Only about half of Americans can afford their healthcare and have access to quality care, according to a new poll. “I’m terrified that I’ll start a plan of treatment but won’t be able to afford to keep up with it,” one respondent told me. apnews.com/article/heal...

One of Nevada's most outspoken promoters of election falsehoods has won the Republican nomination for secretary of state. He wants to eliminate electronic voting machines, end the state’s universal mail ballots and require paper ballots, counted by hand. apnews.com/article/neva...

How do you prove you're too sick to work 80 hours a month? The question is worrying patients like cancer survivor DeAnna Brandon, whose Medicaid coverage could ultimately depend on her ability to do just that. New from me: apnews.com/article/medi...

Zach Lahn's upset in the Iowa GOP primary for governor revealed cracks in Trump’s coalition in the deep-red state. It also marked a potential breakthrough moment for the MAHA movement. New: apnews.com/article/lahn...

Hundreds of youths in Kenya are protesting the establishment of an Ebola quarantine center in the country where the U.S. plans to fly American citizens who are exposed to the virus abroad. apnews.com/article/ebol...

The Minneapolis immigration crackdown ended months ago. For these little kids, trauma remains apnews.com/article/immi...

HHS is now using AI to police how states and other recipients of federal health dollars are auditing their programs. The official in charge says he's been in touch with other federal agencies in hopes they follow his lead. apnews.com/article/hhs-...

Dr. Oz and his deputy administrator Stephanie Carlton are currently sharing their strategic plan for CMS in a Bipartisan Policy Center forum. Among other things, it cements how the agency is embracing artificial intelligence: "AI first for ourselves and our customers."

Tillis... Cassidy... Massie. More. The YOLO caucus is in session. apnews.com/article/cong...

ICYMI: Nationwide enrollment in the Affordable Care Act health insurance marketplace could plummet by nearly 5 million people this year, according to a new KFF analysis. apnews.com/article/affo...

President Donald Trump on Monday announced more than 600 generic medications are being added to the government’s discounted-drug website TrumpRx: apnews.com/article/trum...

When the week began, several senior positions at HHS were already sitting empty. Then Makary resigned as head of the FDA, leaving another major health agency with only an acting commissioner and widening a leadership gap that has plagued the department. apnews.com/article/maka...

The Trump administration said Wednesday it is expanding its sweeping fraud-busting initiative in federal health programs with a nationwide six-month freeze on any new Medicare enrollments by hospice and home health agencies. apnews.com/article/medi...

The head of the Food and Drug Administration, Dr. Marty Makary, is resigning after a rocky tenure that drew months of complaints from health industry executives, anti-abortion activists and other allies of President Donald Trump. apnews.com/article/fda-...

BREAKING: The Supreme Court temporarily extends access to a widely used abortion pill for at least three days.

Meet Dr. Nicole Saphier, Trump’s new surgeon general nominee apnews.com/article/trum...

Nebraska on Friday will become the first state to enforce new Medicaid work requirements. Advocates worry that key details remain unresolved and some eligible enrollees will lose coverage. apnews.com/article/medi...

Happening shortly: Trump is set to unveil a deal with Regeneron to lower drug prices. apnews.com/article/trum...

Great to join Apple News Today to discuss my latest reporting on a Republican senator, physician, and political candidate facing a difficult balancing act while questioning Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Listen to the episode: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

During a week of hearings, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. deflected blame for measles outbreaks and declining vaccination rates, offered political spin on Medicaid cuts, and promoted the Trump administration's work on health care affordability. apnews.com/article/rfk-...

Bill Cassidy’s roles as a lawmaker, a doctor and a political candidate will collide on Wednesday as he questions Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in two high-stakes Senate hearings. apnews.com/article/bill...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Tuesday that the U.S. military will no longer require all American troops to get the flu vaccine, citing “medial autonomy” and religious freedom. apnews.com/article/hegs...

New: Trump nominates Erica Schwartz, former deputy surgeon general, to serve as CDC director apnews.com/article/trum...

If you didn't watch Health Secretary RFK Jr.'s first congressional hearing since September, here's what you missed: -A standoff over measles -Kennedy denies a comment he made about Black kids being ‘re-parented’ -Civility is the exception, not the rule apnews.com/article/rfk-...

