"The year 2025 has been one of the most turbulent years in modern U.S. health care. The headlines were explosive, the rhetoric dramatic, and the controversies nonstop. Yet for all the hoopla and upheaval, the medical care Americans receive now, month in and month out, looks no better than what they experienced on Jan. 1 - but far more expensive."
"No aspect of health care saw more volatility in 2025 than in the political arena. The tone was set in January when President Donald Trump returned to office and began reshaping federal health agencies with unprecedented speed. Within days, he issued a record flurry of executive orders targeting the Affordable Care Act, Medicaid waivers, Medicare Advantage oversight, prior-authorization rules, and federal nutrition standards."
"He replaced long-entrenched leaders at HHS, NIH, CDC, and FDA with political outsiders, many of whose views on vaccines, chronic disease, and scientific evidence diverged sharply from the career experts they superseded. The nomination of RFK Jr. to lead HHS became a flashpoint. His reluctance to confront the measles outbreak in Texas, combined with mixed messaging on vaccine policy, has deepened public health concerns."
2025 was a turbulent year for U.S. health care, with daily medical care remaining unchanged but substantially more expensive. The political arena saw extreme volatility after President Donald Trump returned to office and rapidly reshaped federal health agencies through numerous executive orders targeting the ACA, Medicaid waivers, Medicare Advantage oversight, prior-authorization rules, and federal nutrition standards. Long-entrenched leaders at HHS, NIH, CDC, and FDA were replaced by political outsiders whose views often diverged from career experts. RFK Jr.'s nomination to lead HHS and mixed vaccine messaging intensified public-health concerns, prompting resignations and reports of political interference.
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