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Mar 23 2024
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South Lincoln child care center placed on probation by HHS
A south Lincoln child care center has been placed on probation for leaving a toddler unsupervised on the playground for more than half an hour, according to Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services records. According to HHS records, Bubbles & Blocks' director self-reported the Nov. 16 incident the same day, saying staff had failed to do a head count of the children after leaving
Lincoln Journal StarMar 15 2024
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Republican Grills HHS Secretary Over Handing Out Free Healthcare to Illegal Immigrants
Republican Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY) scrutinized Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra for giving free healthcare to illegal immigrants who unlawfully come to the United States. Barrasso pointed out that hospitals nationwide are struggling because of the overwhelming number of illegal aliens “flooding” emergency rooms while hard-working, taxpayer U.S. citizens are taking a
TownhallJan 31 2024
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HHS Committee Votes to Impeach Secretary Mayorkas As Dems Blame GOP for the Border Catastrophe
The House Homeland Security Committee voted to impeach Department of Homeland Security Mayorkas after a marathon 13-hour hearing. The vote was along party lines, 18-15. A full house vote will likely take place next week. This is a rare event. No cabinet member has been impeached in over 150 years. Yet, that is how bad the Biden border catastrophe has gotten. Democrats on the committee tried to
HotAirAug 31 2023
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HHS completes review of rescheduling cannabis
The Department of Health and Human Services completed its review of rescheduling cannabis and sent a recommendation to the Drug Enforcement Administration, the agencies confirmed.
Bloomberg News reported that HHS recommended demoting the drug from Schedule I to Schedule III, but neither agency would confirm details. The recommendation is nonbinding, and the DEA will make the final
Roll CallAug 29 2023
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HHS selects first ten drugs for Medicare price negotiation
The White House announced Tuesday the names of the first 10 prescription drugs selected for Medicare price negotiations as part of the Biden-Harris administration’s Inflation Reduction Act. The medications — which include the blood thinner Eliquis and the rapid-acting insulin Fiasp/Novolog — cost Medicare around $50 billion from June 1, 2022, to May 31, 2023, according to the Centers for
New York Daily NewsMay 12 2023
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Migrant child dies in US custody, HHS confirms
The Department of Health and Human Services has confirmed the death of a migrant child in U.S. custody.
The department released a statement on Friday regarding the death of the child, but did not reveal where the child died.
"The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is deeply saddened by this tragic loss and our heart goes out to the family, with whom we are in touch
Fox News (Online News)Jun 08 2023
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HHS’ first national STI plan could face obstacles
The Biden administration on Thursday issued its new multiagency plan to address rising rates of sexually transmitted infections, but experts see possible legislative and judicial hurdles that could thwart that effort.
The plan directs five departments and 15 agencies to implement more than 200 steps by 2030, and comes as rates of the most common STIs have reached record highs for eight
Roll CallMar 22 2024
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Portland releases report detailing homelessness in 2023
The report released Friday highlights what the city did well in handling the homelessness crisis last year, and where it can improve in 2024. PORTLAND, Maine — In 2023, 162 people experiencing homelessness in Portland were placed into housing, according to a new report by Portland's Health & Human Services Department (HHS). "I thought it would really be worthwhile to pull information
News Center MaineNov 28 2022
Fact Check
Is Joe Biden's HHS Implementing Mask Mandates Again?
The use of masks to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 has lingered as a talking point, particularly among conservative politicians, even as case numbers and severity of the virus have fallen from the peak of the pandemic.
Many leading Republicans have been critical of the preventative measure, including (among others) Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, who earlier this year chastised a group
NewsweekMar 23 2024
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Breaking records, 1.4M Michiganders have ACA coverage, state uninsured rate plummets • Michigan Advance
New data released by the federal government, the number of Americans enrolled in health care plans related to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has hit an all-time high both nationally, and in Michigan. The information, released Friday by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), said that based on 2023 and early 2024 enrollment data, 45 million people are currently enrolled in
Michigan Advance