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HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. arrives to a House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health budget hearing in the Rayburn House Office Building on June 24.

Policy

HHS policy bars undocumented immigrants from some health programs

Head Start, mental health, family planning programs among those impacted

By Chris Johnson
Posted July 10, 2025 at 4:24pm

Father and son Bengt Wiberg, left, and Daniel Wiberg are pictured in their office. The father and son run Stingfree AB, which sells nicotine pouches. Both are former smokers who say this has helped them.

Policy

In Sweden, smokeless products drive tobacco harm reduction push

By Sandhya Raman
Posted July 10, 2025 at 7:01am
Susan Monarez, nominee to be director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, testifies during her confirmation hearing in the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Wednesday, June 25, 2025.

Senate HELP panel advances Monarez for CDC director

By Ariel Cohen
Posted July 9, 2025 at 2:08pm
Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., voted for the legislation but said he would work to head off future cuts to Medicaid after saying he was deeply opposed to such cuts.

Policy

Reconciliation law offers radiation compensation to more people

By Valerie Yurk
Posted July 8, 2025 at 7:00am
Activists opposing funding for Planned Parenthood demonstrate in front of the Supreme Court on April 2.

Planned Parenthood challenges GOP reconciliation law

By Sandhya Raman
Posted July 7, 2025 at 2:43pm
Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., talks with reporters before heading to the House chamber for a procedural vote on Wednesday.

GOP leaders work to convince House holdouts on budget package

By David Lerman, Lia DeGroot, David Jordan and Sandhya Raman
Posted July 2, 2025 at 4:32pm
Rep. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter, R-Ga., arrives for a meeting of House Republicans in the Capitol Visitor Center on May 15. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Rep. Carter, seeking Georgia Senate seat, surrenders Health gavel

By Jessica Wehrman
Posted July 2, 2025 at 2:38pm
The March for Life proceeds down Constitution Avenue after their rally on the National Mall in Washington on Jan. 24.

Senate abortion provider defunding language OK’d by parliamentarian

By Sandhya Raman
Posted June 30, 2025 at 6:20pm
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. seen at a hearing on Tuesday.

Supreme Court upholds preventive care coverage mandate

By Jessie Hellmann and Lia DeGroot
Posted June 27, 2025 at 1:05pm
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. conducts a news conference to discuss the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s latest Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring Network survey, in April.

Panel recommends removing thimerosal from flu vaccines

By Lia DeGroot
Posted June 26, 2025 at 4:25pm