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Watchdog: Trump administration illegally withheld federal research funds

The Trump administration violated federal law by withholding tens of millions of dollars in research grant funding Congress had appropriated for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), according to a federal watchdog report. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) on Wednesday found the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) violated the Impoundment Control…

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Oct 7, 2026 · byThe Hill

Dems push back on Trump admin's 'brazen' attempt to roll back education standards

Democrats are urging HHS Secretary Kennedy to stop proposed changes to Head Start, calling the reforms illegal and "antithetical" to the mission of Head Start.

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Oct 7, 2026 · byABC News

Trump administration revamps insurer price transparency reporting

On Monday, the HHS and Labor and Treasury Departments finalized a rule meant to strip out junk cluttering cost disclosures, among other reforms. Employers cheered the changes, which are a mixed bag for insurers.

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Oct 5, 2026 · byHR Dive

STAT+: Judges skewer HHS arguments in hearing over Medicare Advantage audits lawsuit

Federal judges pushed back against the government's arguments in a Medicare Advantage case.

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Oct 5, 2026 · bySTAT

Trump administration announces new additions to hospital price transparency regulations

The Trump administration on Monday announced new amendments to the hospital price transparency rules enacted during President Trump’s first term, aimed at making pricing data more accessible and understandable for patients. The rule finalized by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Employee Benefits Security Administration (ERISA) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)…

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Oct 5, 2026 · byThe Hill

Trump administration revamps insurer price transparency reporting

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Oct 5, 2026 · byHealthcare Dive

Senators demand answers from RFK Jr on task force overhaul

Sen. Angus King (I-Maine) and a group of 16 other Senate Democrats are demanding answers from Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr about his recent overhaul of an influential panel of experts who determine which preventive services insurers must cover. In a letter sent to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)…

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Oct 5, 2026 · byThe Hill

Governors ask HHS for more time to implement Medicaid work requirements

The governors of Oregon, California, Maine, New York and Virginia don’t think it’s possible for states to meet the Jan. 1 deadline to stand up work requirements while protecting beneficiaries.

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Oct 2, 2026 · byHealthcare Dive

STAT+: HHS announces new efforts to speed up, expand clinical trials with AI

Federal health officials want to speed up clinical research to compete with countries like China.

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Sep 30, 2026 · bySTAT

What's behind HHS claims that gender-affirming care 'may' radicalize

The report is the agency's latest effort to chip away at trust in established health care models for transgender people. Critics say it frames transgender identity as illegitimate or even dangerous.

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Sep 30, 2026 · byNPR

Top Senate Dems press HHS about delayed COVID shots for low-income children

Top Senate Democrats are pressing the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) about an apparent delay in making COVID-19 shots available through a federal program for low-income children. In a letter to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Erica Schwartz and HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer…

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Sep 29, 2026 · byThe Hill

RFK Jr outlines expansive vision for collecting US health data at Maha event

Health secretary calls for medical and lifestyle details to be sent to doctors and AI to address ‘chronic disease epidemic’ Robert F Kennedy Jr laid out an expansive vision for collecting, sharing and analyzing US health information at a Maha event hosted by a close ally and outspoken anti-vaccine activist. Medical and lifestyle data, from doctor’s visits to exercise, should be connected and shared with the government and independent researchers, where it can be searched by AI – including potential links between vaccines and health outcomes including autism and mortality, suggested Kennedy, the secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and a longtime vaccine skeptic. Continue reading...

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Sep 29, 2026 · byThe Guardian

Russell Brand to moderate panel at MAHA summit

Comedian Russell Brand on Tuesday will moderate one of the panels scheduled for the second Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) summit in Washington, D.C. Brand, who has been part and supported the MAHA movement launched by Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., is set to moderate a discussion about reforms to…

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Sep 29, 2026 · byThe Hill

Vance, RFK Jr., Mike Tyson to speak at MAHA Summit in DC

Vice President Vance, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and former boxing heavyweight Mike Tyson are slated to speak on Tuesday for the second Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) summit in Washington, D.C. The event will conclude with a “fireside chat” between Vance and Kennedy, the summit’s agenda online shows. Organizers…

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Sep 28, 2026 · byThe Hill

Democrats press HHS over legal representation of migrant children

Congressional Democrats are pressing health officials following the government's decision to end a contract with groups that provide legal support to migrant children.

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Sep 28, 2026 · byABC News

Trump uses ‘contested’ power to cut more funding to HHS

Late Friday night, the Trump administration clawed back nearly $1 billion in spending approved by Congress, targeting several HHS programs focused on immigrants and diversity

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Sep 28, 2026 · bySTAT

Trump rescinds nearly $1B in federal funding, bypassing congressional approval

President Trump cancelled almost $1 billion in federal funding Friday using the controversial “pocket rescission” process, which allows him to sidestep congressional approval. Most of the cancellations targeted Health and Human Services (HHS) programs serving undocumented immigrants and unaccompanied children in court, as well as similar initiatives under the agency’s Minority Health office and the…

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Sep 26, 2026 · byThe Hill

Trump administration uses rare authority to claw back nearly $1B in spending approved by Congress

President Trump is canceling nearly $1 billion in spending approved by Congress, and most of the cuts are focused on HHS programs that serve refugees and unaccompanied minors.

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Sep 26, 2026 · bySTAT

Democratic senators accuse Kennedy of not adhering to ethics agreement in vaccine lawsuit

A group of Senate Democrats questioned whether Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. potentially concealed an agreement to collect money from a settlement with a vaccine manufacturer despite pledging to divest from the lawsuit. At the time of his confirmation process last year, Kennedy was still involved in a lawsuit carried…

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Sep 25, 2026 · byThe Hill

$100 million in teen pregnancy prevention funds remain unused. What happened?

EMBARGOED: A coalition of federal lawmakers ask HHS how it intends to spend $100 million on this program in the week before the fiscal year ends.

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Sep 25, 2026 · byNPR

Senate committee advances Klomp as HHS No. 2

A key Senate committee Thursday advanced the nomination of Chris Klomp to be deputy secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), setting him up for a later floor vote for confirmation. The Senate Finance Committee voted 15-12, with Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) joining all Republicans. Klomp is already a powerful senior adviser…

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Sep 24, 2026 · byThe Hill

Senate Finance committee backs Chris Klomp, advancing him to full Senate vote

Klomp, a behind-the-scenes HHS power player, is likely to be confirmed as second-in-command to RFK Jr.

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Sep 24, 2026 · bySTAT

STAT+: HHS issues new initiatives to reduce animal testing in drug development

For the second time this year, HHS announced new strategies to speed the away from animals in medical testing.

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Sep 22, 2026 · bySTAT

Kennedy fans vaccine injury concerns at anti-vaccine event

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Healthcare Healthcare The Big Story Kennedy fans vaccine injury concerns at anti-vaccine event Returning to the anti-vaccine group he long chaired on Thursday, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert. F. Kennedy Jr. Used his keynote address to reinvigorate concerns about vaccine injuries. © Jacquelyn Martin,…

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Sep 17, 2026 · byThe Hill