- Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is seeking access to state health information exchanges and millions of Americans’ medical records to study a disputed link between vaccines and autism.
- State health exchanges and public‑health leaders have raised legal, privacy and usefulness concerns; several refused to share data without clear limits and HHS has not explained how records would be protected.
- A Nebraska nonprofit, CyncHealth, received large grants and contracts tied to the effort, showing some state-level cooperation amid the wider controversy.
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