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What’s at Stake: A Pivotal Election for Six Big Health Issues

KFF Health News

Trump and his campaign have been vague about plans on health care policies, though current and former Trump aides have published blueprints that go well beyond reversing programs in force under the Biden administration, to overhauling public health agencies and enabling Trump to quickly fire officials who disagree.

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KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': The Dismantling of HHS

KFF Health News

A week into the reorganization of the Department of Health and Human Services announced by Secretary Robert F. Among the biggest targets for reductions were the nation’s premier public health agencies: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Institutes of Health, and the FDA. Kennedy Jr.,