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RFK Jr. in the Hot Seat

Episode 382

Jan. 30, 2025

President Donald Trump’s choice to lead the vast Department of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., faced sharp questioning from senators this week, particularly over his history of vaccine denialism. Meanwhile, the Trump administration’s second week has been even more disruptive than its first, with an on-again, off-again funding freeze that left many around the country scrambling to understand what was going on. Sandhya Raman of CQ Roll Call and Sarah Karlin-Smith of the Pink Sheet join KFF Health News’ Julie Rovner to discuss these stories and more. Also this week, Rovner interviews Nicholas Bagley, a University of Michigan law professor, who explains how the federal regulatory system is supposed to operate to make health policy.

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Recapping the RFK Jr. Hearings: A Live Discussion With KFF Health News Journalists

KFF Health News reporters break down the biggest takeaways from Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s confirmation hearings for secretary of Health and Human Services.

Jan. 30, 2025

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Trump Administration’s Halt of CDC’s Weekly Scientific Report Stalls Bird Flu Studies

An unprecedented freeze on the agency’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report sparks new concerns about political meddling in science.

By Amy Maxmen

Jan. 30, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Readers Offer Their Takes on the Opioid Crisis, Family Doctor Shortage, and Vaccine Policies

KFF Health News gives readers a chance to comment on a recent batch of stories.

Jan. 30, 2025

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Telehealth Companies Boost Ad Spending While Taking on More Complex Medicine

Telehealth startups including Ro and Nurx are spending millions to promote themselves as easy dispensers of medicines. Some companies offer care for birth control, sexual dysfunction, and more complex conditions, including behavioral health disorders and obesity.

By Darius Tahir

Jan. 30, 2025

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Sports Betting Is Coming to Missouri. A Fund To Help Prevent Problem Gambling Will Follow.

Can a $5 million compulsive-gambling fund help Missouri avoid the mistakes of other states that have legalized sports betting?

By Zach Dyer

Jan. 29, 2025

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Led by RFK Jr., Conservatives Embrace Raw Milk. Regulators Say It’s Dangerous.

Controversy over raw milk reflects the push-pull the Trump administration faces in rolling back regulations and offering consumers more choices. For now, the CDC still recommends against consuming raw milk and the FDA bans its interstate sale.

By Stephanie Armour

Jan. 29, 2025

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Trump’s Funding ‘Pause’ Throws States, Health Industry Into Chaos

A sweeping Trump administration order threw the nation’s health system into disarray Tuesday, as states and the health industry tried to make sense of what looked like a freeze on federal Medicaid funding.

By Phil Galewitz

Jan. 28, 2025

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Schools Aren’t as Plugged In as They Should Be to Kids’ Diabetes Tech, Parents Say

With continuous glucose monitors, students with Type 1 diabetes no longer have to visit the school nurse for a finger prick. But some parents say it falls to them to keep an eye on blood sugar levels from home or work — even though they may not be able to quickly reach their child when something’s wrong.

By Phil Galewitz

Jan. 28, 2025

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What RFK Jr. Might Face in His Nomination Hearings This Week

Two Senate committees are expected to question Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on how his disproven views of science and medicine qualify him to run the $1.7 trillion, 80,000-employee federal health system.

By Arthur Allen

Jan. 28, 2025

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Montana Eyes $30M Revamp of Mental Health, Developmental Disability Facilities

The moves under consideration include relocating a residential facility for people with developmental disabilities, renovating the state’s psychiatric hospital, and opening a new unit of the hospital in Helena.

By Sue O'Connell and Mike Dennison

Jan. 27, 2025

An Arm and a Leg

The ‘Shkreli Awards’ — For Dysfunction and Profiteering in Health Care

Season 13, Episode 1

Jan. 27, 2025

The Lown Institute, a health care think tank, holds a contest every year for the most outrageous stories of greed in health care.

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KFF Health News On Air

Reporter Assesses Rise in Vaccine Exemptions, Gives Other Stories To Watch in 2025

KFF Health News Southern correspondent Sam Whitehead made the rounds on local radio recently to discuss topical stories. Here’s a collection of his appearances.

Jan. 25, 2025

The Week in Brief

Health Providers Gird for Immigration Crackdown

Different states are offering starkly different guidelines to hospitals, community clinics, and other health facilities for interacting with immigrant patients as President Donald Trump issues a flurry of executive orders on immigration.

By Vanessa G. Sánchez

Jan. 24, 2025

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What a US Exit From the WHO Means for Global Health

By withdrawing from the World Health Organization and overhauling aid, Trump’s new executive orders endanger Americans and the globe, researchers warn. The move also cedes U.S. power to other nations.

By Amy Maxmen

Jan. 24, 2025

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What Trump’s Executive Order on Gender Means for Trans Health Care

In his first days in office, President Donald Trump signed an executive order on gender that affects transgender health care. The order aims to directly limit care for trans people incarcerated in federal prisons, but the broader implications on health aren't clear-cut.

By Bram Sable-Smith

Jan. 24, 2025

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A Program To Close Insurance Gaps for Native Americans Has Gone Largely Unused

Health leaders say a tool to boost medical coverage for Native Americans, a population that has long faced worse health outcomes than the rest of the nation, has been underused by many states and tribes since it was written into the Affordable Care Act more than a decade ago.

By Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez

Jan. 24, 2025

What the Health? From KFF Health News

Creating Chaos at HHS

Episode 381

Jan. 23, 2025

President Donald Trump was sworn in Monday and by Wednesday had virtually stopped scientific policymaking at the Department of Health and Human Services. While incoming administrations often pause public communications, the acting HHS head ordered an unprecedented shutdown of all outside meetings, travel, and publications. Meanwhile, Trump issued a broad array of mostly nonbinding executive orders, but notably none directly concerning abortion. Rachel Cohrs Zhang of Stat, Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, and Rachel Roubein of The Washington Post join KFF Health News’ Julie Rovner to discuss these stories and more. Also this week, Rovner interviews Rodney Whitlock, a former congressional staffer, who explains the convoluted “budget reconciliation” process Republicans hope to use to enact Trump’s agenda.

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Trump’s Early Health Moves Signal Intent To Erase Biden’s Legacy. What’s Next Is Unclear.

President Donald Trump issued a flurry of executive orders and other actions on health care soon after reentering office. Other than signaling he intends to reverse many of Joe Biden’s moves, the orders will have little immediate impact.

By Julie Appleby and Stephanie Armour

Jan. 23, 2025

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Covered California Hits Record Enrollment, but Key Subsidies in Jeopardy

Enhanced federal subsidies and more state aid for out-of-pocket costs have made health insurance purchased through California’s marketplace more affordable. It's unclear if the incoming Republican Congress will extend the enhanced subsidies beyond 2025.

By Claudia Boyd-Barrett

Jan. 23, 2025

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