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RFK Jr. Says Autism Database Will Use Medicare and Medicaid Records
Roughly 36 percent of Americans are enrolled in Medicare or Medicaid, meaning their sensitive data could be targeted.
Trump White House Ends Federal Committee Tasked With Creating Health Guidelines
The termination of the committee will also reduce transparency within the Department of Health and Human Services.
Living Holders of Millions of Social Security Numbers Have Been Marked as Dead
"They are terminating people’s financial lives,” the former Social Security Administration commissioner says.
Internal VA Emails Reveal How Trump and DOGE Cuts Jeopardize Veterans’ Care
Congress mandates expanded care for veterans, but tests of treatments for cancer, opioid addiction, and more are at risk.
Koch-Funded Group Authored House GOP Letter Demanding Medicaid Cuts
PDF metadata revealed a letter circulated in the House was written by Paragon Health Institute President Brian Blase.
NIOSH Upheld Workplace Safety for Millions in the US. Trump Is Dismembering It.
Trump is destroying the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, sacrificing workers on industry’s altar.
Trump’s USDA Dismantled Decades of Federal Food Policy in Just 100 Days
The people who grow and sell America's food no longer trust the USDA.
3 in 4 Americans Oppose GOP Gutting Medicaid to Fund Tax Cuts for the Rich
Republicans are also considering cuts to and work requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
One of the Largest Health Insurers Is Making It Harder to Get Asthma Medicine
A Blue Cross Blue Shield policy will force some patients to self-inject medicine, with potentially dangerous results.
As RFK Downplays Measles, CDC Reports Nearly 900 Infections Counted in 2025
The vast majority of people diagnosed with a measles infection this year were unvaccinated, the CDC reported.