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Democrats get their health agenda ready ahead of takeover

Presented by AstraZeneca {beacon} Healthcare Healthcare The Big Story Democrats get their health agenda ready ahead of takeover Reinstating the...

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Missouri rejects ballot measure to overturn abortion protections

Missouri voted to protect abortion access Tuesday, Decision Desk HQ projects, narrowly rejecting a ballot measure that would have reinstated a...

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Virginia passes 'reproductive freedom' ballot measure

Virginia voters passed a “reproductive freedom” ballot measure Tuesday, enshrining current protections — including abortion — into the state...

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JoAnna Mendoza wins Arizona House seat, flipping key district for Dems

Democrat JoAnna Mendoza is the projected winner of Arizona's heavily contested 6th Congressional District, defeating incumbent Rep. Juan Ciscomani...

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Democrat Paige Cognetti defeats Bresnahan, flipping key House seat

Democrat Paige Cognetti is projected to defeat freshman incumbent Rep. Rob Bresnahan (R) in Pennsylvania's 8th Congressional District, according to...

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New York reports first measles-associated death in more than 30 years

A child in upstate New York died after contracting measles, according to health officials, the first measles-related death in the state in more than...

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FDA unveils proposals to update infant formula nutrient requirements

Presented by Alliance for Aging Research {beacon} Health Care Health Care PRESENTED BY The Big Story FDA unveils proposals to update infant formula...

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New federal rule requires drug middlemen to disclose how they're paid

The companies that manage billions of dollars in prescription drug spending for employers and workers will soon be required to inform their clients...

30.10.2026 4

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Kennedy's final MAHA swing state stumps

Presented by Alliance for Aging Research {beacon} Health Care Health Care PRESENTED BY The Big Story Kennedy sets out on the final leg of his campaign...

27.10.2026 7

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CDC deputy director to leave administration after 4 months

Dr. Jennifer Shuford, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) deputy director and chief medical officer, is leaving the agency after...

27.10.2026 7

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Sanders, Wyden press insurers on Trump ACA coverage terminations

Senate Democrats, led by Sens. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), are pressing 10 major insurance companies about their decisions to work...

27.10.2026 10

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Republicans struggle for an answer to Democrats’ Medicaid attacks

Democrats across battleground districts are holding Republicans’ feet to the fire over the Medicaid cuts in their signature One Big Beautiful Bill...

25.10.2026 4

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House Democrats demand answers from CDC on African hepatitis B study

Top Democrats on the House Energy and Commerce Committee demanded answers Thursday from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) about the...

22.10.2026 7

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Calley Means, top RFK Jr. adviser, quits Trump administration

Calley Means, a senior adviser to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and an outspoken advocate for the Make America...

22.10.2026 10

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Workers hit hard by rising employer health insurance costs

Costs are spiking for the millions of Americans who rely on workplace-sponsored health insurance, according to a survey released Thursday, with small...

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Pennsylvania warns of congenital measles risk as cases rise

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Healthcare Healthcare The Big Story Pennsylvania warns of congenital measles risk as cases rise...

21.10.2026 7

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Poll: Most Americans confident in safety of routine childhood vaccines

Most adults remain confident in the safety of long-standing childhood vaccines, though people's views of the COVID-19 vaccine are heavily polarized,...

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Pennsylvania warns doctors about rising rates of rare congenital measles

The Pennsylvania health department issued a warning to doctors Monday about an increase in measles cases during pregnancy, along with rising concern...

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Trump administration launches national kidney care plan

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Healthcare Healthcare The Big Story Trump launches national kidney care plan The Trump administration...

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Health insurance is the sleeper midterms issue: Why premiums are spiking

Americans are bracing to pay significantly more for health insurance next month, whether they have Affordable Care Act plans or get insurance through...

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Health insurance is the sleeper midterms issue: Why premiums are spiking

Americans are bracing to pay significantly more for health insurance next month, whether they have Affordable Care Act plans or get insurance through...

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Senate Democrats unveil new plans for strengthening Medicare

Presented by Coalition to Strengthen Americas Healthcare {beacon} Healthcare Healthcare The Big Story Senate Democrats unveil new plans for...

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FDA advances peptide push to White House

Presented by Coalition to Strengthen America’s Healthcare {beacon} Healthcare Healthcare The Big Story RFK Jr. advances peptide push The Food and...

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RFK Jr.-aligned MAHA group spends big on Iowa governor's race

A political action committee associated with Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) movement announced Thursday...

