PopHealth Week: A PopHealth Week Mid 2026 Review of Federal Public Health Infrastruture

On this special mid-2026 edition of PopHealth Week, hosts Fred Goldstein, MS (President, Accountable Health) and Gregg Anthony Masters, MPH take an unflinching look at the state of U.S. population and public health at the halfway point of 2026. What they find is not drift, it is intentional dismantling. Three storylines define the moment: RFK Jr.'s ideological remake of HHS, a CDC operating without confirmed leadership during a record-setting measles outbreak, and an FDA commissioner pushed out after refusing to approve fruit-flavored vapes. Goldstein and Masters hold both the legitimate grievances embedded in the MAHA agenda, i.e., chronic disease, food systems, polypharmacy and the dangerous prescriptions being applied in its name: vaccine messaging ambiguity, fluoride removals, fabricated citations in federal health reports. To stream our Station live 24/7 visit www.HealthcareNOWRadio.com or ask your Smart Device to “….Play Healthcare NOW Radio”. Find all of our network podcasts on your favorite podcast platforms and be sure to subscribe and like us. Learn more at www.healthcarenowradio.com/listen