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Aug 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 Call
Aug 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 News
Aug 29 2023
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HHS selects 10 drugs for gov’t price setting under Medicare; industry says patients will suffer
The Biden administration on Tuesday selected 10 drugs that will be part of a historic first round of price negotiation through Medicare, including the blood thinner Xarelto and Type-2 diabetes drugs Jardiance and Januvia.
Other drugs on the list treat conditions such as arthritis, heart disease, cancer and autoimmune diseases.
The announcement from the Department of Health and
Washington Times
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 Call
May 12 2023
News
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)
Apr 10 2023
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HHS Secretary: 'Every Option Is on the Table' to Keep Abortion Drug Available Nationwide
Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra says the Biden administration intends to "do everything" it can to make sure the abortion-inducing drug mifepristone continues to be available to women for their "health care, especially abortion care."
"Every option is on the table," he said, when CNN's Dana Bash asked him if the Biden administration would ignore a nationwide ban on
CNSNews.com
Nov 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
Newsweek
Sep 27 2023
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House GOP demands information on Fauci visit to CIA during COVID-19 origins investigation
Republicans in Congress are demanding information from the inspector general of the Department of Health and Human Services about an alleged visit by Dr. Anthony Fauci to the CIA during its investigation into the origins of COVID-19. "According to information gathered by the Select Subcommittee, Dr. Anthony Fauci, then-director of National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, played a
Washington Examiner
Sep 27 2023
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Report: Dr. Fauci ‘Played a Role’ in the CIA’s Cover-up of COVID-19’s Lab-Leak Origins
During the early days of the pandemic, Dr. Anthony Fauci was secretly “escorted” to CIA headquarters in Langley, Va., where he worked to “influence” the agency’s investigation into the origins of COVID-19, according to new information gathered by the Republican-led Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic. Rep. Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio), the chairman of the Coronavirus Committee, revealed
American Greatness
Sep 27 2023
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Fauci Secretly Met With CIA About COVID To ‘Influence’ Origins Investigation, House Subcommittee Says
The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) secretly escorted former chief White House medical adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci into its headquarters to “influence” the COVID-19 origins investigation, according to Republican lawmakers. Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-OH) said in a letter addressed to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Inspector
The Daily Wire