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Attention Abroad: U.S. President Donald Trump provides an update on the Attack on Iran at a Medal of Honor Ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., on March 2, 2026.

Reform on Ice

by Merrill Goozner March 5, 2026March 5, 2026

A Year Spent Degrading Public Health. President Donald Trump listens as Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., speaks in the Oval Office of the White House, Oct. 16, 2025, in Washington.

A Year Spent Degrading Health

by Merrill Goozner January 31, 2026January 31, 2026

Minnesota Fraud: United Healthcare signage is displayed outside the company headquarters, Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025, in Minnetonka, Minn.

Fraud Fight Rule #1: Go After the Big Fish

by Merrill Goozner January 27, 2026January 27, 2026

Trump great health care plan

Trump’s Concepts of a Non-plan on Health Care

by Merrill Goozner January 17, 2026January 19, 2026

health care plan: Health insurance application form with stethoscope and calculator

For Democrats, a New Way to Make Health Care Affordable

by Merrill Goozner December 2, 2025February 3, 2026

Shutdown Day 36, and the Republicans still don't have a healthcare plan. Here, The dome of the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C. is seen beyond flowers on November 3, 2025.

Republicans Have Stopped Pretending to Care About Health Care

by Merrill Goozner November 6, 2025November 5, 2025

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. departs a Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Commission meeting at Dept. of Health and Human Services headquarters in Washington, D.C., Sept. 9, 2025.

RFK Jr.’s MAHA Movement: Industry Takes Control

by Merrill Goozner September 11, 2025September 10, 2025

A VA privatization pilot in Congress could weaken veterans’ care, degrade quality, and cost taxpayers over $100 billion a year, experts warn.

Why Stealth Privatization of Veterans’ Care Is Doomed to Fail

by Merrill Goozner August 20, 2025August 22, 2025

Medicaid Needs Rebranding

by Merrill Goozner March 12, 2025March 12, 2025

A Hidden Gem in RFK Jr.’s Agenda

by Merrill Goozner December 10, 2024December 9, 2024

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