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Grassley releases report accusing UnitedHealth of 'gaming' Medicare Advantage to boost diagnoses

Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) on Monday released the findings of his investigation into UnitedHealth Group's (UHG) Medicare Advantage billing...

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Kennedy shakes up dietary guidelines: Winners and losers

The Trump administration says its new dietary guidelines mark a revolution for U.S. food culture, placing an emphasis on whole foods like meats,...

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Insurers’ time in the barrel? 

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care   The Big Story Insurers’ time in the barrel? House Republicans are summoning health...

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House revives enhanced ACA subsidies, puts pressure on Senate 

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story House revives enhanced ACA subsidies, puts pressure on Senate...

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Kennedy shares fake 'South Park' clip promoting inverted food pyramid

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. shared an edited clip from the animated comedy series "South Park" on Wednesday that...

08.01.2026 7

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Kennedy wants to end 'war on saturated fats' with new dietary guidelines

Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will begin his push for Americans to eat more saturated fats with the expected release...

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Bad flu season reaches a record high 

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care   The Big Story Bad flu season reaches a record high With a more severe flu strain...

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Cassidy rips RFK Jr. vaccine schedule change, says it's 'based on no scientific input'

Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.), who cast a critical vote to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as secretary of the Health and Human Services Department, on...

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CMS no longer requiring childhood vaccination data from states

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will no longer be requiring states to report childhood and adolescent immunization statuses as it...

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Trump tries to beat back questions about health: Key takeaways

In one of his most candid interviews about his age, President Trump disclosed the ways he manages his health, several of which go against the advice...

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Trump refuses to give up aspirin habit 

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story Trump refuses to give up aspirin habit In a frank interview...

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ObamaCare subsidies expire; premiums spike for millions: What to know 

After months of fighting and countless proposals for a bipartisan compromise, the expiration date for the Affordable Care Act (ACA) enhanced premium...

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Drugmakers plan to raise US prices on at least 350 medications: Report

The costs of at least 350 drugs in the U.S. are expected to rise in 2026, according to a new analysis, despite many of the drugmakers pledging to...

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Dr. Oz calls flu vaccine 'controversial of late'

Mehmet Oz, administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, on Tuesday called the seasonal flu vaccine "controversial of late" and...

31.12.2025 10

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New ad attacks GOP over ACA enhanced subsidy lapse 

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story New ad attacks GOP for ACA enhanced subsidy lapse Expect to...

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US measles cases surpass 2,000 this year

The number of recorded measles cases in the U.S. during 2025 has officially exceeded 2,000 just before the end of the year, a bleak punctuation on...

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Federal judge allows HHS to share Medicaid data with ICE

A federal judge in California ruled Monday that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) can share Medicaid data with immigration enforcement...

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Trump administration launches rollout of $50B Rural Health Fund

The Trump administration on Monday announced the formal launch of its $50 billion rural health fund created through the One Big Beautiful Bill Act....

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FDA approves first weight-loss GLP-1 pill

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care   The Big Story Pill version of Wegovy could widen access The FDA just approved the first...

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Trump’s base growing impatient on abortion pill action

Anti-abortion voices are growing increasingly impatient for the Trump administration to complete a review of the abortion pill mifepristone,...

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HHS to announce overhaul to child vaccine schedule, aligning with Denmark

The Trump administration is planning to announce an overhaul to the childhood immunization schedule early next year, recommending fewer shots and...

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Trump picks up where Biden left off on marijuana

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story Trump picks up where Biden left off on marijuana President...

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Trump signs executive order to expedite marijuana rescheduling

President Trump on Thursday signed an executive order to speed up the rescheduling of marijuana from Schedule I to the less severe Schedule III, with...

18.12.2025 2

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Moderna receives $54.3M investment for bird flu vaccine, covering axed federal mRNA contracts

Moderna announced Thursday it will receive up to $54.3 million from a global vaccine partnership to fund its ongoing research into a potential bird...

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ACA subsidies set to expire. Moderate Republicans rebel

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care   The Big Story ACA subsidies set to expire. Moderate Republicans rebel Congress is...

18.12.2025 6

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Pence pushes Trump to oust RFK Jr. over delayed abortion drug review

Former Vice President Mike Pence's organization said Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. "must go," accusing the secretary...

16.12.2025 2

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Newsom hires former CDC leaders as public health advisers

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) announced Monday he is hiring two former top officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) who...

15.12.2025 2

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US set to lose measles elimination status: The ‘house is on fire’

Measles outbreaks are spreading across the U.S., and the nation is likely to lose its status as a country where the disease is eliminated, something...

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New chair of CDC vaccine panel fired from pediatric practice, wife says

The wife of the newly appointed chair of the vaccine advisory panel that recently voted to roll back infant hepatitis B vaccination guidelines said...

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Anti-abortion group warns GOP on push to force ObamaCare subsidies vote

The anti-abortion group Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America warned House lawmakers Wednesday it would negatively score those who sign a discharge...

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Trump lets RFK Jr. ‘go wild’ on childhood vaccine policy

On the campaign trail last October, President Trump promised to let his health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., "go wild on health." A year later,...

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Senate set to vote on competing ACA subsidy bills 

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FDA investigating whether coronavirus vaccines are linked to deaths

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is investigating whether the COVID-19 vaccines were associated with any deaths across all age ranges. "FDA is...

10.12.2025 2

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Anti-abortion hard-liners want FDA's Makary out

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It’s ACA subsidies week 

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09.12.2025 10

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Senate Republicans float competing health care plans

Separate Senate Republican contingents are floating competing proposals on health care, as the party struggles to unify behind a plan to stop looming...

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ACIP approves most consequential changes to vaccine guidance this year 

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story ACIP approves most consequential changes to vaccine guidance...

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5 takeaways from the chaotic, combative vaccine advisory meeting

A key federal vaccine advisory committee voted Friday to do away with the recommendation that all newborns receive the hepatitis B vaccine.  The...

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Cassidy urges CDC director to reject vaccine panel's hepatitis B recommendations

Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) on Friday publicly called for the acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to reject a...

05.12.2025 2

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Bipartisan Obamacare deal remains out-of-reach in Senate hearing

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story Bipartisan Obamacare deal remains out-of-reach in Senate...

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RFK Jr.'s advisory panel may change childhood vaccine guidance

The influential vaccine advisory committee that Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. remade to reflect his views will meet...

03.12.2025 9

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WHO releases its first guidelines on GLP-1s

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday issued its first-ever global guidelines on the use of GLP-1 medications for treating obesity as a...

02.12.2025 5

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RFK Jr. replaces chair of controversial vaccine advisory panel

The chair of a federal vaccine advisory committee, himself a well-known vaccine critic, will be moving to an official role within the Department of...

02.12.2025 10

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Trump takes populist turn against health insurers  

President Trump is blaming health insurers for rising health care costs, adopting a populist approach as he seeks to counter attacks by Democrats that...

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Kennedy says vaccines will be covered 

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CDC reverses its stance on vaccine-autism link 

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Cassidy calls HHS change to vaccine-autism language 'deeply troubling'

Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) on Thursday said the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) removing language from its website refuting the theory...

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Medicare Part B premiums are rising. So are private health insurance costs. 

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Seniors hit with 10 percent Medicare Part B cost increase in 2026

Medicare Part B premiums will rise by about 10 percent in 2026 according to a notice from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). The...

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Canada loses its measles elimination status, and the US is close behind

Canada has lost its measles elimination status nearly three decades after it achieved the distinction, under circumstances that closely resemble...

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