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Jun 18 2021
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HHS to invest $3 billion for antiviral pills against COVID-19
The Biden administration will invest $3.2 billion to foster the development of antiviral pills to help fight against COVID-19, the Health and Human Services department announced Thursday, with hopes the medication becomes available to the public as soon as the end of this year.
The big picture: Researchers had tested existing antivirals like remdesivir in hospitals on patients with
Axios
Aug 15 2023
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Back-to-School Health And Well-being Immunizations
BISMARCK, ND (HHS) – North Dakota Health and Human Services (HHS) recommends some back-to-school health and well-being practices to support strong, stable families and vibrant communities. The 2023-24 school year is right around the corner. Parents, as you check off items on the school supply list, have you also checked to make sure your child is up to date on immunizations required for
News Dakota
Dec 04 2014
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HHS Urges Shopping for Healthcare Policies as Prices Rise
The Affordable Care Act just got less affordable for millions of Americans who will see their healthcare insurance premiums increase next year.
The Department of Health and Human Services warned of Obamacare rate hikes in many existing policies in a report Thursday, but it also urged consumers to shop around for lower-priced plans on federal healthcare exchanges.
Many customers
Newsmax (News)
Mar 24 2021
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Senate confirms first openly transgender official, approving Levine for HHS
The Senate on Wednesday confirmed Rachel Levine to be assistant secretary for health at the Department of Health and Human Services, making her the first openly transgender official ever approved by the upper chamber.
Levine, previously physician general and secretary of health in Pennsylvania, was confirmed 52-48 in a mostly party-line vote, with GOP Sens. Susan Collins (Maine) and
The Hill
Dec 11 2013
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Sebelius Calls For Review Of HHS Practices That Led To Debacle
The launch of HealthCare.gov was flawed and simply unacceptable, says chief Kathleen Sebelius.
NPR (Online News)
Oct 31 2013
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Obamacare not for me, HHS head Kathleen Sebelius says
President Obama's top health care official apologized Wednesday for the broken Obamacare website and said it would take another month to fix but even as she defended the law as a good deal for most Americans she said there was no reason for her to have to purchase coverage from the exchanges.
Washington Times
Jun 24 2022
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Supreme Court backs HHS approach to Medicare payments for hospitals serving low-income patients
The Supreme Court on Friday upheld the approach taken by the Department of Health and Human Services in calculating certain Medicare payments for hospitals that serve a large number of low-income patients.
The legal challenge targeted HHS' interpretation of the formula used to calculate Medicare's disproportionate share hospital adjustments, known as DSH payments.
The high court
CNN (Online News)
Sep 12 2020
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Trump-Appointed HHS Officials Demand Right to Change CDC Info
Communications aides Health and Human Services are insisting on reviewing and revising any of the weekly scientific reports released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention related to the coronavirus pandemic, according to emails reviewed by Politico.
HHS communications aides reportedly sent emails complaining to CDC Director Robert Redfield and other senior officials that
Newsmax (News)
Jun 23 2018
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Planned Parenthood sues HHS over abstinence-only programs
Several affiliates of Planned Parenthood sued the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Friday over its efforts to impose an abstinence-only focus on its Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program that has served more than 1 million young people.
Washington Times
May 10 2021
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Biden HHS reverses Trump-era policy limiting transgender health rights
The Department of Health and Human Services on Monday announced that it will protect against discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity in health care, reversing a Trump-era policy.
The HHS' Office for Civil Rights said it would interpret and enforce Section 1557 and Title IX's prohibitions on discrimination based on sex to include discrimination on the basis
Fox News (Online News)