Trump Administration KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': On Capitol Hill, RFK Defends Firings at CDC ++++

Trump Administration KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': On Capitol Hill, RFK Defends Firings at CDC Just days after his firing of the brand-new director of the CDC, a defiant Robert F. Kennedy Jr. defended that action and others before a sometimes skeptical Senate Finance Committee. https://kffhealthnews.org/news/podcast/what-the-health-412-rfk-kennedy-hhs-cdc-senate-hearing-vaccines-september-5-2025/?utm_campaign=KHN%20-%20Weekly%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-95klgtC3gQJGNeNy6VzC0XXsBB39Yxw7rigYYgQWcNttE41O811pMEtiY9lGtRX7RmiXg9a0K4KajqVdDzO4pwikfGEA&_hsmi=379245446&utm_content=379245446&utm_source=hs_email Changes at NIH Give Political Appointees Greater Power To Fund or Block Research By Arthur Allen The National Institutes of Health’s long-held standard of peer review for grantmaking has been subverted by President Donald Trump and NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya, who gave unprecedented power to politicos, NIH workers say. https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/nih-grants-trump-political-appointees-agenda-alignment-peer-review/?utm_campaign=KHN%20-%20Weekly%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9yz6SfW9jC9tx6LNwyFT1vNXJiXPFXlP9L8zmiAdqrmm5AdOqpJzKOxSxf6WON_Lm8hvDehlFi844k0_U4g2CE7mEVoA&_hsmi=379245446&utm_content=379245446&utm_source=hs_email FTC Has Long Said Products Must Back Up Health Claims. A MAHA Lawsuit Would Upend That. By Arthur Allen Xlear, a maker of xylitol gum, has sued the Federal Trade Commission, saying the onus should be on government to prove that ingredients don’t live up to advertised claims. RFK Jr.’s “medical freedom” allies have rallied to the cause. https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/ftc-fda-regulation-supplements-xylitol-gum-xlear-lawsuit-maha-false-advertising/?utm_campaign=KHN%20-%20Weekly%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9gGswomOqPeSixsdkmEfMFsIu6kVwQUz-2nzkGUpqz8LZ5OXTpIOPXl6bR1RD4_tHnuDHl4R8ceQV4_Nq544kccroJZQ&_hsmi=379245446&utm_content=379245446&utm_source=hs_email Listen: Limiting Benefits and Adding Restrictions, ‘MAHA’ Reshapes Food Aid By Renuka Rayasam The White House and congressional Republicans have made historic changes to the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. They say the changes will boost healthy eating for low-income Americans. Some nutrition experts aren’t so sure. https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/listen-wamu-health-hub-maha-snap-benefits-food-aid-restrictions/?utm_campaign=KHN%20-%20Weekly%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8ISmdblCDUT_Ra8bsM5TnPVgZwtfjkNq9LrPoRoTaPlug1girv4SWSDPG19rpdOqkWs6H980lyIrk0_IEnOpOmXzlTqw&_hsmi=379245446&utm_content=379245446&utm_source=hs_email