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Gender affirming care for youth is banned in Iowa, North Dakota and South Dakota. It's banned in more than 20 other states around the country, too, after a flurry of legislation over the last two years.

Enrollment in Affordable Care Act health plans has grown every year of the Biden administration, leading to record low numbers of people who are uninsured.

More Americans have health insurance than ever. Topline:

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks during a campaign rally for Republican presidential nominee, former President Donald Trump at Macomb Community College on November 01, 2024 in Warren, Michigan. Kennedy has called for an end to fluoride in the water supply, a practice that saves billions each year in dental care.

RFK Jr. has embraced fringe health care ideas for decades. If Trump wins, he will likely be able to influence promotion and funding for these things.

President-elect Donald Trump tried unsuccessfully to get rid of the Affordable Care Act during his first term. What action will he take this time around?

President-elect Trump has tapped Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who has a history of spreading conspiracies, including about vaccines, to run the Department of Health and Human Services.

President-elect Trump continues to pick his new administration. He will nominated Dr. Mehmet Oz — known for The Dr. Oz Show on daytime TV — to head the agency that oversees Medicare and Medicaid.

Trans-rights activists protest outside the House chamber at the Oklahoma state capitol before the State of the State address, Feb. 6, 2023, in Oklahoma City. Oklahoma and 25 other states have anti-trans laws on the books.

Ringing in voters' ears in the final weeks of the presidential campaign was the tagline: “Kamala is for they/them. Trump is for you.”