RFK Jr. got rid of an 'alphabet soup' of health agencies. Now, Congress gets a say

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been carrying out President Trump’s vision to shrink government. On Monday, they announced an executive order aimed at drug prices. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images Andrew Harnik/Getty Images Since taking the helm of the Department of Health and Human Services in February,Continue Reading

Pharmacists stockpile most common drugs on chance of targeted Trump tariffs

Prescription drugs sit ready to be distributed to patients at 986 Pharmacy, an independent pharmacy in Alhambra, Calif. Jackie Fortiér/KFF Health News Jackie Fortiér/KFF Health News In the dim basement of a Salt Lake City pharmacy, hundreds of amber-colored plastic pill bottles sit stacked in rows, one man’s defensive wallContinue Reading

Trump signs an order to reduce drug prices, but it's unclear how it would work

President Trump, joined by National Institutes of Health Director Jay Bhattacharya and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., talks about an executive order aimed at reducing the cost of prescription drugs. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images Andrew Harnik/Getty Images President Trump is taking aim at U.S. drug prices withContinue Reading