HHS
4 briefs
RFK Jr. Told the Senate He Is Not Cutting Medicaid. His Budget Cuts $15.8 Billion From HHS.
While RFK Jr. testified that he was not reducing Medicaid coverage, his own 2027 budget proposal would impose new eligibility restrictions, eliminate payments to family caregivers, and defund programs used disproportionately by disabled children and rural hospitals.
Kennedy Is Running HHS. Trump Nominated a Vaccine Supporter to Run the CDC.
RFK Jr. got grilled in Congress over killing a CDC vaccine awareness campaign. The same week, Trump nominated a former deputy surgeon general who supports vaccines to lead the CDC.
RFK Got 18 States to Ban Junk Food From Food Stamps. PepsiCo Cut Prices by 15%.
Florida and nearly two dozen states began restricting SNAP purchases to exclude soda, candy, and ultra-processed foods today. Within a week of the first bans, PepsiCo dropped snack prices 15%. The food industry is reacting faster than the policy can move.
A Judge Froze RFK Jr.'s Vaccine Changes. He's Already Working Around the Ruling.
US District Judge Brian Murphy blocked all Trump-era changes to the national vaccine schedule. The same day, HHS announced new criteria for the advisory panel RFK Jr. had already stacked. The courts and the executive are playing whack-a-mole with public health infrastructure.