Rebecca Jones Gaston is set to manage children, youth, and families for HHS. Secretary Xavier Becerra swore in Rebecca Jones Gaston to leadership in the Department of Health…
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CDC promotes HHS LGBTQ Resource for Schools
The voluntary assessment tool published in 2020 by the Department of Health and Human Services was meant to guide schools as they evaluate the health and safety of…
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Government Accountability Office Finds HHS Guidances Lacking
The investigation evaluates the CARES Act and the administrative response to COVID-19. Congressional watchdog agency the Government Accountability Office (GAO) finished its investigation into the administration’s oversight over…
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U.S. Wasted 82 Million Vaccine Doses
CVS and Walmart pharmacies responsible for more than 25 percent of waste. Between December 2020 and mid-May 2022, slightly more than 82 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine…
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Secretary Becerra to “Double Down” on Abortion Access
Will work to include abortion access within Medicare, Medicaid. On Wednesday, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra testified before the Senate Appropriations Committee, giving an update…
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HHS Celebrates 12 Years of Affordable Care Act
Multiple department leaders release statements. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) was signed into law on March 23, 2010, and many officials in the Department of Health and Human…
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HHS Secretary Orders Alzheimer’s Drug Price be Reassessed
Response to Medicare’s announcement of Aduhelm price hike. Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra ordered a reassessment of Medicare’s proposed pricing for Aduhelm on Monday. The…
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Medical Isotope Production Finally Meets Global Demand
Pivotal moment in efforts toward nuclear nonproliferation. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm and Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra recently certified that the process used to…
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Some Afghan Children Evacuated Without Parents
Many may never be reunited with their families. There are roughly 1,450 Afghan children who have been evacuated to the United States without their parents since August. Now, months…
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Moderna Says Booster Strong Against Omicron
Company states variant-specific booster still in the works. The makers of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine say a booster dose bolsters the body’s immune response to the Omicron variant—encouraging…
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