Resignations came quickly this week from two congressmen accused of sexual misconduct toward staff members. Yet for many of the women of Capitol Hill, the moment of accountability was years in the making — and far from enough. apnews.com/article/eric...

Dr. Google -> Dr. GPT. One-quarter of U.S. adults have used an AI tool for health advice in the past month, a new poll finds: apnews.com/article/ai-c...

Too young for the MMR shot, babies become ‘sitting ducks’ in measles outbreaks apnews.com/article/meas...

New: The Trump administration acknowledged it made a major error in figures it used to help justify a fraud probe into New York’s Medicaid program. “These numbers could have been cleared up in a phone call, so it’s really slapdash,” one analyst said. apnews.com/article/new-...

SCOOP: Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is launching a new podcast that he says will begin “a new era of radical transparency in government." apnews.com/article/rfk-...

Two-year-old Bain Brandon has Type 1 diabetes and needs insulin to live. A one-month supply of insulin vials and a three-month supply of backup pens cost the Mississippi toddler's parents $194 last week. My story on a bill aiming to lower those costs: apnews.com/article/diab...

A month has passed since Dr. Casey Means' confirmation hearing. She's still not surgeon general. A look at what's holding up her confirmation: apnews.com/article/case...

Some states allow ballots to arrive late as long as they are postmarked by Election Day. The Supreme Court is currently hearing arguments over these late-arriving mail ballots. Follow along here: apnews.com/live/supreme...

The Trump administration has launched investigations into 13 states that require state-regulated health insurance plans to cover abortion. It's the latest in a long-running dispute over how to interpret a provision known as the Weldon Amendment. apnews.com/article/abor...

Lately, Priscilla Brown has had to choose between managing her Type 2 diabetes and affording other necessities. Some days, she takes a third of her insulin dose, just to make it last longer. New poll shows how high health costs are hitting ACA enrollees: apnews.com/article/heal...

New with @jnaleccia.bsky.social: RFK Jr. has said diet can "cure" schizophrenia and diabetes, and allow people to lose bipolar disorder diagnoses. Researchers say he's overstating evidence about the real & promising role that food can play in managing illness. apnews.com/article/robe...

One ‘freaking snake’ and no apologies: How the Mullin hearing went off the rails apnews.com/article/rand...

Trump administration widens Medicaid fraud crackdown to Florida, calling it a ‘hotspot’ apnews.com/article/flor...

A federal judge has temporarily blocked federal health officials from cutting the number of vaccines recommended for every child. apnews.com/article/kenn...

Trump says chief of staff Susie Wiles has breast cancer but will keep working through treatment apnews.com/article/susi...

BREAKING: About 140 U.S. troops have been wounded in the Iran war, including eight severely, the Pentagon says.

In a time of war with Iran, Americans unite in aggravation over sticker shock at the gas pump apnews.com/article/iran...

For the second time in less than a year, the FDA's embattled vaccine chief, Dr. Vinay Prasad, is leaving the agency. apnews.com/article/vina...

The Trump administration is expanding its crackdown on state Medicaid programs to New York, launching a fraud probe in the state a week after it said it was freezing nearly $260 million in Medicaid funding in Minnesota over similar accusations. apnews.com/article/oz-m...

Dr. Casey Means is facing senators in a confirmation hearing to be the nation's surgeon general. Tune in and learn more about her here: apnews.com/article/case...

Surgeon General nominee Casey Means has gotten a lot of questions today about whether she properly disclosed her business interests when promoting products. @aliswenson.bsky.social and I found she at times failed to disclose in an investigation last year --->

RFK Jr. fought pesticides for years. Now he’s backing their production apnews.com/article/maha...

As the sweeping immigration crackdown in Minnesota continues, legal observers and officials say they have received a growing number of reports of federal agents impersonating construction workers, delivery drivers and in some cases anti-ICE activists. apnews.com/article/immi...

CMS Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz on Sunday urged people to get inoculated against the measles at a time of outbreaks across several states and as the United States is at risk of losing its measles elimination status. apnews.com/article/meas...

RFK Jr said during his Senate confirmation hearings that his trip to Samoa in 2019 ahead of a devastating measles outbreak had “nothing to do with vaccines." Documents obtained by @us.theguardian.com and @apnews.com undermine that testimony. Details here, by me and @aliswenson.bsky.social ⬇️

Trump administration to launch TrumpRx website for discounted drugs apnews.com/article/trum...