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Trump bars federal funding for schools with COVID-19 mandates

Presented by American Medical Association — President Trump signed an executive order Friday stripping funding from schools and other educational...

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Kennedy's 'MAHA' era begins

Presented by American Medical Association — The Senate on Thursday confirmed Trump's latest Cabinet pick, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., raising the...

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McConnell on RFK Jr.: 'I will not condone the relitigation of proven cures'

Sen. Mitch McConnell issued a blistering indictment of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Thursday, with the Kentucky Republican saying his childhood bout with...

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Dems to Musk: 'Hands off' Medicare, Medicaid

Presented by American Medical Association {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story Democratic urge Musk to keep 'hands off' Medicare,...

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Senate tees up final vote on RFK Jr. to lead HHS

The Senate voted along party lines Wednesday to end debate on Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination to lead the Department of Health and Human Services...

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Progressive group sounds alarm on Medicaid cuts

Presented by American Medical Association — A new report from Democratic-aligned group Protect Our Care highlights potential GOP changes to...

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Collins, Britt raise concerns about NIH move to slash billions in research costs

Two Republican senators, including a reliable ally of President Trump, have raised concerns about the National Institutes of Health (NIH) decision to...

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22 states sue to block Trump cuts to NIH research payments

Attorneys general in 22 states sued the top health agencies Monday, attempting to block the Trump administration’s plan to slash grant funding to...

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Trump Medicaid pledge could complicate GOP cuts 

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story Medicaid work requirements likely, despite Trump pledge...

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Second strain of bird flu found in Nevada dairy cows

Dairy cows in Nevada have been infected with a new strain of bird flu virus different from the one circulating in other herds throughout the past...

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GOP seeks to corner Democrats with fentanyl bill

House Republicans are moving quickly to pass legislation that would result in harsher sentences for people convicted of fentanyl-related offenses,...

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DOGE officials home in on Medicare, Medicaid offices

Representatives of billionaire Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) have turned their focus to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid...

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Dem AGs push back on Trump trans youth order

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story Democratic AGs back gender-affirming care access More than a...

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RFK Jr on glidepath to confirmation

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story RFK Jr. on path to confirmation Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appears...

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Senate panel advances RFK Jr. as HHS Secretary on party-line vote

The Senate Finance Committee voted Tuesday to advance to the floor Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination to lead the Department of Health and Human...

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Senate panel to vote on RFK Jr.’s nomination

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story Senate panel to vote on RFK Jr.’s nomination Robert F....

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Senate Democrats demand RFK Jr. address 'grave concerns' over conflicts of interest

Ahead of a vote on Tuesday, Senate Finance Committee Democrats said recent financial disclosures from Robert F. Kennedy Jr gave them “grave...

03.02.2025 3

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RFK Jr. tells senators he will not keep fees from vaccine lawsuit

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Trump's nominee for Health and Human Services secretary, told senators Friday he will divest his financial stake in...

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Trump aid freeze disrupts global HIV/AIDS fight

A legacy bipartisan initiative to combat HIV and AIDS in Africa is collateral damage from President Trump’s directive to halt all U.S. foreign...

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RFK Jr. faces more skepticism

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story RFK Jr. faces more skepticism on Capitol Hill Robert F....

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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...

29.01.2025 3

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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...

27.01.2025 4

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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...

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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...

10.01.2025 6

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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...

09.01.2025 4

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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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