HHS Reports 31% Rise in Affordable Care Enrollment

CMS shows more than 5 million new enrollees for 2024. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) reported in January that 21.3 million Americans have enrolled under…

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White House Seeks More RSV Vaccine Doses

A meeting was held between administration officials and drug manufacturers. White House senior officials met with prominent drug manufacturers this past week, to strategize how to increase the…

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HHS Forms Long COVID Advisory Committee

Members will include caregivers and patients with Long COVID. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) established the Secretary’s Advisory Committee on Long COVID last week, opening…

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HHS Funds Teen Pregnancy Prevention Programs

$23 million is being awarded to 30 research projects. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced $23 million in grant funding through their Teen Pregnancy Prevention…

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FDA Announces New Program to Support the U.S. Food Supply

The Human Foods program will combine the agency’s food safety teams. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that James Jones will be the first deputy commissioner for…

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Secretary Becerra Swears In New Family Commissioner

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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