Petroleum dyes are leaving the pantry
The FDA is pushing petroleum-based dyes out of food, and 11 of the 31 pledges on its public tracker, including Nestlé USA's entire U.S. lineup, are already complete.
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Cheaper medicine, real food and more say for patients and parents.
13 wins
Eat real food
New federal Dietary Guidelines put whole, nutrient-dense foods and protein ahead of processed food and take aim at added sugar.
Whole milk returns to the lunch line
Trump signed the bipartisan Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act, letting schools serve whole and 2% milk again.
States can take soda off food stamps
USDA approved waivers that let states block taxpayer-funded SNAP purchases of soda and candy.
Less waiting on insurance approval
Under pressure from the administration, insurers pledged to cut prior-authorization hurdles, and UnitedHealthcare eliminated them for 30% of procedures.
$50 billion to keep rural hospitals open
The tax law created a $50 billion fund to shore up rural hospitals, the largest such investment in history.
More say for parents on childhood vaccines
HHS revised childhood vaccine recommendations to a smaller set of universally recommended 'consensus' vaccines, with others available through shared decision-making with a doctor.
Bringing medicine manufacturing home
The administration moved to bring home production of 86 essential medicines, including penicillin, epinephrine and ibuprofen, and 26 drugmakers committed about $170 billion to U.S. manufacturing.
$90 back for 20 million seniors
On Oct. 2 the White House announced a one-time $90 payment to more than 20 million Medicare Part B enrollees, paid from the Medicare Improvement Fund.
Presidential Fitness Test returns
Trump restored the Presidential Fitness Test and revamped the President's Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition.
Scare labels come off menopause treatment
In November 2025, the FDA removed outdated black-box warnings from menopause hormone therapy.
Marijuana headed to Schedule III
Trump signed an order to reclassify marijuana to Schedule III to speed up medical research and patient access.
America leaves the WHO
The United States formally withdrew from the World Health Organization, effective January 2026.