STAT+: RFK Jr. fires CDC vaccine advisers, Senators zero in on Medicaid changes
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Medicaid funding is in jeopardy. ACA marketplaces could be revamped. Health Secretary RFK Jr. just fired all of the CDC’s most important vaccine advisers. STAT is offering half off an annual subscription to help you keep up with the news.
Purging vaccine advisers
The first indication of what was in store was Helen Branswell’s scoop that four members of the panel that advises the CDC on vaccination policy were terminated because their special government employee contracts had lapsed.
