President-elect Trump's victory has left the LGBTQ+ community facing an uncertain future, with a surge of people seeking crisis services.
What's happening: The Trevor Project, an organization that serves LGBTQ+ young people, reported the largest spike in daily contact volume to its crisis services post-election.
Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) called Wednesday for President-elect Trump's health administration appointees to face "extensive committee investigations" as part of the Senate's confirmation process.
Why it matters: Collins' comments echo concerns from some on Capitol Hill that Trump may forgo the traditional confirmation process in favor of recess appointments, and skip several vetting steps for appointed candidates.
A majority of Americans (60%) don't plan to get the most current COVID vaccine, according to new survey results from the Pew Research Center.
Why it matters: Thereis a deep partisan divide around vaccination against COVID, especially among adults over the age of 65 who remain at increased risk for severe complications from the disease.
The percentage of hospitals fully complying with federal price transparency rules fell since February, making it harder for patients and consumers to obtain meaningful data on how much common services cost, Patient Rights Advocate said in a new review shared first with Axios.
Why it matters: Lax enforcement by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services could be contributing to the backsliding, the advocacy group suggests in its report.
President-elect Trump's selection of Mehmet Oz, or Dr. Oz., to run the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services puts a celebrity physician with no prior experience in government in line to run the nation's biggest health insurance programs.
Why it matters: Oz is a household name with a medical degree, a Wharton MBA and Trump's seal of approval. But he has a history of blending mainstream ideas for improving American health with misinformation.
President-elect Trump's Cabinet increasingly resembles a European-style coalition government, staffed with a dizzying array of ideological rivals united — for now — by a grand MAGA vision.
Why it matters: The incoming administration has a little something for everyone: isolationists and hawks, populists and bankers — even a couple of lifelong Democrats who ran for president against Trump.
Doctor and TV personality Mehmet Oz, or Dr. Oz, is President-elect Trump's pick to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), the agency that oversees health care for 160 million Americans.
Why it matters: Oz, who unsuccessfully ran for Senate in 2022 against Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.), does not have experience running a large government bureaucracy like the CMS.
President-elect Trump has picked doctor and TV personality Mehmet Oz to run the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), he announced on Tuesday.
Why it matters: Oz is a household name and became a Trump world ally during a failed 2022 Senate run. But he has no experience running a large government bureaucracy like CMS, which administers Medicare and Medicaid and conducts other services like inspecting nursing homes.
Public awareness of the 988 national suicide prevention hotline is growing but still low, new survey data from University of Pennsylvania found.
Why it matters: Calls and texts to 988 are increasing. Still, the hotline can't help someone if they don't know about it, said Kathleen Hall Jamieson, director of University of Pennsylvania's Annenberg Public Policy Center.
