Healthcare & Policy News
Reporting on health care policy, insurance coverage, and federal health programs. Includes news updates and conservative commentary from The Daily Signal.
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Investor Arrested After Bringing Up Epstein, Ratchets Up Lawsuit Against Berkshire Hathaway
A watchdog group whose chief was arrested at a corporate shareholder meeting after bringing up Jeffrey Epstein’s name asserted in court papers that it was an “unprecedented” crackdown on speech for shareholders of publicly traded companies. Peter Flaherty, chairman of National Legal and Policy Center, was arrested at the 2023 Berkshire Hathaway shareholder meeting, as…Fred Lucas -
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MAHA Movement Challenges Public Health Orthodoxy, Takes ‘Bulldozer to Overton Windows,’ Vance Says
Public health in America can only advance if there’s a willingness to challenge orthodoxy, Vice President JD Vance said at a “Make America Healthy Again” event Wednesday. “There is no way that this country is going to advance unless we’re comfortable with people who are willing to challenge orthodoxy,” Vance said. “And that’s what I…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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Conservatives Gearing Up to Stop Taxpayers From ‘Subsidizing the Killing of American Children’
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The pro-life movement has determined its newest priority: preventing Planned Parenthood from receiving full funding again, starting July 4. “Next year, our nation will mark its 250th anniversary. A celebration of human dignity and the God-given rights proclaimed in our founding,” Live Action founder and president Lila Rose told The Daily…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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It’s World Fertility Day: Should We Celebrate Fertility or Punish It?
Nov. 2, 2025, is World Fertility Day. The Earth is now home to over 8 billion people. The global population is projected to continue rising for the next few decades, and then a population decline—perhaps a precipitous one—is expected to begin. This decline is coming because, on average, women are having fewer babies. The decades-long drop in fertility…Kimberly Ells -
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Big Pharma Resistance to Trump’s Push for Most Favored Nation Status Is Starting to Crack
For years, Big Pharma stood together, warning that President Donald Trump’s “Most-Favored-Nation” executive order would stifle innovation and that the policy is “irresponsible and unworkable.” Trump’s Most-Favored-Nation policy is simple: If Americans are paying more for the same medicine than patients overseas, drug companies must lower their prices here to match the lowest price abroad….J.D. Hayworth -
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What’s the Holdup on Russia Sanctions?
South Carolina Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham’s bill to place sanctions on Russia seems like it would have no difficulty at all passing the Senate—but it has languished for months without action. The inaction is not due to a lack of support, since Graham’s Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025 has 84 co-sponsors in the Senate, making…George Caldwell -
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Russian Drone Strikes Kindergarten in Ukraine
A Russian drone struck a kindergarten in Ukraine on Wednesday, killing at least one person and injuring others, according to Ukraine’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Firefighters worked rapidly to put out the blaze caused by the explosion and evacuate about 50 children from the scene in the northeast Ukrainian city of Kharkiv. “Absolutely…Virginia Allen -
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Forget IVF. Here’s a More Ethical Way to Treat Fertility.
