With a spotlight on vaccines, abortion, Medicaid and Medicare, RFK Jr. goes before the Senate The MAHA nominee trumpets radical transparency, but offers little clarity on his new agenda

CMS proposes rule to update Medicare payments and transparency requirements for hospice care

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has proposed a rule to update Medicare payments for hospice care in the next fiscal year, which begins on Oct. 1.

HHS Secretary Kennedy’s diet advice is heavy on meat and light on scientific consensus

The new 2025-2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, or DGA, which inform federal nutrition policies, school meals, and public health education were announced by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. earlier this year.

April 08, 2026

News Analysis

HHS presents new protein-forward dietary guidelines, turning the food pyramid upside down
The Kennedy guidelines are mum on cancer risks associated with red meat and alcohol

Recently, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. posted a video montage featuring himself shirtless in jeans, working out with Kid Rock. The duo is in a blue-lit grotto with a cold plunge and sauna. Set to Kid Rock’s “Bawitdaba” and intercut with a selection of patriotic imagery, the video ends with the two men in a hot tub, chugging what appears to be milk.

April 03, 2026

Vol.52 No.13

By Claire Marie Porter

Cancer Policy

Radiation oncologists hit hard after Medicare cuts, ASTRO survey finds

Two-thirds of radiation oncologists surveyed by the American Society for Radiation Oncology in March are seeing Medicare reimbursements decline by 10% or more, according to a report published on April 1.

Hepatitis B vaccine birth dose down 2% in children under 2 years old, CDC immunization report finds

Immunization rates are declining in infants and toddlers 24 months and younger, according to the most recent National Immunization Survey-Child report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

At a jam-packed NCAB meeting, cancer vaccines and site visits take center stage

Last week’s issue of The Cancer Letter was dominated by one event: the meeting of the National Cancer Advisory Board, the group of experts which advises and assists the NCI director on the activities of the National Cancer Program.

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With a spotlight on vaccines, abortion, Medicaid and Medicare, RFK Jr. goes before the Senate

The MAHA nominee trumpets radical transparency, but offers little clarity on his new agenda

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CMS proposes rule to update Medicare payments and transparency requirements for hospice care

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Hepatitis B vaccine birth dose down 2% in children under 2 years old, CDC immunization report finds

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HHS presents new protein-forward dietary guidelines, turning the food pyramid upside down
The Kennedy guidelines are mum on cancer risks associated with red meat and alcohol