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The initiative, which also includes Rep. Laurel Lee, R-Tampa, follows a recent call from federal agencies for comprehensive nutrition training in medical education.
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Planned Parenthood says the ruling means that more than 1.1 million patients can’t use their Medicaid insurance at its health centers.
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Although the FDA has approved the vaccines for anyone 65 or older and anyone at least 6 months old who is at risk of a severe COVID infection, barriers to coverage and access persist.
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Doctors and public health leaders, including at the CDC recommend that most people 6 months and older get the 2025-26 flu vaccine — and it’s still covered by most insurance plans.
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Beginning Jan. 1, SNAP recipients in Florida will no longer be able to use the benefit on soda, energy drinks, candy or prepared desserts like packaged cakes and cookies.
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Should you get vaccinated? Will your insurer pay for it? And will you still be able to find a vaccine? KFF Health News tries to sort out where things stand.
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The test, a staple in schools since 1966, was phased out during the Obama administration. President Donald Trump signed an executive order to bring it back and reinvigorate a national sports council.
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Kids today are more likely to experience obesity, chronic diseases and other problems, researchers say. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has brought children’s health to the forefront of the national policy conversation.
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The biggest questions are whether people can still choose to receive the vaccine even if it's not recommended for them and whether insurance will cover the cost.
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Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo praised the federal move as vindication of the state’s early and controversial decisions to push back against mRNA vaccine use.
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The administration must declare by Monday whether it will defend Biden-era regulations that aim to enforce laws requiring parity in insurance coverage of mental and physical health care.
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Florida A&M is one of several universities across the country that lost grant funding from NIH this calendar year, as the Trump administration sought to cap the agency’s for indirect costs and/or overhead expenses for universities.