STAT December 29, 2025
Policy change will hit GLP-1s, dietary guidelines, and rural health, but to what effect?
In many ways, it’s been a banner year for chronic disease. America’s enduring ailments became a central theme of the Trump administration, with health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wielding his influence over the president.
Trump created a commission focused on childhood chronic illnesses, which issued two reports on the matter. Statehouses across the country passed Make America Healthy Again-inspired legislation. Private companies and public bodies began emphasizing their commitments to combatting disease. Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Programs cut soda from their menus.
And yet, the factors that drive tens of millions of people to sickness remain largely intact, if not stronger. The administration began its term...
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