Max Kozlov
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"At the time, nearly 7 years ago, my health insurance wouldn’t cover the procedure, despite about 2% of babies in the U.S. being conceived by IVF.
I expected a plan I could get behind: IVF access for all through insurance mandates and Medicaid coverage. My hope was quickly quashed."
I expected a plan I could get behind: IVF access for all through insurance mandates and Medicaid coverage. My hope was quickly quashed."
October 30, 2025 at 4:37 PM
"At the time, nearly 7 years ago, my health insurance wouldn’t cover the procedure, despite about 2% of babies in the U.S. being conceived by IVF.
I expected a plan I could get behind: IVF access for all through insurance mandates and Medicaid coverage. My hope was quickly quashed."
I expected a plan I could get behind: IVF access for all through insurance mandates and Medicaid coverage. My hope was quickly quashed."
He also served as a science-policy adviser for Vance when he was a Senator
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Kyle Walsh - Most recent known job: Former Sen. JD Vance (R-OH) (April 17, 2023 - Jan. 10, 2025), Science Policy Adviser - Biography | LegiStorm
See more about Kyle Walsh including contact information, congressional salary, employment history, education and other biographical information.
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October 17, 2025 at 8:26 PM
He also served as a science-policy adviser for Vance when he was a Senator
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He's not just friends with JD Vance — Vance officiated his wedding!
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October 17, 2025 at 8:25 PM
He's not just friends with JD Vance — Vance officiated his wedding!
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In a wide ranging interview, Monarez told me about her upbringing, why she was interested in the job, and her reactions to the shooting on the CDC campus that left one dead and shattered some 150 windows.
“The CDC is far too important to just give up on,” she says.
Read the full interview ⤵️.
“The CDC is far too important to just give up on,” she says.
Read the full interview ⤵️.
Exclusive: ex-CDC director talks about why she was fired
“I would never do that, as a scientist,” Susan Monarez says of being asked to approve changes to vaccine recommendations without knowing the details.
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October 2, 2025 at 11:15 AM
In a wide ranging interview, Monarez told me about her upbringing, why she was interested in the job, and her reactions to the shooting on the CDC campus that left one dead and shattered some 150 windows.
“The CDC is far too important to just give up on,” she says.
Read the full interview ⤵️.
“The CDC is far too important to just give up on,” she says.
Read the full interview ⤵️.
To pick up the spending pace, some employees cancelled holiday plans, worked overtime and filled in for staff laid off across the agency.
This year, “it’s like a pressure cooker that exploded. There was a willingness to work extra hard to move the science forward”, a staffer told me.
This year, “it’s like a pressure cooker that exploded. There was a willingness to work extra hard to move the science forward”, a staffer told me.
September 30, 2025 at 3:35 PM
To pick up the spending pace, some employees cancelled holiday plans, worked overtime and filled in for staff laid off across the agency.
This year, “it’s like a pressure cooker that exploded. There was a willingness to work extra hard to move the science forward”, a staffer told me.
This year, “it’s like a pressure cooker that exploded. There was a willingness to work extra hard to move the science forward”, a staffer told me.
Thousands fewer projects will be funded so success rates for grant applications hit all-time lows.
“That is extremely demoralizing,” says ex-extramural chief Mike Lauer. “We want people to be excited about being in science. This will do even more to chase people away from doing science in the US.”
“That is extremely demoralizing,” says ex-extramural chief Mike Lauer. “We want people to be excited about being in science. This will do even more to chase people away from doing science in the US.”
September 30, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Thousands fewer projects will be funded so success rates for grant applications hit all-time lows.
“That is extremely demoralizing,” says ex-extramural chief Mike Lauer. “We want people to be excited about being in science. This will do even more to chase people away from doing science in the US.”
“That is extremely demoralizing,” says ex-extramural chief Mike Lauer. “We want people to be excited about being in science. This will do even more to chase people away from doing science in the US.”