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WASHINGTON — Six major medical groups, and a pregnant physician, are suing health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. over changes he made to Covid-19 vaccine recommendations that they say were unlawful and undermine public trust in health care. The suit argues that a May 19 directive signed by Kennedy, which said that the Covid-19 vaccine would […]

As the National Institutes of Health recently paused its campaign to terminate billions of dollars in grants, its parent agency was starting to lay out a more cautious and legally rigorous strategy for canceling research deemed out of step with Trump administration priorities, an internal memo shows.  Guidance from the Office of the General Counsel […]

Recently, the Department of Health and Human Services floated new standards for vaccine approvals, rescinded longstanding Covid-19 vaccine recommendations for healthy children and pregnant women, and fired all 17 members of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s vaccine advisory committee. These actions represent a significant shift in the federal government’s approach to vaccine policy […]

There’s been much discussion and debate about the cuts to Medicaid eligibility that Congress just passed and, in particular, what they may mean for current Medicaid recipients. A key piece of evidence in this debate has been results from the Oregon Health Insurance Experiment (OHIE), a randomized trial, which I helped lead, examining the impact […]

This article was updated on July 3 with House passage of the bill. WASHINGTON — House Republicans passed President Trump’s landmark tax bill Thursday, putting transformational health provisions on the cusp of enactment. The vote was 218-214, with two Republicans joining all Democrats in opposing the measure. Trump has said he will sign the legislation. […]

Allison DeAngelis is the East Coast biotech and venture capital reporter at STAT, reporting where scientific ideas and money meet. She is also co-host of the weekly biotech podcast, The Readout Loud. You can reach Allison on Signal at AllisonDeAngelis.01. A memo that purports to summarize a meeting held by members of a leading biotech […]

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A federal judge has ruled that the recent mass layoffs at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services were likely unlawful and ordered the Trump administration to halt plans to downsize and reorganize the nation’s health workforce. U.S. District Judge Melissa DuBose in Rhode Island granted the preliminary injunction sought by a coalition […]

Sage Therapeutics is laying off most of its employees after announcing its planned acquisition earlier this month. The Cambridge, Mass.-based biotech firm will cut 338 jobs effective Aug. 22, according to state filings. In February, the company reported employing 353 full-time staff, including 122 working in research and development. Notice of the layoffs, filed on June 26, […]

WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans’ version of President Trump’s tax bill would lead to 11.8 million people losing health insurance over the next decade, according to a new report from the Congressional Budget Office released Saturday night. That projection suggests the Senate’s version of the party-line bill would leave nearly 1 million more people without insurance […]

Senate Republicans unveiled late Friday changes to health care policies in tax legislation that they made to win over holdouts in their party and pass muster with budget rules.   The changes were made public around midnight, and the long voting process for the bill could start on Saturday. Republicans are using a budget process called […]