Rep. Mark Green (R-Tenn.) reintroduced a bill Thursday seeking to nix prior authorization requirements in Medicare, Medicare Advantage, and Part D prescription drug plans. The measure is used by insurers…
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The Trump administration announced plans Thursday to get rid of roughly a quarter of staffers at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), prompting a flurry of warnings from…
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Hilary Perkins was the Food and Drug Administration’s top attorney for less than 36 hours before she resigned. Perkins joined the Department of Justice in 2019 as a career…
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A New York county clerk used the state’s shield law to stop Texas from punishing a New York doctor for prescribing and sending abortion medication to a Texas woman. The…
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Hundreds of advocacy organizations have called on Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) to reject a budget blueprint from House Republicans. A letter sent to Thune is led by the…
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Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced Thursday his department is planning to reduce its workforce by 10,000 people through restructuring as part of the Trump…
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The Department of Health and Human Services is canceling tens of billions of dollars in federal grants that state and local health departments were using to track infectious diseases, health…
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Former HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius worries over ‘devastating’ cuts to research funding
Former Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius is concerned about the Trump administration’s recent cuts to research grants through the National Institutes of Health (NIH). “I’m worried on…
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Businessman Mark Cuban is making it his “mission” to shake up U.S. health care. Cuban is known for owning the Dallas Mavericks and for his role as an angel investor on…
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new drug for treating urinary tract infections, the first such drug approved in decades and the first in a new class…