Selena Simmons-Duffin
Stories
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5 things to know as Dr. Oz prepares to lead Medicare and Medicaid
The former TV doctor made it through a tight vote in the Senate with only Republican support.
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'Segregated facilities' are no longer explicitly banned in federal contracts
The Trump administration cut a clause from federal contracting rules that had been on the books since the 1960s: Companies are no longer explicitly prohibited from having segregated facilities.
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Dr. Mehmet Oz, Trump's pick to lead Medicare and Medicaid, gets his Senate hearing
Dr. Mehmet Oz appeared before the Senate Finance committee Friday for his confirmation hearing to be the administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
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RFK Jr. confirmed as Trump's health secretary, over Democrats' loud objections
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. wins confirmation to be President Trump's secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. The vote was 52 to 48.
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Trump's ban on gender-affirming care for young people puts hospitals in a bind
Hospitals and clinics that have offered gender-affirming treatments to transgender youth reacted in a variety of ways to an executive order that aims to halt the care.
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LGBTQ rights groups sue over Trump effort to block funding for gender-affirming care
President Trump's executive order to ban gender affirming care for young people had immediate effects. Clinics canceled appointments and patients are in limbo. Now, there's a lawsuit.
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RFK Jr. appears on his way to being Trump's health secretary after a party-line vote
RFK Jr.'s nomination cleared the Senate Finance Committee by a 14-13 party line vote.
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Trump administration purges websites across federal health agencies
Research and basic information on subjects ranging from tuberculosis surveillance to adolescent health disappeared from federal health agency websites.
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Democratic Senators had harsh words for RFK Jr. at his confirmation hearing
RFK Jr. faced fierce questioning about vaccines, abortion and Medicaid in his confirmation hearing to be HHS Secretary.
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Trump's health secretary pick, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., faces confirmation hearing
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Trump's nominee to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, faces Senate confirmation hearings today. What can we expect?
