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How Trump’s megabill will impact health care 

The massive tax cut legislation passed by the House and Senate this week will dramatically upend health care in America. The legislation, now on its...

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Massive Medicaid cuts to fuel midterm fights

Presented by Vaccinate Your Family {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story Congress passes massive Medicaid cuts, setting up midterm...

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Supreme Court rebuffs Montana attempt to revive parental consent abortion law

The Supreme Court declined on Thursday to hear a case seeking to revive a Montana law that required parental consent for minors seeking abortions. ...

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House nears finish line on health cuts

Presented by Vaccinate Your Family {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story House inches toward finish line on health cuts bill House...

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House nears finish line on health cuts

Presented by Vaccinate Your Family {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story House inches toward finish line on health cuts bill House...

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North Carolina governor urges state delegation to vote against megabill

North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein (D) is urging the state’s congressional delegation to vote against the massive Senate-passed domestic policy bill...

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Senate bill allowed to 'defund' Planned Parenthood

A Senate GOP provision that would block Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood will remain in the massive tax and spending bill after the Senate...

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GOP tax bill would mean 11.8 million people uninsured, $1.1 trillion in health cuts

The Senate Republicans’ tax and spending bill, which is speeding through the chamber, would result in deeper health care cuts and more people...

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RFK Jr. opens new chapter in US vaccine policy

Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has opened a new chapter of federal vaccine policy that invites questions on issues...

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SCOTUS delivers gut punch to Planned Parenthood

Presented by The Coalition to Strengthen America's Healthcare {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story SCOTUS rules Planned Parenthood can...

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Supreme Court rules South Carolina can cut off Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood

The Supreme Court on Thursday said South Carolina was legally allowed to cut off Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood.  In a 6-3 decision along...

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RFK Jr.'s vaccine advisory panel to review shots for children

Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s newly remade federal vaccine advisory panel will examine the cumulative effect of...

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Democrats try to reopen abortion conversation on Dobbs anniversary

Democrats are looking to restart the abortion conversation around the third anniversary of the Dobbs decision that overturned Roe v. Wade.   That...

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Live updates: Bessent meets with GOP senators as leaders race to finalize Trump bill

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent met with Republican senators on Tuesday in an effort to smooth the path for the party's "big, beautiful bill." He...

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House GOP moderates tell leadership they won't back Senate tax bill over Medicaid cuts

More than a dozen House Republicans warned they won’t support the Senate’s version of the tax and spending bill because the proposed Medicaid cuts...

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Cassidy calls for postponing RFK Jr's vaccine advisory panel meeting

Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) called for the delay of this week's meeting of a federal vaccine advisory panel handpicked by Health and Human Services...

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Advocates warn against cuts to science funding

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

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Abortions continued rising in 2024 despite state bans: report

More women were able to access abortion care in 2024 than the previous year despite state bans, reflecting a continued increase in the three years...

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Trump administration makes sweeping changes to ObamaCare, ends 'Dreamer' coverage

The Trump administration is shortening ObamaCare’s annual open enrollment period and ending the law's coverage of immigrants who entered the U.S....

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NIH launching long-term health studies of East Palestine train crash

The Trump administration is launching a research initiative into the long-term health outcomes stemming from the 2023 train derailment in East...

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Texas district judge overturns Biden rule on expanded abortion privacy protections

A Texas federal judge late Wednesday overturned a Biden administration rule designed to keep prosecutors from getting the medical records of patients...

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Senate bill's Medicaid cuts draw some GOP angst

The Senate’s deep cuts to Medicaid in the tax and spending megabill are setting off alarm bells among some Republicans, complicating leadership's...

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Some Republicans balk at Medicaid cuts

Presented by Alliance for Aging Research {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story Medicaid cuts alarm some GOP senators The Senate’s deep...

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Sanders asks Cassidy to launch investigation into RFK Jr.'s purge of vaccine panel

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is calling for the Senate Health Committee to launch a bipartisan investigation into Health and Human Services Secretary...

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New ad highlights harms of Medicaid cuts​

Presented by Alliance for Aging Research {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story Group releases ad on harms of Medicaid cuts A new ad and...

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Senate GOP takes bigger swing at Medicaid in Trump agenda bill

Senate Republicans are taking a bigger swing at Medicaid in their version of legislation to fund President Trump’s domestic policy agenda and extend...

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How Kennedy’s overhaul could make vaccines more expensive 

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s moves to upend decades of vaccine policy could hit patients hardest in their wallets, as...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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

Presented by The Coalition to Strengthen America's Healthcare {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story COVID-19 vaccine still on CDC...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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