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Influence Over Evidence: Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Joe Rogan—pictured here in the Oval Office of the White House, April 18, 2026—both promote unapproved peptides.

RFK Jr. and the Perils of Peptides

by Merrill Goozner April 22, 2026April 22, 2026

Neera Tanden, President and CEO, Center for American Progress (CAP).

Half a Loaf From the Center for American Progress

by Merrill Goozner April 13, 2026April 13, 2026

Trump’s Not-So-Great Health Care Plan

by Anne Kim March 25, 2026October 6, 2026

Proof Over Promise: The VA’s Fox Suicide Prevention Grant Program has achieved some genuine good, but its scope remains limited. Pictured here, Shepherd’s Men, who raise funds and awareness for treatment options and suicide prevention for veterans, march in September, 2020, in Chattanooga, Tenn.

The VA’s Anti-Suicide Grant Program That Needs Fixing

by Russell Lemle March 24, 2026March 23, 2026

A Health Care Plan for the Midterms

by Merrill Goozner March 11, 2026March 11, 2026

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

Mehmet Oz, the Trump-appointed head of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), faces intense insurer lobbying as CMS moves to curb Medicare Advantage upcoding.

CMS Takes Aim at Medicare Advantage Fraud

by Kainoa Lowman February 3, 2026February 3, 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

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

Another Threat to VA Health Care

by Russell Lemle January 28, 2026January 26, 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