Alejandra O'Connell Domenech

2 days ago | thehill.com | Nathaniel Weixel |Joseph Choi |Alejandra O'Connell Domenech

The CBO’s latest report estimates that 10.9 million people would be uninsured over the next decade if the sprawling spending package, which includes much of Trump’s legislative agenda, were enacted. CBO found that the legislation, combined with the number of people who would lose insurance if Congress fails to extend ACA subsidies that help people afford insurance coverage, would result in 16 million people losing insurance.

3 days ago | thehill.com | Alejandra O'Connell Domenech |Nathaniel Weixel |Joseph Choi

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) head Marty Makary vowed to review the abortion drug mifepristone after previously saying he had no plans to take action on the drug. “As with all drugs, FDA continues to closely monitor the postmarketing safety data on mifepristone for the medical termination of an early pregnancy,” Makary wrote in a letter to Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.).

4 days ago | thehill.com | Joseph Choi |Alejandra O'Connell Domenech |Nathaniel Weixel

The White House is seeking $94.7 billion to fund the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in fiscal year 2026, a decrease of more than $31 billion. The proposal released late Friday provides new details that were missing from the administration’s initial release about a month ago. The latest proposal reflects HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s focus on chronic disease and desire to reshape the federal health agencies.

1 week ago | thehill.com | Nathaniel Weixel |Joseph Choi |Alejandra O'Connell Domenech

COVID-19 vaccine still on CDC schedule for kids The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued updated guidance on administering the COVID-19 vaccine to children a few days after Health and Human Services Secretary (HHS) Robert F. Kennedy Jr said the agency would stop recommending the shot to kids and pregnant women. The CDC still has the COVID-19 inoculation on its vaccine schedule for kids, despite Kennedy saying it would be removed.

1 week ago | thehill.com | Alejandra O'Connell Domenech

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued updated advice on the COVID-19 vaccine days after Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr said the agency would no longer recommend the shot to children and pregnant women. The agency has kept the shot on its vaccine schedule for children between the ages of 6 months to 17 years of age, despite Kennedy saying they would no longer be recommended.