KFF Health News reporters break down the biggest takeaways from Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s confirmation hearings for secretary of Health and Human Services.

After President Trump last week reinstated the Mexico City Policy, which restricts federal aid from going to groups that provide abortion services, Sens. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) and Lisa Murkowski ...

A lack of available beds has caused a bottleneck of people who were arrested, found incompetent to stand trial, and ordered into mental health treatment designed to allow them to have their day in ...

Fielding questions from Democrats and Republicans, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. gave several uninformed answers about the Health and Human Services programs he would oversee, The New York Times reports. The ...

In the wake of federal pressure over its prescription costs, Cigna Group is looking to lower the out-of-pocket drug expenses that its patients face by matching the amount to employer contributions and ...

In other health news, the Government Accountability Office wants the USDA to tighten its food-safety standards for salmonella, listeria, and Campylobacter; bird flu strikes the nation's second largest ...

An unprecedented freeze on the agency’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report sparks new concerns about political meddling in ...

Rooting Out the Root Cause of the Opioid Crisis. I read with interest your detailed coverage of how states are spending ...

Telehealth startups including Ro and Nurx are spending millions to promote themselves as easy dispensers of medicines. Some ...

A sweeping Trump administration order threw the nation’s health system into disarray Tuesday, as states and the health ...

The FDA's move may change how doctors treat chronic kidney disease, which, according to Ozempic maker Novo Nordisk, affects around 37 million Americans and is one of the leading causes of death in the ...

The president's order directs the secretary of Health and Human Services to issue regulations to end such care for minors, NBC News reported, and directs all federal agencies to rescind guidance from ...