The Scoreboard
Wins, pending fights, and setbacks for the RFK Jr. HHS team and the MAHA movement — recapped as they happen.
Every consequential move, scored: wins where the agenda advanced, pending fights still in play, setbacks where it stalled or took a hit. Newest first.
First Circuit hears AAP v. Kennedy
Pending
October 6, 2026 · Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
HHS and CMS finalize health-care price-transparency rules
Win
October 5, 2026 · Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Mehmet Oz
16-state coalition files amended complaint over vaccine schedule
Pending
October 2, 2026 · Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Erica Schwartz
Overton FDA vote pushed past the midterms
Pending
October 1, 2026 · Heidi Overton
Senate HELP advances Saphier surgeon general nomination, 12–11
Win
September 30, 2026 · Nicole Saphier
Six physician groups rebuke Kennedy's AI remarks
Setback
September 30, 2026 · Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
MAHA Summit at the Waldorf Astoria
Mixed
September 29, 2026 · Robert F. Kennedy Jr., JD Vance, Mehmet Oz
Klomp and Bai advance; Overton faces HELP on FDA nomination
Win
September 24, 2026 · Chris Klomp, Heidi Overton
$4M Skyhorse book advances draw ethics scrutiny
Setback
September 23, 2026 · Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
23 attorneys general urge HHS to halt vaccine-policy changes
Pending
September 22, 2026 · Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
NIH announces major human-based research investments
Win
September 21, 2026 · Jay Bhattacharya
Confirmation hearings; Cassidy breaks with admin on measles toll
Pending
September 16, 2026 · Nicole Saphier, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Judge Chhabria partly dismisses states' vaccine-schedule suit
Pending
September 8, 2026 · Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
2019 Samoa letters contradict Kennedy testimony, AP reports
Setback
August 27, 2026 · Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
FDA approves mFlusiva, first mRNA flu vaccine
Setback
August 5, 2026 · Marty Makary (agency), Vinay Prasad (exited CBER April)
Senate confirms Erica Schwartz as CDC Director, 51–44
Win
August 5, 2026 · Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Jay Bhattacharya
CMS ends Medicare Part D premium-stabilization subsidy after 2026
Pending
July 28, 2026 · Mehmet Oz
HHS and CMS defer $1B+ in Medicaid payments to CA and MN
Win
July 21, 2026 · Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Mehmet Oz
FDA Commissioner Marty Makary resigns
Setback
May 12, 2026 · Marty Makary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Casey Means surgeon general nomination withdrawn; Saphier named
Setback
April 30, 2026 · Casey Means, Nicole Saphier