'Game changer': Biden likely to trigger huge fight with last minute proposal
4 months ago

'Game changer': Biden likely to trigger huge fight with last minute proposal

Raw Story  

In the final weeks of President Joe Biden's administration, his Department of Health and Human Services is proposing a new rule for Medicare and Medicaid recipients that will likely touch off a tense confrontation with HHS secretary-designate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. The Washington Post reported Tuesday that HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra is now proposing that weight loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy be covered by Medicare and Medicaid. In addition to allowing older Americans on Medicare to access the drugs, Becerra's proposal would make it more accessible for low-income Americans who qualify for Medicaid to get semaglutide injections as well. RFK Jr. has said he would use his position atop America's public health agencies to encourage healthy eating and regular exercise.

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RFK Jr. confirmed as Trump's health secretary, over Democrats' loud objections
1 month, 2 weeks ago

RFK Jr. confirmed as Trump's health secretary, over Democrats' loud objections

NPR  

RFK Jr. confirmed as Trump's health secretary, over Democrats' loud objections toggle caption Chen Mengtong/VCG via Getty Images Despite millions of dollars spent by groups opposed to his nomination, the Senate voted to install Robert F. Kennedy Jr. at the helm of the Department of Health and Human Services. Sponsor Message There is a lot Kennedy could do on vaccines …

Donald Trump is not waiting for RFK Jr. — he has already started his war on public health
2 months ago

Donald Trump is not waiting for RFK Jr. — he has already started his war on public health

Salon  

Robert Kennedy's Senate hearing to review his nomination to head Health and Human Services is set to begin next Wednesday. McDonald's-loving Trump has not made even a whisper of a hint of a move toward "better school lunches," but on the real meat of Kennedy's agenda — waging all-out war on public health services — Trump is moving full steam …

Biden health officials say they built up US pandemic defenses. Trump promises changes
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Biden health officials say they built up US pandemic defenses. Trump promises changes

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The Biden administration on Tuesday released a “roadmap” for maintaining government defenses against infectious diseases, just as President-elect Donald Trump pledges to dismantle some of them. During the campaign last year, Trump told Time magazine that he would disband the White House office focused on pandemic preparedness, calling it “a very expensive solution to something that won’t …

Biden health officials say they built up U.S. pandemic defenses. Trump promises changes
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Biden health officials say they built up U.S. pandemic defenses. Trump promises changes

LA Times  

Used syringes fill a bin at a mass vaccination event outside New Orleans during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Biden administration this month released a “road map” for maintaining government defenses against infectious diseases, just as President-elect Donald Trump pledges to dismantle some of them. During the campaign last year, Trump told Time magazine that he would disband …

'Things will start to topple': Report outlines possible public health disaster under Trump
3 months, 3 weeks ago

'Things will start to topple': Report outlines possible public health disaster under Trump

Raw Story  

A new report from NPR outlines just how quickly public health in the United States could unravel should anti-vaccine conspiracy theorist Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. be confirmed to run the Health and Human Services Department. NPR spoke with several public health experts who feared that RFK Jr.'s appointment as the nation's top health official could "cause renewed, deadly epidemics of …

Biden proposes huge expansion of weight loss drug access
4 months ago

Biden proposes huge expansion of weight loss drug access

Raw Story  

by Danny KEMP Outgoing U.S. President Joe Biden proposed Tuesday to give millions more Americans access to weight loss drugs -- but Donald Trump's incoming health chief looked set to shoot down the idea. Any plan to increase US public health insurance spending would also likely run foul of Trump's bid to slash government budgets and waste. Trump said last …

“Pack your bags” RFK Jr. tells FDA. His war on public health under Trump would only accelerate
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4 months, 2 weeks ago

“Pack your bags” RFK Jr. tells FDA. His war on public health under Trump would only accelerate

Salon  

President elect Donald Trump says he plans to give Robert F. Kennedy Jr. a “big role” in health care in the new administration and let him “go wild” on health, food and medicine. “I am worried about the impact that could have on our nation's health, on our nation's economy, on our global security.” In the last weeks before Trump …

Targeting costly meds, Biden admin asserts authority to seize certain drug patents
1 year, 3 months ago

Targeting costly meds, Biden admin asserts authority to seize certain drug patents

Politico  

Instead, the Commerce Department on Thursday plans to issue a new framework spelling out factors that federal agencies should weigh in determining whether to take march-in action against expensive drugs or other individual products that were created with federal help. The administration’s decision comes as Biden officials seek fresh opportunities to lower drug prices and boost competition within the industry, …

Trump says he will renew efforts to replace 'Obamacare' if he wins a second term
1 year, 3 months ago

Trump says he will renew efforts to replace 'Obamacare' if he wins a second term

India Today  

Former President Donald Trump threatened over the weekend to reopen the contentious fight over the Affordable Care Act after failing to repeal it while in the White House, saying he is “seriously looking at alternatives” if he wins a second term. Trump’s comments drew a rebuke from Democratic President Joe Biden‘s campaign, which cast them as another “extremist” proposal from …

Biden’s health picks signal a more aggressive approach fighting Covid-19
4 years, 3 months ago

Biden’s health picks signal a more aggressive approach fighting Covid-19

The Independent  

Joe Biden’s health team shows major changes are ahead in the federal government’s approach to combating Covid-19 — but Congress will be a major hurdle for the incoming team. Mr Biden has vowed to “follow the science” in making coronavirus decisions, and Mr Fauci’s inclusion on his team is a nod in that direction. “You have to make sure, as …

Joe Biden unlikely to be able to pass sweeping changes in healthcare through a divided Congress
4 years, 4 months ago

Joe Biden unlikely to be able to pass sweeping changes in healthcare through a divided Congress

Firstpost  

Progressives who drive the Democratic Party’s health care agenda say Biden must try as hard as he can to deliver, even if Republicans get a majority in the Senate Washington: President-elect Joe Biden is unlikely to get sweeping health care changes through a closely divided Congress, but there’s a menu of narrower actions he can choose from to make a …

Biden has room on health care, though limited by Congress
4 years, 4 months ago

Biden has room on health care, though limited by Congress

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “We’re going to work quickly with the Congress to dramatically ramp up health care …

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