dismissed from the military for failing to get vaccinated against COVID-19 will be reinstated with full back pay and benefits under an...

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Anti-RFK Jr. ads target GOP senators

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story Anti-RFK Jr. ads target GOP senators A progressive nonprofit...

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Trump FDA officially withdraws long-delayed menthol cigarette ban

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has withdrawn a rule that would have banned menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars, putting a formal end to a...

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Johnson touts 'new era' of abortion opposition under Trump

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Friday abortion opponents are "entering a new era” with President Trump and Vice President Vance in the...

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NIH halts scientific meetings, pauses grant-making process

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story NIH pauses grant-making process The National Institutes of...

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Trump pardons anti-abortion protesters ahead of March for Life

President Trump issued pardons on Thursday for nearly two dozen anti-abortion activists who had been convicted of blockading abortion clinic...

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RFK Jr. faces mounting bipartisan criticism

Pressure is mounting on Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as critics squeeze senators from both sides of the aisle to oppose President Trump’s pick to be the...

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RFK Jr. releases financial disclosure

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story What RFK Jr.’s disclosures tell us about the Trump HHS pick...

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Trump’s hands-off abortion stance faces political reality

President-elect Trump campaigned on leaving abortion decisions to the states, but that could prove a tough promise to keep as he returns to the Oval...

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Ozempic picked for Medicare price bargaining

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story Biden adds Ozempic to list for Medicare price negotiation In...

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Federal judge allows red states to resume lawsuit against mifepristone

Three Republican-led states will be allowed to move forward with a lawsuit to restrict access to mifepristone, a Texas federal judge ruled Thursday,...

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UnitedHealth Group CEO defends company

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story UnitedHealth CEO blames drug companies for high costs In his...

17.01.2025 4

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Critics lambast RFK Jr.'s vax rhetoric

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story Anti-RFK Jr. campaign highlights vaccine rhetoric A new...

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NIH director to step down ahead of Trump inauguration

National Institutes of Health director Monica Bertagnolli will resign on Jan. 17, she told staff this week, ending her tenure leading the $48 billion...

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Pence-founded group urges senators to vote against RFK Jr.

The conservative group founded by former Vice President Mike Pence is calling on senators to vote against confirming Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as Health...

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FDA proposes sweeping limits on nicotine in cigarettes

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a sweeping proposal Wednesday to try to make cigarettes less addictive by lowering the amount of...

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Nearly half of Americans skeptical Trump admin will lower health costs: Poll

Nearly half of Americans don’t believe that the incoming Trump administration will lower health costs, according to a new Gallup poll. The...

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The 11th-hour health measures Biden is leaving for Trump

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story Biden leaving 11th-hour health measures for Trump The Biden...

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Obamacare back at the Supreme Court

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story Trump to decide fate of free preventative care under ACA The...

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Public health experts, scientists warn senators on confirming RFK Jr

A new coalition of more than 700 public health professionals, scientists and activists signed an open letter to oppose Senate confirmation of Robert...

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Patient groups call on Trump administration to let Medicare cover obesity drugs

A coalition of obesity-related patient advocacy groups is calling on the incoming Trump administration to finalize a proposal that would allow...

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New rule could slash nicotine levels in tobacco products

The Biden administration is poised to try to lower the amount of nicotine in tobacco products, an eleventh-hour effort that’s been years in the...

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Washington state tries new way to prescribe abortion pills 

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story Washington state tries new way to prescribe abortion pills A...

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Democrats kick off fight to protect ObamaCare subsidies in new Congress

Democrats in the House and Senate reintroduced legislation Thursday to permanently extend enhanced subsidies to help people afford insurance premiums...

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Cassidy doesn’t seem completely on board with RFK Jr  

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story Cassidy doesn’t seem completely on board with RFK Jr ...

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Cassidy offers no direct endorsement of RFK Jr. following meeting

Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.), the new Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee chair, did not immediately endorse Robert F. Kennedy...

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U.S. records first death from bird flu amid growing concerns

A Louisiana patient hospitalized in critical condition with severe bird flu has died, the state health department said Monday, marking the first...

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Murkowski says she supports extending ObamaCare premium subsidies

Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) said she supports extending enhanced subsidies to help people afford premiums on ObamaCare plans ahead of what’s...

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Surgeon general calls for cancer warnings on alcohol

Alcoholic beverages should carry a prominent warning label about the link between alcohol and cancer, according to the U.S. surgeon general....

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Oz, RFK Jr. diverge on weight loss drugs

{beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story MAHA leaders heading for clash over GLP-1 drugs Two of President-elect Trump’s top health...

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Norovirus outbreaks surging across the US: CDC data

Norovirus cases are surging across the country this winter, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data.  There were 91...

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Bird flu virus in Louisiana patient likely mutated to be more transmissible, CDC says

A genetic analysis of viral samples from a patient in Louisiana hospitalized with the first severe case of bird flu showed mutations that may...

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RFK Jr.’s nomination gathers steam after Senate meetings

GOP senators seem to be embracing the potential for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, despite his...

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ACA enrollment marks another record year

Presented by PBM Accountability Project — 16.6 million people signed up for health coverage {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story...

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Newest GOP funding bill includes health extenders, but not PMB reform: Guthrie

The latest government funding proposal being assembled by GOP leaders will likely include some must-pass short-term extensions of health policies,...

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FDA updates definition of 'healthy' on food labels for first time in 30 years

A new rule from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will update what it means for food to be labeled “healthy” for the first time in 30 years,...

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House GOP drops PBM reforms in scaled-down spending bill

House Republicans have abandoned language to rein in the pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) industry from a new government funding bill released late...

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Medicare negotiated prices higher elsewhere

Presented by PBM Accountability Project — The prices were compared to 11 other countries {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story...

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US life expectancy rose last year to highest levels since pandemic

U.S. life expectancy rose last year to its highest level since the COVID-19 pandemic, while death rates fell for almost all the top causes,...

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Health Care — California declares emergency over bird flu

Presented by PBM Accountability Project — The Golden State has the highest number of confirmed infections {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The...

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Hawley: RFK Jr. open to mifepristone restrictions

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) said Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President-elect Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, pledged to...

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Supreme Court to hear South Carolina's attempt to defund Planned Parenthood

The Supreme Court on Wednesday said it will hear arguments about whether South Carolina can disqualify Planned Parenthood from the state’s...

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CDC confirms first case of severe bird flu

A hospitalized patient in Louisiana is the first confirmed severe case of bird flu in the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and...

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PBMs targeted in health deal

Presented by PBM Accountability Project — The Hill obtained the text ahead of the release of the full bill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The...

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Lawmakers seek to rein in PBMs as part of spending bill's sweeping health deal

Lawmakers have agreed to attach a sweeping health care package to a year-end stopgap government funding legislation, according to text obtained by...

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