Joseph Choi

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

SCOTUS rules Planned Parenthood can be cut off from Medicaid In a ruling made along ideological lines, the Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that Medicaid beneficiaries don’t have the right to sue to obtain care from a provider of their choice, paving the way for South Carolina to block Planned Parenthood from receiving Medicaid funds. The law says “any individual” insured through Medicaid “may obtain” care from any qualified and willing provider.

1 day ago | thehill.com | Joseph Choi

The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), recently remade by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., voted Thursday in favor of only recommending flu shots that don’t contain the mercury-based preservative thimerosal. The ACIP, which provides guidance to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), voted on four draft recommendations, three of which had to do with recommending only single-dose, thimerosal-free flu vaccines for various demographics.

1 day ago | aol.com | Joseph Choi

The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), recently remade by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., voted Thursday in favor of only recommending flu shots that don’t contain the mercury-based preservative thimerosal. The ACIP, which provides guidance to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), voted on four draft recommendations, three of which had to do with recommending only single-dose, thimerosal-free flu vaccines for various demographics.

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

Health and Health Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s remade vaccine advisory panel kicked off its two-day meeting Wednesday despite calls to delay the proceedings, including by Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.), the HELP Committee chairman who cast the deciding vote to confirm Kennedy. The meeting was marked by drama even before it started. Kennedy gutted the entire Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) less than two weeks ago and appointed eight new members just days later.

2 days ago | thehill.com | Joseph Choi

Susan Monarez, a longtime federal health official nominated by President Trump to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), faced senators in a confirmation hearing Wednesday, providing a first glimpse at her personal views and any signs of daylight with Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F.