# Amy Maxmen

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A public health shakeup: COVID-funding cuts strip states of essential resources

Public health officials are sounding the alarm. In Connecticut, they say the Trump administration is cuttinge $150 million in federal grants allocated to the state –for disease surveillance, childhood immunizations, and more. Those funds were allocated at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. But …

Episode 23

The Myths of Genius, IP, and Surveillance ft. Chris Gilliard February 15, 2022 Episode 23: The Myths of Geniu…

The Trump Administration and America's Worst Measles Outbreak in Decades

Amy Maxmen, PhD, public health correspondent and editor at KFF Health News, discusses her reporting on the Trump administration’s interference with the CDC, which slowed its response to a measles outbreak in Texas that has since become the largest in the U.S. in 30 years. → As Measles Exploded, Off…

WCPT 820 Interview: Amy Maxmen

Edwin Eisendrath is joined by Amy Maxmen, national public health reporter at KFF Health News. Catch “The Big Picture with Edwin Eisendrath” Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/the-big-picture).   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Doctors' Perilous Fight Against Ebola in the DRC

Amid the ongoing Ebola outbreak, doctors in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are treating symptomatic patients and facing shortages of crucial protective and diagnostic equipment. Amy Maxmen, PhD, public health correspondent and editor at KFF Health News, reports on the situation.   MONGBWALU…

The Drip, Drip, Drip of Declining Coverage

As predicted, the expiration of enhanced tax subsidies for Affordable Care Act health plans is causing many people to lose coverage for failing to make premium payments.  Meanwhile, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. responded angrily to a New York Times article suggesting he…

July 13, 2026: Maternity Care Deserts, Rising Public Health Threats & Paramedics in Pick-Ups

Rural Health News is a weekly segment of Rural Health Today, a podcast by Hillsdale Hospital. News sources for this episode:  Center for Healthcare Quality and Payment Reform, “Stopping the Loss of Rural Maternity Care,” June 2026, https://chqpr.org/downloads/Rural_Maternity_Care_Crisis.pdf. S…

Making Measles Great Again

The geography tells the story. South Carolina saw more than a thousand cases centered on an insular religious community in Spartanburg County. Utah is now the epicenter with 441 cases across 22 of its 29 counties, tied partly to an FLDS community, though state officials point to statewide erosion o…