There’s no doubt we have a fertility crisis. Currently, about 16% of married women in the U.S. struggle to get pregnant or avoid miscarriages, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Worldwide, about one in six people face infertility, according to the World Health Organization. “In the Trump administration, we want to make…Katrina Trinko -
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Trump Pledges to Make ‘Ninth’ Deal and End Russia-Ukraine War
President Donald Trump says he is confident a deal can be reached to end the war between Ukraine and Russia. “I think that he wants to make a deal,” Trump said of Russian President Vladimir Putin. “I made eight of them. I’m going to make a ninth,” the president added. “But I love…Virginia Allen -
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Influence of MAHA, Pro-Life Movement Evident in Trump’s IVF Move
President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced a new plan to lower the costs of in vitro fertilization to create “healthier pregnancies, healthier babies, and many more beautiful American children.” “Today, this announcement, we are realigning the industry towards the simple metric of more healthy babies at lower costs,” said Dr. Heidi Overton, deputy assistant to…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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How Trump’s FTC Can Keep Drug Prices Down for Working Americans
How do leading retailers like Amazon and Walmart deliver low prices to their customers? The companies buy so much from their suppliers that they can demand discounts. That dynamic applies in the health care industry as well, as companies called pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) negotiate with pharmaceutical companies to keep prices down. But it’s up…Rep. Joe Pitts -
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How Turning Point USA Contributors Like Alex Clark Are Carrying on Charlie Kirk’s Legacy
“I’m not the Woman of the Year because I had a perfect year. I’m standing here because I refuse to let pain silence my purpose.” On Thursday evening, Alex Clark—a top conservative podcast host and prominent contributor for Turning Point USA—was honored by the Network of Enlightened Women as its Empowered Woman of the Year….Morgan Berkness -
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‘SHOCKING’: FDA Approves New Abortion Drug
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a new abortion drug. The drug, which is a generic version of the abortion pill mifepristone, was quietly rubber-stamped by the agency in a letter Tuesday, with reports only surfacing of its approval on Thursday. The drug’s approval took many by surprise, as it followed Health and…Mary Mobley -
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9 Violent Attacks on Churches in 2025
The horrific shooting and arson at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc Township, Michigan, on Sunday marks one in a horrifying list of attacks on churches in 2025. The violence, coming shortly after a church shooting in Minneapolis and the assassination of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk, exposes a…Tyler O’Neil -
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MAHA’s True Power Lies in Truth, Transparency, and Education, Not More Regulation
Some criticize the new MAHA report for going light on specific policy recommendations. That may be the point. Last week, among a frenzied news cycle, the Make America Healthy Again Commission dropped its much-anticipated health recommendations. Unsurprisingly, the mainstream media got busy criticizing the new MAHA report, saying that it “lacked teeth” and disappointed even…Jennifer Galardi -
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RFK Jr.’s Report Unveils Plan to Make America’s Children Healthy Again
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—President Donald Trump’s top health officials unveiled a sweeping “Make America Healthy Again” agenda in a new 20-page report Tuesday. The report identifies about 130 separate policy priorities across 10 federal departments and agencies to address chronic disease in children. The MAHA Commission, an interagency task force, issued a report in May outlining four…Emily Kopp -
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Biased Wikipedia Hurls Brickbats at Fox and Newsmax, Bouquets at CNN and MSNBC
While artificial intelligence might make the student research paper obsolete, if today a student does his or her own research and writing, it’s quite possible they will use Google to search their topic, and Google will invariably send the searcher to a Wikipedia article. If they were to write about cable news, the Wikipedia results…Tim Graham -
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Pensacola Theater Insists on Hosting Blasphemous Christmas Drag Show
Let the blame game begin. It’s clear that Jeffrey Sharp, the general manager of Pensacola’s Saenger Theatre, placed the city in a no-win situation. How? With his handling of the fiasco surrounding the city-owned and subsidized theater’s decision to host the blasphemous “A Drag Queen Christmas” show two days before Christmas—in the middle of the…Zack Smith -
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EXCLUSIVE: Policy Group Urges Trump to Get India to Respect Religious Liberty
Advancing American Freedom is urging the Trump administration to make trade negotiations with India dependent upon the country respecting religious liberty. The Trump team is in talks with the South Asian nation and has hit the country with tariffs over its decision to continue buying Russian oil. “The United States must condition any trade deal…Jacob Adams -
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ICE Rescues 27, Including 10 Children, From Human-Trafficking Ring
Immigration enforcement authorities rescued 27 human-trafficking victims in Nebraska last week. Among the victims Immigration and Customs Enforcement rescued were 10 children under the age of 12, according to the Department of Homeland Security. “Our brave ICE law enforcement rescued these children and women, who were being sexually exploited and trafficked,” said Tricia McLaughlin, assistant…Virginia Allen