In Axing mRNA Contract, Trump Delivers Another Blow to US Biosecurity, Former Officials Say
The Trump administration’s cancellation of $766 million in contracts to develop mRNA vaccines against potential pandemic flu viruses is the...
Month: June 2025
In a Dusty Corner of California, Trump’s Threatened Cuts to Asthma Care Raise Fears
Esther Bejarano’s son was 11 months old when asthma landed him in the hospital. She didn’t know what had triggered...
KFF Health News’ ‘What the Health?’: Trump’s ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ Lands in Senate. Our 400th Episode!
The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner @julierovner.bsky.social Read Julie's stories. Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host...
Trump Decried Crime in America, Then Gutted Funding for Gun Violence Prevention
ST. LOUIS — Violent crime was already trending down from a covid-era spike when President Donald Trump presented a picture...
An Arm and a Leg: A Mathematical Solution for US Hospitals?
What do the KGB and the former CEO of Cincinnati Children’s Hospital have in common? Eugene Litvak. The Soviet intelligence...
Trump’s ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ Continues Assault on Obamacare
Millions would lose Medicaid coverage. Millions would be left without health insurance. Signing up for health plans on the Affordable...
Native Americans Hurt by Federal Health Cuts, Despite RFK Jr.’s Promises of Protection
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — Navajo Nation leaders took turns talking with the U.S. government’s top health official as they hiked...
Trump Administration Is Ending Multiple HIV Vaccine Studies, Scientists and Officials Say
The Trump administration has moved to end funding for a broad swath of HIV vaccine research, saying current approaches are...
KFF Health News’ ‘What the Health?’: Live From AHCJ: Shock and Awe in Federal Health Policy
The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner @julierovner.bsky.social Read Julie's stories. Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host...
RFK Jr. Says Healthy Pregnant Women Don’t Need Covid Boosters. What the Science Says.
You’re pregnant, healthy, and hearing mixed messages: Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who is not a...
