Key Global Health Positions and Officials in the U.S. Government
This fact sheet identifies key U.S. government global health positions and officials.
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New KFF-Washington Post Survey Explores Parents’ Trust In, and Confusion About, Childhood Vaccines as the Trump Administration Revamps Federal Policies
News ReleaseA new KFF-Washington Post partnership survey of parents explores their experiences with and views about vaccines for their children, including a look into how they make decisions related to vaccines and where they are uncertain or confused about their safety. The poll comes as the Trump administration’s Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F.
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Measles Elimination Status: What It Is and How the U.S. Could Lose It
Policy WatchThis policy watch post examines the United States’ measles elimination status, including what it means to eliminate measles, whether the current measles outbreak could threaten the country’s measles elimination status, and what losing that status might mean for measles control.
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The Trump Administration’s Foreign Aid Review: Status of U.S. Family Planning and Reproductive Health Efforts
Fact SheetFact sheet examining actions taken by the Trump administration and their impact on global family planning and reproductive health efforts.
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The Trump Administration’s Foreign Aid Review: Status of U.S. Global Maternal and Child Health Efforts
Fact SheetFact sheet examining actions taken by the Trump administration and their impact on global maternal and child health.
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Planned Parenthood Remains in Limbo as Court Reviews Their Request to Block Federal Medicaid Funding Ban
Quick TakeIt's not known when the court will issue an order on Planned Parenthood’s request for a more extensive preliminary injunction. Meanwhile, most Planned Parenthood clinics will not be able to receive federal Medicaid funding for non-abortion services…provided to Medicaid patients.
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Which Federal Agencies Make Medicare Work and How Were They Affected by Recent Changes Made by the Trump Administration?
Issue BriefThis brief highlights some of the key federal agencies and offices that play a role in making Medicare work and, to the extent possible, describes the recent staffing and organizational changes made by the Trump administration that could affect the operations of Medicare in the future.
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What to Know About the Older Americans Act and the Services it Provides to Older Adults
Issue BriefThe Trump administration is proposing a reorganization and staffing cuts at HHS that create uncertainty about the potential effects on older adults, who receive services authorized under the Older Americans Act. This brief provides an overview of programs and services provided under the Older Americans Act, the role played by the Administration for Community Living in administering these programs, and trends in program funding and service utilization by older adults.
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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Report on Pediatric Gender Dysphoria and Gender Conversion Efforts
Issue BriefThis brief examines the main points raised in an HHS report reviewing evidence on gender affirming care concerning psychotherapy. It focuses on recommendations around “exploratory therapy,” which could include gender conversion practices, as well as the current legal and policy environment across the country regarding this practice.
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Understanding Fraud and Abuse in Medicaid
Event Date:EventAs Congress considers ways to help pay for extending tax cuts, some lawmakers have suggested that hundreds of billions of dollars in federal savings could be achieved by addressing fraud, waste and abuse in the Medicaid program. Three experts joined Health Wonk Shop series moderator Larry Levitt in an hour-long discussion designed to unpack claims about fraud and abuse and put them in a larger context.