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A resident in a wheelchair at an assisted living facility in Boston, MA in 2020.

Policy

Trump’s immigration plans could imperil long-term care workforce

Demand for direct care workers will grow by 35 percent to 41 percent between 2022 and 2037, according to some projections

By Jessie Hellmann
Posted January 9, 2025 at 7:00am, Updated at 11:24am

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to be secretary of Health and Human Services, makes his way to a meeting with Sen. Bernie Sanders in the Dirksen Building on Wednesday.

Policy

Hawaii governor sounds alarm over RFK Jr.’s stance on vaccines

By Lia DeGroot
Posted January 8, 2025 at 5:57pm
Rohit Chopra, director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, testifies during a Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee hearing on Dec. 11.

Policy

Biden administration finalizes rule on medical debt

By Jessie Hellmann
Posted January 8, 2025 at 4:03pm
The Supreme Court will be hearing another case related to abortion, this time over whether South Carolina can block Planned Parenthood from receiving Medicaid funds because it provides abortion care.

Policy

Supreme Court to hear case over Planned Parenthood Medicaid funding

By Michael Macagnone
Posted December 18, 2024 at 5:13pm
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, who recently had a fall, leaves a Republican conference lunch meeting Tuesday with the help of an aide.

How McConnell could remain a thorn in Trump’s side next Congress

By John T. Bennett
Posted December 18, 2024 at 2:50pm
Robert Kennedy, Jr., nominee to be Secretary of Health and Human Services, arrives for his meeting with Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., in the Hart Senate Office Building on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024.

Kennedy faces questions about food, vaccines in GOP meetings

By Ariel Cohen, Lia DeGroot, Jessie Hellmann and Sandhya Raman
Posted December 17, 2024 at 6:53pm, Updated December 18, 2024 at 3:11pm
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. arrives for a meeting with Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., on Monday.

Trump defends polio vaccines, rejects school vaccine mandates

By Lia DeGroot
Posted December 16, 2024 at 7:38pm
President-elect Donald Trump arrives Monday for a news conference at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, alongside SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son.

Trump uses wide-ranging news conference to pin Syria rebellion on Turkish leader

By John T. Bennett
Posted December 16, 2024 at 3:56pm
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks at the Libertarian National Convention on May 24 in Washington.

Senate Democrats search for common ground with Kennedy

By Ariel Cohen and Lia DeGroot
Posted December 12, 2024 at 7:00am
President-elect Donald Trump shakes the hand of his choice to serve as secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., during the 2024 presidential campaign.

How backlash to the pandemic helped shape Trump’s health picks

By Ariel Cohen
Posted December 5, 2024 at 7:00am