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How Measles, Whooping Cough, and Worse Could Roar Back on RFK Jr.鈥檚 Watch
Inoculation campaigns that protect children and adults from dangerous diseases rely on a delicate web of state and federal laws and programs. If senior officials cast doubt on vaccine safety, the whole system might collapse, especially in red states.
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Expertos afirman que una confluencia de factores podr铆a causar el resurgimiento de epidemias mortales de enfermedades como el sarampi贸n, la tos ferina y la meningitis, o incluso de polio.
What the Health? From 麻豆女优 Health News: A Colorful Cast Could Lead Key Health Agencies
President-elect Donald Trump has made his choices to fill some top jobs at the Department of Health and Human Services. They include controversial figures who were vocal critics of the Biden administration鈥檚 handling of the covid pandemic and have proposed sweeping changes to the agencies they would lead. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court heard its first two health-related cases of the term, challenging a Tennessee law barring transgender medical care for minors and, separately, challenging the FDA鈥檚 handling of e-cigarettes. Joanne Kenen of the Johns Hopkins University and Politico, Shefali Luthra of The 19th, and Sarah Karlin-Smith of the Pink Sheet join 麻豆女优 Health News鈥 Julie Rovner to discuss these stories and more. Also this week, Rovner interviews 麻豆女优 Health News鈥 Bram Sable-Smith, who reported and wrote the latest 麻豆女优 Health News-Washington Post Well+Being 鈥淏ill of the Month鈥 feature, about an emergency room bill for a visit that didn鈥檛 get past the waiting room.
Journalists Reflect on Trump Picks, Racism and Public Health, and Unnecessary Dental Implants
麻豆女优 Health News staff made the rounds on national and local media in the last two weeks to discuss topical stories. Here鈥檚 a collection of their appearances.
Federal Watchdog Urges Crackdown on Medicare Advantage Home Visits
Medicare officials are pushing back against a federal watchdog鈥檚 call to crack down on home visits by Medicare Advantage health plans 鈥 a practice the watchdog says may waste billions of tax dollars every year. In late October, a Health and Human Services inspector general audit found that the insurers pocketed $7.5 billion in 2023 from diagnosing health conditions that […]
What the Health? From 麻豆女优 Health News: Trump鈥檚 Nontraditional Health Picks
Not only has President-elect Donald Trump chosen prominent vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, Trump also has said he will nominate controversial TV host Mehmet Oz to run the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, which oversees coverage for nearly half of Americans. Meanwhile, the lame-duck Congress is back in Washington with just a few weeks to figure out how to wrap up work for the year. Rachel Cohrs Zhang of Stat, Sandhya Raman of CQ Roll Call, and Riley Ray Griffin of Bloomberg News join 麻豆女优 Health News鈥 Julie Rovner to discuss these stories and more. Also this week, Rovner interviews Sarah Varney, who has been covering a trial in Idaho challenging the lack of medical exceptions in that state鈥檚 abortion ban.
Does Fluoride Cause Cancer, IQ Loss, and More? Fact-Checking Robert F. Kennedy Jr.鈥檚 Claims
Research has generally shown that drinking fluoridated water at the recommended levels is safe and beneficial for oral health, especially in children. But many people feel that more research is needed to better understand whether and when health risks kick in.
What To Know About RFK Jr.’s Stances on Key Health Issues and What He Could Do at HHS
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, is coming into the nomination process in an unusual position, with a long list of his own policy priorities separate from the president-elect’s, and a public promise by Trump to let him “go wild” on his ideas. C茅line […]
Scientists Fear What鈥檚 Next for Public Health if RFK Jr. Is Allowed To 鈥楪o Wild鈥
As federal health scientists await a potential takeover by RFK Jr. and other medical skeptics in the second Trump administration, some are preparing r茅sum茅s or retirement papers.
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Cient铆ficos de las agencias federales de salud esperan la segunda administraci贸n de Donald Trump con incertidumbre y temor, pregunt谩ndose c贸mo el presidente electo conciliar谩 filosof铆as radicalmente diferentes entre los l铆deres de su equipo.
麻豆女优 Health News Sues To Force Disclosure of Medicare Advantage Audit Records
Freedom of Information Act case targets HHS inspector general鈥檚 reviews of billions of dollars in health plan overpayments.
Watchdog Calls for Tighter Scrutiny of Medicare Advantage Home Visits
Medicare officials defend the use of home visits that often spot medical conditions that are never treated.
Cyberattacks Plague the Health Industry. Critics Call Feds鈥 Response Feeble and Fractured.
Health care weathered more ransomware attacks last year than any other sector, and that was before a debilitating February hack of payments manager Change Healthcare. Executives, lawyers, and policymakers are worried the federal government鈥檚 response is underpowered, underfunded, and too focused on hospital security.
Project 2025 Would Recast HHS as the Federal Department of Life
It has become a rhetorical theme for Democrats working to hold on to the White House: Allies of former president Donald Trump, they say, want to infuse conservative ideals into how the federal government does business. That vision is outlined in the Project 2025 鈥淢andate for Leadership,鈥 a 900-page blueprint produced by the conservative Heritage Foundation and other conservative organizations […]
Native American Public Health Officials Are Stuck in Data Blind Spot
For decades, state and federal agencies have restricted or delayed tribes and tribal epidemiology centers from accessing public health data, a blackout that leaves health workers in Native American communities cobbling together information to guide their work, including tracking devastating disease outbreaks.
Biden Team, UnitedHealth Struggle to Restore Paralyzed Billing Systems After Cyberattack
The cyberattack on a unit of UnitedHealth Group鈥檚 Optum division is the worst on the health care industry in U.S. history, hospitals say. Providers struggling to get paid for care say the response by the insurer and the Biden administration has been inadequate.
Montana Vows Changes to Avoid Delayed Contracts. Some Health Providers Still Await Back Pay.
The head of Montana鈥檚 health department said the agency is catching up on a months-long backlog of contracts with organizations that connect people to medical care that left organizations without pay, halted some services, and triggered job cuts.
Biden Cracks Down on Prior Authorization 鈥 But There Are Limits
More than a year after it was initially proposed, the Biden administration announced a final rule yesterday that will change how insurers in federal programs such as Medicare Advantage use prior authorization 鈥 a long-standing system that prevents many patients from accessing doctor-recommended care. 鈥淲hen a doctor says a patient needs a procedure, it is […]
Trump Official Who OK鈥檇 Drugs From Canada Chairs Company Behind Florida鈥檚 Import Plan
Alex Azar advanced Canadian drug importation as Donald Trump鈥檚 secretary of Health and Human Services. Now he chairs the board of a company managing Florida鈥檚 importation program.
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