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...

A fragile collaboration has been building between the EPA and the MAHA movement. It's a high stakes dance: After MAHA devotees came together to help Trump return to the White House, disappointing them could mean losing the support of a vocal voting bloc. apnews.com/article/maha...

A dayslong public scuffle between Gavin Newsom and Dr. Oz over the CMS administrator's video accusing Armenians of health care fraud in Los Angeles has escalated with Newsom's office filing a civil rights complaint for discrimination. apnews.com/611ee3156c37...

A growing number of Republicans are pressing for a deeper investigation into federal immigration tactics in Minnesota: apnews.com/article/minn...

ICYMI: Doctors in Minnesota say the Trump administration's immigration crackdown has led to some patients being afraid to seek care. apnews.com/article/immi...

Thursday is the final day to select an Affordable Care Act health insurance plan across much of the country, as the expiration of federal subsidies drives up health costs and lawmakers remain locked in a debate over how to address the issue. apnews.com/article/affo...

For McShin Foundation CEO Honesty Liller, the loss of about $1.4 million in grant funding is personal. She said her foundation saved her life 18 years ago when she was struggling with heroin addiction. “I’ve just never felt so gut punched,” she told me. apnews.com/article/samh...

New federal data shows fewer Americans are signing up for Affordable Care Act health insurance plans this year as costs spike from expiring subsidies and other factors. apnews.com/article/affo...

A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to restore nearly $12 million in funding to the American Academy of Pediatrics as its lawsuit against HHS plays out. apnews.com/article/aap-...

New dietary guidelines urge Americans to avoid processed foods apnews.com/article/diet...

Four centrist Republicans have broken with Speaker Mike Johnson and signed onto a Democratic-led petition that will force a House vote on extending Affordable Care Act enhanced subsidies for three years. apnews.com/article/heal...

For one Wisconsin couple, the loss of government-sponsored health subsidies next year means choosing a lower-quality insurance plan. For a Michigan family, it means going without insurance altogether. How Congress’ impasse on health policy is affecting Americans: apnews.com/article/cong...

The Senate is set to vote on 2 rival health plans. Here’s what’s at stake for Americans apnews.com/article/heal...

Swing district Republicans brace for political fallout if health care subsidies expire apnews.com/article/heal...

NEW: A federal vaccine advisory committee voted Friday to end a longstanding recommendation that all U.S. babies get the hepatitis B vaccine on the day they’re born. apnews.com/article/vacc...

A federal vaccine advisory committee is convening to discuss whether newborns should still get the hepatitis B vaccine on the day they're born. The shots are widely considered to be a public health success for preventing illnesses. Follow along: apnews.com/article/cdc-...

Affordable Care Act premiums are set to spike. A new poll shows enrollees are already struggling apnews.com/article/affo...

New: MAHA idealism meets political reality as RFK Jr. attempts to wrangle a growing movement apnews.com/article/rfk-...

A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website has been changed to contradict the longtime scientific conclusion that vaccines do not cause autism, spurring outrage among a number of public health and autism experts. apnews.com/article/cdc-...

An emerging shutdown deal doesn’t extend expiring health subsidies. Here’s what could happen to them apnews.com/article/shut...

Trump unveils deal to expand coverage and lower costs on obesity drugs apnews.com/article/trum...

President Donald Trump’s request to add a documentary proof of citizenship requirement to the federal voter registration form cannot be enforced, a federal judge ruled Friday. apnews.com/article/trum...

Still, DeBlasio acknowledged that he hadn’t gone out of his way to correct the misunderstanding: “I said if you have any further questions, speak with my advisers, and I put my friends’ names in there.” “We all thought it was absolutely hilarious.” apnews.com/article/zohr...

Medicare waivers that allow providers to be paid for telehealth services have bipartisan support in Congress. But they've lapsed because of the government shutdown. As a result, patients around the country are going without needed treatment. apnews.com/article/tele...

The confirmation hearing for surgeon general nominee Dr. Casey Means has been postponed because she went into labor. The news from a Senate health committee spokesperson comes just hours before Means was scheduled to appear virtually before the committee. apnews.com/article/case...

Republicans are still considering how to move forward on health policy as Democrats seize on rising premiums to pressure them into extending expiring subsidies for the Affordable Care Act. apnews.com/article/heal...

New with @linleyann.bsky.social: About 6 in 10 Americans are “extremely” or “very” concerned about their health costs going up in the next year, a new AP-NORC poll finds — a worry that extends across age groups and includes people with and without health insurance. apnews.com/article/poll...

New: Trump announces a deal to make a common fertility drug cheaper apnews.com/article/trum...

A Texas mother of five. A Pennsylvania hair stylist. A freelance filmmaker in Utah. A caregiver in Alaska. We spoke to a few of the Americans who rely on ACA health insurance tax credits that will expire this year if Congress doesn't extend them. apnews.com/article/aca-...

A group of Democratic state governors has launched a new alliance aimed at coordinating their public health efforts. apnews.com/article/gove...

Hi @bsky.app community. I'm an @apnews.com reporter currently covering health policy. If you are a current or former HHS employee with information about recent layoffs, I invite you to get in touch with me on Signal, at the username aswenson.99.

Most Americans want Congress to extend tax credits that, if left to expire at the end of the year, could raise health insurance costs for millions of Americans, according to a new poll released Friday from the health care research nonprofit KFF. apnews.com/article/shut...

A closer look at Democrats' health care demands at the heart of the government shutdown: apnews.com/article/heal...

Trump’s touting of an unproven autism drug surprised many, including the doctor who proposed it apnews.com/article/auti...

As medical professionals react with alarm to Trump’s unproven statements about Tylenol, childhood vaccines and autism, a different group is feeling vindicated. For the ‘Make America Healthy Again’ movement, Trump's announcement was a watershed moment. apnews.com/article/maha...

Ahead of today's White House autism announcement, @apnews.com has a helpful look at what we know and don't know about autism's causes. apnews.com/article/auti...

For the next few months, I'll be helping out the @apnews.com team in Washington by covering more stories on U.S. health policy. First story today looks at a new U.S. approach to global health assistance. apnews.com/article/trum...

BREAKING: The FBI releases photos of a person of interest in Charlie Kirk's shooting as investigators appeal to the public for tips. Follow for live updates.

“We’ll have to see what in the coming days our national leaders have to say about this, and whether they can be effective in lowering the temperature.” apnews.com/article/char...

Charlie Kirk, who rose from a teenage conservative campus activist to a top podcaster, culture warrior and ally of President Donald Trump, was shot and killed Wednesday during one of his trademark public appearances at a college in Utah. He was 31. apnews.com/article/char...

Charlotte officials under fire after man with long criminal history kills Ukrainian woman on train apnews.com/article/char...

BREAKING: House Democrats release a sexually suggestive letter to Jeffrey Epstein purportedly signed by President Trump, which he has denied.