Health Policy

The Million Veteran Program's repository has the potential to help answer a wide range health questions for all Americans.

Studies have consistently found that some artificial food colorings can make some children hyperactive, inattentive, and irritable. HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. directed the FDA to request that food producers phase out the dyes, but compliance is voluntary.

SNAP-Ed, which funds nutrition programs across New York City, will expire Sept. 30. Without it, families may have less fresh produce — and advocates worry about increased child hunger.

President Donald Trump's 'One Big Beautiful Bill' cuts $1 trillion from Medicaid and reshapes the Affordable Care Act marketplace. Your Local Epidemiologist NY shares the action you can still take.

This major policy change treats Head Start as a welfare program rather than an educational one.

Cuts to public health and Medicaid don’t make costs disappear — they just shift them to the health care system. Hospitals are already seeing the fallout: longer wait times, overburdened staff, and sicker patients requiring more intensive — and expensive — care.

The Trump administration has declared that it will aggressively combat chronic disease in America. But its funding cuts tell a different story.

'We will continue to serve halal and vegetarian meals, and run our regular activities because we are committed to our core mission,' said Vasundhara Kalasapudi, executive director of India Home.

Health policy researchers expect the number of uninsured to grow as the second Trump administration and a GOP-controlled Congress try to enact policies that explicitly roll back health coverage for the first time since the advent of the modern U.S. health system.

The New York Retirement and Disability Research Center analyzed barriers to access, including discrimination encountered by older LGBTQ+ adults, obstacles facing older Asian Americans, and the impacts of cash pay on retirement security, particularly among Latino workers.

Some leading vaccine scientists are calling for more resources to research vaccine safety and support people with claims of injury — and asking Kennedy to step up.

More food pantries in New York City are working to provide culturally responsive help for immigrants. A lifeline amid the pandemic, these programs now find their sustainability threatened by cuts to federal food aid.

Even President Trump’s most ardent supporters like the legislation a lot less when they learn how it would cut federal spending on health programs, a new KFF poll shows.

A bill to legalize full-functional casino apps, or iGaming, did not pass this year’s legislative session, but experts warn that youth problem gambling is a mental and public health crisis that warrants attention before it gets worse.

Researchers laid off in April were putting the finishing touches on in-depth HIV surveys that guide treatment and prevention. Some staff have been reinstated, but data remains in limbo.

As part of the Trump administration’s widespread health spending reductions, any remaining grant funds to rural health clinics were rescinded.

Advocates urge New York to join other states in mandating training in domestic violence and sexual harassment prevention as part of the licensing requirements for cosmetologists and barbers.

The mayor impacts health through policy, budgetary control, and agency oversight. The mayor appoints the health commissioner and sets priorities on issues like chronic disease, overdose prevention, mental health, vaccines, and emergency preparedness.

Advocates warn Black LGBTQ+ Georgians could lose access to a host of services and health care if the proposed legislation is enacted.

Hundreds of workers at the National Institutes of Health wrote that the Trump administration's actions are causing 'a dramatic reduction in life-saving research.'