Robert F. Kennedy, President Donald Trump's nominee for health and human services secretary, survives two heated confirmation ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s long record of doubting the safety of childhood vaccinations persisted as a flash point for him Thursday in a confirmation hearing where senators, including a ...

RFK Jr.'s second Senate confirmation hearing focused on vaccines, Medicare, diversity, and science. Key Republicans were reticent to show support.

Shares of Vertex Pharmaceuticals rose after Journavx, the company's oral non-opioid pain medication, received Food and Drug Administration approval. The Boston company's stock rose 4.3%, to $457.25, ...

The final round of committee hearings for Kennedy’s bid to be HHS Secretary was contentious from the start.

Senators grilled Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on if and how he would reform Medicaid and Medicare during his first confirmation ...

President Donald Trump’s Day One executive order rescinding Biden-era Medicare and Medicaid price innovation programs signals ...

President Donald Trump, in signing dozens of executive orders on Monday, rescinded an effort by former President Joe Biden to lower drug costs by directing Medicare and Medicaid to test models that ...

The final proposed model would have had Medicare pay less for drugs that receive accelerated approvals from the Food and Drug ...

The Biden administration announced Friday that Ozempic, Wegovy and 13 additional drugs will now be covered under Medicare ...

The Biden administration, in its last full weekday in office, announced the next 15 drugs up for Medicare price negotiation. Blockbuster diabetes drug Ozempic is on the list. That means the federal ...