A Health Policy Veteran Puts 2025 in Perspective
Two stories from Washington, D.C., give listeners a sense of what changes the Trump administration has been making to health policy, with Ńī¹óåś“«Ć½Ņīl Health Newsā Julie Rovner and Arthur Allen.
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Journalists Zero In on Medicaid Threats and Social Security Hiccups
Ńī¹óåś“«Ć½Ņīl Health News journalists made the rounds on national or local media recently to discuss topical stories. Hereās a collection of their appearances.
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Trump Once Vowed To End HIV in America. His Funding Cuts Are Rolling Back Progress.
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Trump Team Faces Key Legal Decision That Could Put Mental Health Parity in Peril
The administration is facing a May 12 deadline to declare if it will defend Biden-era regulations that aim to enforce laws requiring parity in insurance coverage of mental and physical health care.
Cutting Medicaid Is Hard ā Even for the GOP
Episode 396Republicans on Capitol Hill are struggling to reach consensus on cutting the Medicaid program as they search for nearly a trillion dollars in savings over the next decade ā as many observers predicted. Meanwhile, turmoil continues at the Department of Health and Human Services, with more controversial cuts and personnel moves, including the sudden nomination of Casey Means, an ally of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.ās, to become surgeon general. Anna Edney of Bloomberg News, Maya Goldman of Axios, and Sandhya Raman of CQ Roll Call join Ńī¹óåś“«Ć½Ņīl Health Newsā Julie Rovner to discuss these stories and more. Also this week, Rovner interviews Ńī¹óåś“«Ć½Ņīl Health Newsā Lauren Sausser, who co-reported the latest āBill of the Monthā feature, about an unexpected bill for what seemed like preventive care.
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Sen. Ron Wyden Seeks Answers on RFK Jr.ās Purge of FOIA Staff
āCitizen oversight is a cornerstone of a functioning democracy,ā Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden wrote to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., demanding answers to more than two dozen questions, including who was involved in decisions to fire staff who handled Freedom of Information Act requests.
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Meet the Florida Group Chipping Away at Public Benefits One State at a Time
The Trump administrationās āMake America Healthy Againā platform has boosted the agenda of a conservative think tank thatās been working for more than a decade to reshape the nationās public assistance programs.
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Trump Policies at Odds With āMake America Healthy Againā Push
On the surface, President Donald Trump embraced the MAHA movement with a pledge to end the nationās high rates of chronic disease. But the broader Trump agenda may prove to be the biggest barrier this effort confronts.
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As Republicans Eye Sweeping Medicaid Cuts, Missouri Offers a Preview
Congressional Republicans are looking to cut at least $880 billion from a pool of federal funding that includes Medicaid ā and the program is likely to take a major hit. A previous budget crunch in Missouri offers a window into how cuts ripple through peopleās lives.
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At Social Security, These Are the Days of the Living Dead
In recent weeks, Social Security has been plagued by problems related to technology, system errors, and even the marking of living people as dead.
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HIV Testing and Outreach Falter as Trump Funding Cuts Sweep the South
A disruption in federal funds has jeopardized HIV testing and outreach in Mississippi, and researchers warn of a resurgence of the epidemic in the South.
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Trump Teamās $500 Million Bet on Old Vaccine Technology Puzzles Scientists
Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.ās HHS said an enormous, noncompetitive flu vaccine development grant to two favored NIH leaders would ensure ātransparency, effectiveness, and comprehensive preparedness.ā But their vaccine is in early stages, relies on old technology, and is just one of scores of similar efforts.
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Journalists Explore Medicaid Work Rules, CDC Layoffs, and RFK Jr.’s ‘MAHA’ Mission
Ńī¹óåś“«Ć½Ņīl Health News journalists made the rounds on national or local media recently to discuss topical stories. Hereās a collection of their appearances.
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In Reversal, FDA Rehires Staff Tasked With Releasing Public Records
At least some workers who process public records in response to Freedom of Information Act requests have been reinstated, agency employees say.
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Covered California Pushes for Better Health Care as Federal Spending Cuts Loom
Monica Soni, Covered Californiaās chief medical officer, oversees an effort to hold health plans financially accountable for the quality of care they provide, including childhood vaccination rates, which have fallen in California and nationwide. She worries federal spending cuts could soon bring turbulence to the stateās Affordable Care Act marketplace.
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Government Watchdog Expects Medicaid Work Requirement Analysis by Fall
This fall, the U.S. Government Accountability Office expects to release a report on how much it costs to run Georgia Pathways to Coverage ā the countryās only active Medicaid work requirement program ā as other states and Congress consider similar programs.
By Sam Whitehead and Renuka Rayasam 100 Days of Health Policy Upheaval
Episode 395Members of Congress are back in Washington, and Republicans are struggling to find ways to reduce Medicaid spending without cutting benefits. Meanwhile, confusion continues to reign at the Department of Health and Human Services. Joanne Kenen of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, and Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times join Ńī¹óåś“«Ć½Ņīl Health Newsā Julie Rovner to discuss these stories and more.
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Trump Restores Title X Funding for Two Anti-Abortion States ā While Wiping It Out Elsewhere
The Biden administration shut off federal family planning grants to Tennessee and Oklahoma after the states directed clinics not to provide abortion counseling. The Trump administration restored the money, claiming two lawsuits were settled. They werenāt.
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As a Diversity Grant Dies, Young Scientists Fear It Will Haunt Their Careers
The Trump administration defunded the National Institutes of Healthās MOSAIC grant program, which launched the careers of scientists from diverse backgrounds.
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Trump Administration Retreats From 100% Withholding on Social Security Clawbacks
The Social Security Administration will now withhold 50% of many recipientsā monthly benefits to claw back alleged overpayments ā down from the 100% it announced in March, but way up from the 10% cap imposed under former President Joe Biden.