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Mifepristone detection study draws fire from Senate Democrats

Senate Democrats demanded answers Thursday from Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin about an agency study to detect the...

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FTC: 'Pharma bro' Shkreli violated lifetime industry ban, should be held in contempt

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and a coalition of seven states asked a federal court on Tuesday to punish Martin Shkreli for "flagrantly and...

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House Dem seeks IG investigation of HHS claims in DOGE lawsuits

A top House Democrat said he is concerned the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) provided incorrect or fraudulent information as part of...

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Top House Dem unveils surprise medical billing overhaul

New legislation from Rep. Frank Pallone (D-N.J.), the top Democrat on the powerful House Energy and Commerce Committee, aims to overhaul a key part of...

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FDA: mifepristone review won't be done until March

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) won’t publish its safety review of the abortion drug mifepristone until March, it disclosed in a Wednesday...

07.10.2026 10

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Watchdog: Trump administration illegally withheld federal research funds

The Trump administration violated federal law by withholding tens of millions of dollars in research grant funding Congress had appropriated for the...

07.10.2026 10

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As concerns over health costs mount, Trump tries cash

With the midterm elections a month away and Republicans struggling to respond to voter frustration over healthcare costs, President Trump is handing...

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Appeals panel wrestles with block of RFK Jr.'s vaccine panel appointments

The Trump administration told a federal appeals panel Tuesday that a lower court erred in blocking Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s...

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Trump admin revamps price transparency

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Healthcare Healthcare The Big Story HHS revamps price transparency rules The Trump administration is...

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Poll: Democrats hold major advantage on health care costs

Health care costs remain a top affordability concern for voters, who trust Democrats over Republicans on the issue by a nearly two-to-one margin,...

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Senators demand answers from RFK Jr on task force overhaul

Sen. Angus King (I-Maine) and a group of 16 other Senate Democrats are demanding answers from Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr...

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Medicare de-fangs new drug pricing model

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Healthcare Healthcare The Big Story Medicare de-fangs new drug pricing model The Trump administration...

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GOP senators call for DOJ to investigate Chinese role in hemp, cannabis markets

Four GOP senators who opposed the delay of a ban on intoxicating hemp products are calling on the Justice Department to investigate the role of...

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Physicians urge Senate to reject Overton

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Healthcare Healthcare The Big Story Physicians urge Senate to reject FDA nominee Thousands of physicians...

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White House begins mailing $500 ObamaCare 'refund' checks

The White House began mailing $500 refund checks Wednesday to just about 1 million Americans who the administration says were overcharged for their...

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Senate panel advances Trump surgeon general nominee

President Trump's nominee for U.S. surgeon general advanced through a key Senate committee on Wednesday, setting up a glide path to a floor vote and...

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Unspent healthcare funding faces do-or-die cliff

The Trump administration has refused to spend billions of dollars that Congress appropriated for health programs, putting them at risk of expiring on...

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Eric Cantor named new president of pharma trade group

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Healthcare Healthcare The Big Story Eric Cantor named new president of pharma trade group PhRMA, the...

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3 takeaways from the MAHA Summit

Trump administration officials mingled with insurers, corporate executives and wellness influencers at the second Make America Healthy Again Summit....

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Top Senate Dems press HHS about delayed COVID shots for low-income children

Top Senate Democrats are pressing the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) about an apparent delay in making COVID-19 shots available through...

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CDC updates measles count, now includes 2 deaths

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated its national measles tally late Monday to include an additional death in 2026, raising...

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Trump administration rejects UN pandemic preparedness declaration

The U.S. rejected a nonbinding United Nations declaration pledging international collaboration to improve pandemic preparedness and prevention,...

28.09.2026 10

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Nevada abortion rights group launches $1M campaign on ballot measure

A leading abortion rights group in Nevada is launching a $1 million ad campaign to mobilize voters around a ballot initiative to enshrine abortion...

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Senate Democrats question if Kennedy struck a deal in vaccine lawsuit

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Healthcare Healthcare The Big Story Senate Democrats question if Kennedy struck a deal in vaccine...

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Collins warns OMB about unspent global health funding

Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), who chairs the Senate Appropriations Committee, is calling on the Trump administration to spend more than $1 billion of...

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FDA pick sidesteps tough questions

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Healthcare Healthcare The Big Story FDA pick sidesteps tough questions Dr. Heidi Overton, President...

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