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Trump budget draft proposes deep cuts to HHS

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UnitedHealth Group stock drops sharply as it slashes earnings outlook

UnitedHealth Group’s stock dropped sharply on Thursday after the insurance giant slashed its earnings outlook for 2025. The announcement led to a...

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Draft budget would slash HHS funding by a third: Reports

The Trump administration is seeking to slash the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) budget by nearly a third, according to multiple...

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Kennedy contradicts CDC on autism

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story Kennedy bucks CDC on autism The HHS head does not believe the...

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Trump executive order backs change to Medicare negotiation pushed by drug industry

A new executive order signed Tuesday by President Trump directs Congress to change a key provision of the law allowing Medicare drug price...

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HHS cuts threaten HIV/AIDS response

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story HHS cuts threaten HIV/AIDS response The Trump administration...

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CDC report says autism rates are rising due to better screening, contradicting RFK Jr.

About 1 in every 31 children were diagnosed with autism in 2022, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),...

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Three GOP states pushing to ban candy and soda from SNAP

Three GOP-led states are moving to strip unhealthy items from their food stamp programs that help low-income Americans afford groceries. Arkansas...

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Trump administration nearing pharma tariffs plan 

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story Trump administration nearing pharma tariffs plan The Trump...

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White House launches national security investigation into pharma, semiconductors

The Trump administration disclosed Monday that it had opened an investigation into the effects on national security of importing certain...

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Trump pharma tariff threat raises specter of shortages, price hikes

The pharmaceutical industry is bracing for chaos if President Trump follows through on his threat to impose "a major tariff" on prescription drug...

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HHS officials did not know how many people have been fired

Department of Health and Human Services officials during a closed-door briefing could not give a full accounting of the number of people who have been...

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Fluoride removal push concerns experts

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story Removal of fluoride from drinking water worries experts The...

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RFK Jr.: 'By September we will know what has caused the autism epidemic'

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has launched a “massive testing and research effort” that HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr....

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The next trade battle frontier: Drug tariffs

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story The next trade battle frontier: Drug tariffs President Trump...

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Kennedy’s moves on measles don't quell criticism

Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s personal visit to the family of a Texas girl who died of measles appeared to mark...

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Kennedy pushes vaccine after second child dies of measles

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How Kennedy’s cuts to HHS could curb 'MAHA' agenda

Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and the Department of Government Efficiency are reshaping the U.S. health care system,...

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Trump drops Medicare obesity drug proposal

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story Trump officials reject Medicare coverage of anti-obesity...

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Democratic states sue NIH, RFK Jr. over canceled medical research grants

Democratic attorneys general in 16 states led by New York and Massachusetts sued the Trump administration Friday over the cancellation of millions of...

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Dr. Oz takes the helm of CMS

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HHS staff to brief House committee following massive agency layoffs

House Democrats on the Energy and Commerce committee are demanding a hearing with Health and Human Services Secretary (HHS) Robert F Kennedy Jr. about...

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ACLU sues Trump administration over NIH grant cancellations

A coalition of health researchers, unions and other stakeholders filed a lawsuit Wednesday challenging the abrupt cancellation of billions of dollars...

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Oklahoma, Tennessee to get restored family planning funds

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story Trump administration restoring some family planning funds to...

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Supreme Court confronts South Carolina bid to defund Planned Parenthood

The Supreme Court on Wednesday grappled with a case testing whether South Carolina was legally allowed to cut off Medicaid funding for Planned...

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SCOTUS to hear oral arguments in abortion-related case

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RFK Jr. sends 'worrisome signal' with vaccine chief's ouster

Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. won't acknowledge the scientific consensus that childhood vaccines do not cause...

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Top vaccine official sends warning

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story Top FDA official's exit sends ripples through Washington...

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Texas measles outbreak surges to at least 400 cases

The measles outbreak in Texas has reached 400 cases, the state announced Friday, an increase of more than 20 percent since the last update on Tuesday....

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Texas measles outbreak surges

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story Texas measles outbreak reaches 400 cases The measles outbreak...

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Trump’s COVID-era funding clawback hits local health efforts hard

The Trump administration's abrupt cancellation of tens of billions of dollars in grants has state and local health departments reeling. State and...

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Trump administration revokes state and local health funding

The Department of Health and Human Services is canceling tens of billions of dollars in federal grants that state and local health departments were...

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Trump cuts funding to global vaccine group

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Trump administration to end funding for vaccinating children in poor countries

The Trump administration plans to end U.S. funding for Gavi, a global program that purchases shots to help vaccinate children in developing countries...

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Senate confirms Marty Makary to lead FDA

The Senate on Tuesday night confirmed Marty Makary to be the Food and Drug Administration commissioner. Makary was easily confirmed by a 56-44 vote,...

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Senate confirms Trump's nominee to run NIH

The Senate on Tuesday confirmed health researcher Jay Bhattacharya as the next leader of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Bhattacharya was...

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Trump's health picks advance through Senate

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Oz moves closer to confirmation as Medicare, Medicaid chief

Mehmet Oz is a step closer to being confirmed as the next head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, after the Senate Finance Committee...

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DC reports measles case

A person with measles traveled through the District of Columbia while contagious, city health officials said Tuesday, marking the city’s first...

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Parents of child who died of measles defend no-vaccine stance

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story Parents of Texas child who died from measles urge no...

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Trump order has ripple effects for medical students, advocates warn

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story Medical school advocates warn Trump order could impede...

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Dr. Oz’s charm offensive

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story Dr. Oz’s charm offensive Dr. Mehmet Oz, President...

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US sees 300-plus measles cases, highest in a year since 2019

The U.S. has recorded more than 300 cases of measles in just the first three months of this year, according to data published Friday by the Centers...

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Inside Trump pick's scrapped CDC nomination

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story Trump's pick to lead the CDC was abruptly pulled. What...

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Experts give Kennedy low marks as measles outbreak tests him

A worsening measles outbreak in West Texas has spread to two other states, providing Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr....

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Progressive group targets GOP lawmakers over Musk, health cuts

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Murray says CDC nominee believes 'lie' on vaccine-autism link

Dave Weldon, President Trump’s nominee to run the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), told a top Democratic senator that he believes...

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White House renews Social Security pledge after Musk comments

The White House is trying to assure Americans that President Trump will not make cuts to Social Security and Medicare after adviser Elon Musk went...

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Trump eyes slashing ACA enrollment period

The Trump administration is proposing shortening the period in which people can enroll in Affordable Care Act Marketplace plans and disallowing...

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Senate Dems demand Kennedy disclose details of Mar-a-Lago meetings with drug execs

Three Democratic senators want answers from Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. about his private meetings with drugmakers...

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