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Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and CMS Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz warned hospitals to comply with federal price transparency requirements or face financial penalties, saying more than 500 facilities have already been identified as failing to meet the standards. In a post on X, Kennedy...

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. pushed back on claims that Medicaid is being cut during a Senate hearing on Wednesday, citing projections from the Congressional Budget Office that show overall spending rising significantly over time. "Only in Washington is that considered...

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appeared before the House Ways and Means Committee on Thursday, defending a proposed 12.5% reduction in the federal Health and Human Services (HHS) budget, while facing intense questioning from Democratic lawmakers over vaccine policy changes and past public...

Federal health officials agreed to restore more than 100 public-facing health and science webpages and datasets after doctors' groups sued, a settlement the Washington State Medical Association (WSMA) announced this week. Seattle Case Targets Trump Admin Health Data Deletions As per an Associated...

In a sharp blow to the Trump administration’s downsizing agenda, U.S. District Judge Melissa DuBose issued a preliminary injunction halting the March 27, 2025 overhaul of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), siding with a coalition of nineteen states and the District of Columbia...

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reversed course Wednesday, reinstating approximately 450 employees previously laid off under the Trump administration’s federal workforce reduction initiative. What Happened: The Health and Human Services Department confirmed the...

Experts raise alarms about Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr‘s decision to fire tens of thousands of federal workers, disrupting critical health data collection and research efforts. What Happened: Kennedy’s sweeping layoffs have interrupted data collection on numerous health...

Billionaire investor and entrepreneur Mark Cuban is taking strides to overhaul the U.S. healthcare sector, beginning with his venture, Cost Plus Drugs. What Happened: Cuban shared his vision of revamping healthcare in the nation in a recent conversation with The Hill. The “Shark...

Moderna, Inc. (NASDAQ:MRNA) is set to release its fourth-quarter earnings on Friday before the opening bell. Here's a look at what to expect in the report.  What To Watch: Investors will be looking for updates on Moderna’s portfolio of mRNA-based vaccines and treatments across infectious...

The U.S. Senate voted on Thursday to confirm President Donald Trump's nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services.  The Details: The Senate voted 52 to 48 to confirm Kennedy as health secretary, with Sen. Mitch McConnell as the only Republican who...

Two political coalitions, the left-leaning Marijuana Justice Coalition and the conservative Cannabis Freedom Alliance have united to urge President Joe Biden to fulfill his campaign promise by removing marijuana from the federal Controlled Substances Act (CSA). The coalition, which includes...

A coalition of 31 bipartisan House members sent a letter to DEA administrator Anne Milgram, urging the agency to consider congressional and state marijuana legalization efforts as it carries out its review into cannabis scheduling, which was recommended by President Biden nearly one year...

The Department of Health and Human Services disclosed a heavily redacted letter sent to the DEA concerning its recommendations for marijuana rescheduling. The exact contents of the message, including the actual scheduling recommendation and an attached scientific review, were withheld. The HHS...

Tilray Brands (NASDAQ: TLRY) chairman and CEO Irwin D. Simon says his company is set to capitalize on possible cannabis legalization in the U.S. and anticipates creating beer infused with cannabis if/when it becomes legal. Simon has long been optimistic about legalization...

The announcement last week by the department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that it is now recommending the rescheduling of cannabis from schedule I to III, marks a significant inflection point for federal cannabis reform. The timing of the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA...