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Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

US cuts the number of vaccines recommended for every child, a move slammed by physicians

With ACA subsidies set to expire, the entire health care economy could free-fall

Hospital emergency department sign

Nursing no longer a professional degree under Trump’s Education Department

Education Secretary Linda McMahon speaks with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025, in Washington.

Senate Republicans block bill to renew health insurance subsidies

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., left, and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., meet with reporters to speak about health care affordability at the Capitol in Washington, Dec. 3, 2025.

Anti-abortion lobbying plays role in GOP opposition to ACA premium credit extension

ACA marketplace website

Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, the Senate GOP whip, left, and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, right, arrive for a news conference with top Republicans on the government shutdown, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025

Trump, GOP Congress reject Democratic plan to avert shutdown and 20% health premium hikes

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Donald Trump

White House vaccine misinformation could put New Jersey kids in danger

Medical office

New Jersey health insurance premiums could soar if Congress doesn’t extend tax credit

CVS vaccine sign

Bucking Trump administration rules, New Jersey makes it easier to get COVID-19 vaccines

Sign of the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in New York City.

Reproductive Rights

VA proposes ban on abortion services for veterans, including in cases of rape and incest

Hospital patient

Big Beautiful Bill’s Medicaid and SNAP cuts will be devastating to New Jersey families