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RFK Jr. faces hurdles in push against fluoride in water

The Hill

s goal of removing fluoride from the water supply faces challenges regardless of what role he plays on health care in the new Trump administration. The CDC has hailed water fluoridation as one of the top 10 greatest public health achievements of the 20th century due to its effect in drastically reducing tooth decay. Kennedy Jr.’s

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Hospital Systems: A Framework for Maximizing Social Benefit

The Health Care Blog

Hospital consolidation has risen to the top of the health policy stack. As a consequence, the Biden administration has targeted the health care industry for enhanced and more vigilant anti-trust enforcement. By JEFF GOLDSMITH and IAN MORRISON. Forty years later, there were 700 fewer facilities generating about $1.2