Health
Bipartisan Push to Address Mental Health Crisis Among Farmers
In a Senate where nearly every vote breaks along party lines, 21 senators, 11 Democrats and 10 Republicans, have quietly united behind a resolution to...
Subcommittee Probes Antisemitism in Healthcare Institutions
A House subcommittee is set to examine whether antisemitism has taken root inside American health care institutions, training programs, and professional...
Senate Committee Confronts Rising Senior Fall Deaths
Falls are the leading cause of both fatal and nonfatal injuries among Americans 65 and older, and the death toll is climbing. Over the past decade,...
Senate Scrutinizes Gender Transition Care for Minors
The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee is convening a hearing on gender transition procedures for minors at a moment when the medical...
Federal Law's Unclear Boundaries Over Consumer Products
A new Congressional Research Service report on FD&C Act preemption lands at a moment when the boundaries between federal and state authority over consumer...
Medicare Payment Crisis: Seniors' Access at Risk
Medicare pays physicians through a formula that has delivered years of effective pay cuts, eroding access to care for tens of millions of seniors. The House...
Congress Strengthens Maternal Mortality Program, Administration Seeks Elimination
A new Congressional Research Service report on federal support for maternal mortality review committees lays out a direct conflict: Congress recently...
Mariah Baker Joins Sen. Murray's Office as Health Policy Adviser
Mariah Baker has joined the office of Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) as a Health Policy Adviser, starting May 1. Baker brings experience spanning multiple...
Bipartisan Health Bills Face Critical Public Health Vote
The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health is moving two bipartisan health bills toward a floor vote, with a legislation markup hearing scheduled...
FDA Commissioner Resigns Just Before FDA's Budget Hearing
The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies convenes Wednesday for an FDA...
Court Blocks Vaccine Schedule Changes, Reshapes Injury Compensation
A federal court's decision to pause the Trump administration's overhaul of the CDC vaccine schedule has done more than freeze a policy dispute. It has...
COVID Origins Whistleblower Hearing Examines Alleged Concealment
A federal indictment, a whistleblower, and five years of unanswered questions about COVID-19's origins are converging on Capitol Hill. The Senate Homeland...
Sandwich Generation Faces Crisis Amid Medicaid Cuts
Tens of millions of Americans are quietly absorbing the costs of a fraying care system, paying out of pocket for aging parents while simultaneously raising...
A Federal Vaccine Compensation Program Is Buckling Under Its Own Backlog
A new Congressional Research Service report published May 4 puts a spotlight on a quiet but deepening crisis inside the federal government's vaccine injury...
Congressional Research Service Maps Medicare Payment Rule Calendar
The Congressional Research Service has quietly updated one of its most practical — and politically relevant — reference documents: a comprehensive guide to...
DOJ Moves Medical Marijuana From Schedule I to III
The Department of Justice moved marijuana policy in a meaningful direction on April 23, 2026, when Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche signed a final order...
Federal Vaccine Policy Overhaul Forces Congressional Action
A new Congressional Research Service report published April 28, 2026 lays out the legal and financial fallout from the most significant restructuring of...
Rural Hospital Medicare Programs Face 2027 Expiration Deadline
Two federal programs that funnel hundreds of millions of dollars annually to rural hospitals are set to expire on January 1, 2027, and a new Congressional...