Trump Administration

Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, nominated to lead the National Institutes of Health, opposed most mandates. Without an honest public debate about what worked, experts say, we’re even less prepared for the next pandemic.

Republicans' proposals to change the public health insurance program for low-income and disabled Americans could amount to more than $2 trillion of cuts over the next decade.

Most nurses, doctors and other staff caring for veterans through the Department of Veterans Affairs are not eligible for the offer. Others deemed ineligible range from laundry workers and cooks to pharmacists.

Even before the Trump administration, the Department of Veterans Affairs was falling far short of its hiring goals. Issues can be traced to the effects of the 2022 PACT Act and 2018 Mission Act.

A memo to senior leaders at the agency tells them that all staff who work with the World Health Organization must immediately end collaborations and “await further guidance.”

The CIA assessment, completed under the Biden administration, points the finger at China even while acknowledging “low confidence” in the conclusion. It was ordered released by new CIA chief John Ratcliffe.

President Donald Trump issued a flurry of executive orders and other actions on health care soon after reentering office. Other than signaling he intends to reverse many of Joe Biden’s moves, the orders will have little immediate impact.

Some Trump insiders are ready to take on the food industry. It remains to be seen whether their entree will result in any meaningful change in government oversight of “Big Food” — or in American health.

President-elect Donald Trump and the new Congress plan to shrink the $900 billion-a-year government health insurance program, which covers 1 in 5 Americans.

A federal judge sided with Florida and 18 other states that challenged a Biden administration rule to allow Dreamers to access the Affordable Care Act, but an appeals court has issued a stay.