
Rachel Roubein
Author at The Health 202 Newsletter
Health Reporter at The Washington Post
@washingtonpost health reporter focused on the Food and Drug Administration. Tell me all: [email protected].
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6 days ago |
arkansasonline.com | Lena Sun |Carolyn Johnson |Rachel Roubein |Joel Achenbach
On the move? Let us read it for you. LISTEN NOW Your browser does not support the audio element. The Trump administration is seeking to deeply slash budgets for federal health programs, a roughly one-third cut in discretionary spending by the Department of Health and Human Services, according to a preliminary budget document obtained by The Washington Post.
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1 week ago |
southfloridareporter.com | Hannah Natanson |Rachel Roubein |Dan Diamond
Trump immigration officials and the U.S. DOGE Service are seeking to use a sensitive Medicare database as part of their crackdown onundocumented immigrants, according to a person familiar with the matter and records obtained by The Washington Post.
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1 week ago |
washingtonpost.com | Hannah Natanson |Rachel Roubein |Dan Diamond
ICE, DOGE seek sensitive Medicare data as immigration crackdown intensifies (washingtonpost.com) ICE, DOGE seek sensitive Medicare data as immigration crackdown intensifies By Hannah Natanson; Rachel Roubein; Dan Diamond 2025041622581600 Trump immigration officials and the U.S. DOGE Service are seeking to use a sensitive Medicare database as part of their crackdown on undocumented immigrants, according to a person familiar with the matter and records obtained by The Washington Post. The...
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1 week ago |
washingtonpost.com | Lena Sun |Carolyn Johnson |Rachel Roubein |Joel Achenbach |Lauren Weber
Internal budget document reveals extent of Trump’s proposed health cuts (washingtonpost.com) Internal budget document reveals extent of Trump’s proposed health cuts By Lena H. Sun; Carolyn Y.
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1 week ago |
spokesman.com | Rachel Roubein |Dan Diamond
The Food and Drug Administration has become a “sock puppet” of the industries it regulates, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Friday, telling workers at the beleaguered agency that those industries have exerted too much influence on regulatory decisions for too long. In a roughly 27-minute speech, Kennedy - the nation’s top health official - also said the “deep state is real,” according to transcripts of his speech and a recording obtained by the Washington Post.
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