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Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. this week did something he had promised not to do: He fired every member of the scientific advisory committee that recommends which vaccines should be given to whom. And he replaced them, in some cases, with vaccine skeptics. Meanwhile, hundreds of employees of the National Institutes of Health sent an open letter to the agency’s director, accusing the Trump administration of policies that “undermine the NIH mission.” Anna Edney of Bloomberg News, Sarah Karlin-Smith of the Pink Sheet, and Joanne Kenen of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Politico Magazine join KFF Health News’ Julie Rovner to discuss these stories and more.
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Mashup Score: 4Four Ways Trump’s ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ Would Undermine Access to Obamacare - KFF Health News - 6 hour(s) ago
The combination of the House-passed spending and tax bill and the Trump administration’s regulatory action could change Affordable Care Act enrollment and the cost of insurance. The result, according to the Congressional Budget Office, is that millions of people may become uninsured.
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Mashup Score: 13‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ Would Batter Rural Hospital Finances, Researchers Say - KFF Health News - 8 hour(s) ago
Rural hospitals would take an outsize hit from Republicans’ proposed cuts to Medicaid and other federal health programs. Researchers say the financial erosion would trigger hospital closures and service cuts, especially in communities where large shares of patients are enrolled in Medicaid.
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Mashup Score: 13‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ Would Batter Rural Hospital Finances, Researchers Say - KFF Health News - 10 hour(s) ago
Rural hospitals would take an outsize hit from Republicans’ proposed cuts to Medicaid and other federal health programs. Researchers say the financial erosion would trigger hospital closures and service cuts, especially in communities where large shares of patients are enrolled in Medicaid.
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From Florida to California, National Institutes of Health grant cuts have halted research studies on HIV, vaccines, and health equity — affecting red and blue states alike.
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Mashup Score: 0Watch: RFK Jr. Dismisses All 17 Members of Vaccine Advisory Committee - KFF Health News - 1 day(s) ago
KFF Health News’ Céline Gounder joined CBS Evening News to discuss the unprecedented move by the Health and Human Services secretary.
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Mashup Score: 9What Are ‘Improper’ Medicaid Payments, and Are They as High as a Trump Official Said? - KFF Health News - 1 day(s) ago
The vast majority of improper payments stem from documentation mistakes and do not fit the definition of waste, fraud, or abuse. They also typically stem from health care providers’ actions, not beneficiaries’ abuse.
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Mashup Score: 4Four Ways Trump’s ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ Would Undermine Access to Obamacare - KFF Health News - 1 day(s) ago
The combination of the House-passed spending and tax bill and the Trump administration’s regulatory action could change Affordable Care Act enrollment and the cost of insurance. The result, according to the Congressional Budget Office, is that millions of people may become uninsured.
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