Journalists Talk New ‘MAHA’ Strategy, RFK Jr.’s Tack at HHS, and Plight of Rural Hospitals

September 13, 2025

��ýҕ�l Health News correspondent Rachana Pradhan discussed Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s new “Make America Healthy Again” strategy for children’s health on CBS News’ “CBS Morning News” on Sept. 10.

��ýҕ�l Health News chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner discussed Kennedy’s pseudoscientific approach to running HHS on WAMU’s “1A” on Sept. 8.

��ýҕ�l Health News South Dakota correspondent Arielle Zionts discussed collaborative rural hospital networks on Apple News’ “Apple News Today” podcast on Sept. 9.

Read Zionts’ “Instead of Selling, Some Rural Hospitals Band Together To Survive.”

��ýҕ�l Health News chief rural correspondent Sarah Jane Tribble discussed Medicaid cuts on WUNC’s “Due South” on Sept. 3.

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September 13, 2025

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<p>�������ýҕ�l Health News correspondent Rachana Pradhan discussed Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s new “Make America Healthy Again” strategy for children’s health on CBS News’ “CBS Morning News” on Sept. 10.</p>

<p>�������ýҕ�l Health News chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner discussed Kennedy’s pseudoscientific approach to running HHS on WAMU’s “1A” on Sept. 8.</p>

<p>�������ýҕ�l Health News South Dakota correspondent Arielle Zionts discussed collaborative rural hospital networks on Apple News’ “Apple News Today” podcast on Sept. 9.</p>

<li>Read Zionts’ “<a href="/news/article/rural-hospitals-north-dakota-cins-rough-rider-network-closures/">Instead of Selling, Some Rural Hospitals Band Together To Survive</a>.”</li>
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<p>�������ýҕ�l Health News chief rural correspondent Sarah Jane Tribble discussed Medicaid cuts on WUNC’s “Due South” on Sept. 3. </p>

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