United States Secretary of Health and Human Services since 2021
Biden moves to block abortion records from investigators: Updated privacy rules are meant to protect patients seeking an abortion, as well as health care ...
axios.com/2024/04/22/biden-abortion-records-patients-hipaa-investigations
Becerra says rural health would improve if states expand Medicaid: Rural health outcomes would improve if more states expanded Medicaid, Health and Human ...
thehill.com/policy/healthcare/4597920-becerra-hhs-rural-health-states-expand-medicaid-mississippi/
Xavier Becerra plots political future after Biden administration: The Health and Human Services secretary is making moves to run again in California ...
politico.com/news/2024/04/23/xavier-becerra-biden-administration-future-00153737
Biden could lose key Cabinet secretary to California governor’s race: Health Secretary Xavier Becerra, the former California attorney general ...
politico.com/news/2024/04/09/biden-cabinet-secretary-california-governors-race-00151407
HHS orders hospitals to get patient consent for invasive exams: Health officials warned medical teaching facilities against providing breast and pelvic exams ...
axios.com/2024/04/01/hhs-patient-consent-exams
Becerra leaves the door open to drug testing welfare recipients : The HHS chief also spoke about reproductive health care, saying he doubts Alabama will be the ...
politico.com/news/2024/03/13/becerra-drug-testing-welfare-00146871
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US health secretary on Alabama’s IVF ruling: ‘Pandora’s box was opened’ after fall of Roe
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Quick Glance: Legal Action Against Alabama Clinic Following IVF Incident
- A couple from Florida has filed a lawsuit against an IVF clinic in Alabama, which was at the center of a pivotal decision by the state's Supreme Court that classified frozen embryos as children.
- The Supreme Court's ruling in Alabama raised significant concerns among doctors and IVF patients, who feared potential liability for the destruction of frozen embryos.
- Another lawsuit involves a fourth couple who experienced the loss of embryos during the 2020 incident, presenting similar circumstances as previous wrongful-death suits.
- Shortly after the Supreme Court's decision, almost half of Alabama's IVF clinics suspended procedures to some extent, with certain clinics halting all treatments while others continued everything except for embryo disposal.
Alabama's IVF ruling: Biden admin sending top health official to state: The Biden administration is sending the nation’s top health official to meet with ...
apnews.com/article/ivf-biden-becerra-alabama-abortion-ruling-26045e6862c2f13eff003441ab874064
House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan subpoenas HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra: WASHINGTON — House Judiciary Committee chair Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, subpoenaed Health and ...
nbcnews.com/politics/congress/house-judiciary-chair-jim-jordan-subpoenas-hhs-secretary-xavier-becerr-rcna139685
'At what expense?' After Alabama ruling upends IVF, top health official warns of more consequences
abcnews.go.com/Politics/expense-after-alabama-ruling-upends-ivf-top-health/story
HHS secretary: UAB decision to pause IVF treatment will have ‘heart-wrenching consequences’
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It's 'Crazy' to Not Get Vaccinated, Biden Official Says: A Biden official hit back at Florida officials who have allowed unvaccinated kids to go to school during ...
newsweek.com/its-crazy-not-get-vaccinated-biden-official-says-1873788
Some of Florida’s sickest kids are losing Medicaid coverage on Easter Sunday: Florida has dropped 460,000 kids from Medicaid over the last year. This month ...
orlandosentinel.com/2024/03/28/some-of-floridas-sickest-kids-are-losing-medicaid-coverage-on-easter-sunday/
Lawmakers press HHS over Change Healthcare response: The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Service has distributed up to $3 billion to healthcare providers ...
modernhealthcare.com/politics-policy/change-update-aha-financial-help-congress
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Exclusive: Biden admin officials push pharmacy execs on Paxlovid costs: HHS officials raised concerns that patients are getting inaccurate information about ...
axios.com/2024/02/07/hhs-paxlovid-pharmacy
Biden administration to launch Instacart partnership as part of ‘Food is Medicine’ summit
thehill.com/policy/healthcare/4432262-biden-administration-to-launch-instacart-partnership-as-part-of-food-is-medicine-summit/
Medicare drug price negotiations kick off with price offers on these 10 drugs: The Biden administration sends Medicare price offers to drug companies for 10 ...
usatoday.com/story/news/health/2024/02/01/biden-administration-launches-medicare-drug-price-negotiations/72411019007/
Becerra to launch reproductive health care series ahead of Roe anniversary: Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra will be joining with ...
thehill.com/policy/healthcare/4411235-becerra-to-launch-reproductive-health-care-series-ahead-of-roe-anniversary/
In Richmond, U.S. health secretary says Biden will work to protect reproductive rights
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Quick Glance: March for Life Continues in Snowy D.C.
- Thousands gather annually in D.C. for anti-abortion march, even after the end of Roe v. Wade.
- Participants of all ages from across the country brave freezing temperatures and heavy snowfall to spread their message.
- Organizers and participants are focused on the future of their movement, aiming to march until abortion is unthinkable.
- Following the Supreme Court ruling on abortion rights, activists continue to mobilize for a long struggle, with some hoping for federal government action to restrict abortions.
Biden’s health chief calls for restoring Roe, endorses doula training in call with Lincoln University
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For the third year in a row, ACA health insurance plans see record signups: More than 19 million people have already signed up for health insurance through the ...
npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/12/20/1220621785/for-the-third-year-in-a-row-aca-health-insurance-plans-see-record-signups
Biden Administration Warns 9 Governors About Medicaid Losses Among Children: Xavier Becerra, the health and human services secretary, suggested that states were ...
nytimes.com/2023/12/18/health/medicaid-unwinding-children.html
Health Secretary Becerra defends CDC’s COVID isolation guidance that California shortened
mercurynews.com/2024/01/29/health-secretary-becerra-defends-cdcs-covid-isolation-guidance-that-california-shortened/
Biden Administration Warns 9 Governors About Medicaid Losses Among Children: Xavier Becerra, the health and human services secretary, suggested that states were ...
nytimes.com/2023/12/18/health/medicaid-unwinding-children.html
TEFCA goes live with Epic, others leading the way: The launch of TEFCA represents a milestone in the long journey toward national health data interoperability ...
modernhealthcare.com/digital-health/hhs-tefca-live-epic
Paid articlePaid Biden administration draws commitment from health insurers to cover COVID-19 shots
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US households will be able to order more free Covid-19 tests starting Monday: The US government will relaunch a program to provide free Covid-19 tests to ...
cnn.com/2023/09/20/health/free-covid-tests-kits-us-government/
Quick Glance: Free COVID Tests by Mail Starting Monday
- California-based iHealth is among 12 US manufacturers receiving government investment to offer free tests by mail before the winter COVID season.
- Starting Monday, September 25, the government will send up to four free COVID-19 rapid tests per household to those who request them.
- Many programs that provided free COVID testing, treatment, and vaccinations to Americans ended when the pandemic emergency designation expired.
- The Department of Health and Human Services is now investing $600 million in COVID test manufacturing through its Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response.
Biden administration makes key modifications to foster care system: The Biden administration is making “game-changing” modifications to the foster care system ...
cnn.com/2023/09/27/politics/biden-administration-foster-care-system/
U.S. to offer free at-home COVID-19 tests again, starting next week - UPI.com: Americans can order free at-home COVID-19 tests again, starting Monday ...
upi.com/Top_News/US/2023/09/20/COVID-19-free-mail-order-tests-relaunch/3511695260482/
New COVID vaccine campaign off to a bumpy start: The launch of the newly approved COVID-19 vaccines, the first campaign since the federal pandemic emergency ...
thehill.com/policy/healthcare/4214770-new-covid-vaccine-campaign-off-to-a-bumpy-start/
The Biden administration proposes new federal standards for nursing home care: NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Xavier Becerra, secretary of the Department of Health ...
npr.org/2023/09/06/1197824584/the-biden-administration-proposes-new-federal-standards-for-nursing-home-care
US will regulate nursing home staffing for first time, but proposal lower than many advocates hoped
apnews.com/article/biden-nursing-home-staffing-ebd1aad4a8bb13f892b930cae2f3f1cd
Quick Glance: New Nursing Home Standards Proposed for Increased Staffing
- Nursing home operators claim that the proposed standard is unattainable without additional funding for higher wages due to worker shortages.
- A certified nursing assistant delivered meals at an Oregon nursing home.
- The proposed standard was triggered by the industry's underperformance during the initial phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, resulting in the loss of 200,000 nursing home residents.
- Estimates indicate that approximately three-quarters of the country's 15,000 nursing homes would need to hire more staff.
US declares public health emergency in Georgia after Hurricane Idalia: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on Wednesday declared a public ...
reuters.com/world/us/us-declares-public-health-emergency-georgia-after-hurricane-idalia-2023-09-13/
U.S., Mexico secretaries inaugurate Binational Health Week in San Diego: It's the first time the health secretaries of both countries have participated in the ...
sandiegouniontribune.com/latino-life/story/2023-10-09/u-s-and-mexico-health-secretaries-inaugurate-binational-health-week-in-san-diego
'Rescheduling Is Not Enough,' Advocates Say of HHS Cannabis Recommendation: "The goal of any federal cannabis policy reform ought to be to address the ...
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Quick Glance: HHS recommends DEA reschedule marijuana
- The HHS has sent its findings on marijuana to the DEA to potentially change marijuana's status in the U.S.
- In October 2022, President Biden requested a review of marijuana's current scheduling under federal law.
- Marijuana is currently classified as a Schedule I controlled substance, indicating no accepted medical use and high potential for abuse.
- HHS confirmed sending its findings to the DEA this week.
La explotación laboral de niños migrantes ha aumentado en EE. UU.: Alrededor de 300.000 menores han llegado al país sin compañía desde 2021 ...
nytimes.com/es/2023/08/02/espanol/explotacion-laboral-ninos-migrantes.html
Becerra puts onus on Congress over migrant children re-settlement: Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra deflected blame over the exploitation of ...
thehill.com/homenews/house/4121720-becerra-puts-onus-on-congress-over-migrant-children-re-settlement/
Labor Department Decries Surge in Exploited Migrant Children: The agency said it had found thousands of cases where minors were employed in illegal ...
nytimes.com/2023/07/27/us/migrant-child-labor.html
India, US to collaborate on the quality standards of Indian pharma industry: US official
deccanherald.com/india/india-us-to-collaborate-on-the-quality-standards-of-indian-pharma-industry-us-official-2653195
Willing to ensure India has companies that can meet standards of medicines: Becerra
indianexpress.com/article/cities/ahmedabad/xavier-becerra-gandhinagar-visit-indian-medicines-standards-8899018/
$130 per shot COVID vaccines? Manufacturers warned against price gouging: The Biden administration is calling on COVID-19 vaccine makers to ensure the updated ...
thehill.com/policy/healthcare/4095389-130-per-shot-covid-vaccines-manufacturers-warned-against-price-gouging/
Sanders Raises Fresh Concerns Over 'Outrageous' Price of New Alzheimer's Drug
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Nearly 3 million people cut from Medicaid coverage even though many might still be eligible
cnbc.com/2023/07/18/medicaid-health-insurance-renewals-result-in-millions-of-people-cut.html
HHS Sec. Becerra's Houston visit highlights Medicaid coverage struggle: Advocates worry eligible Texans are losing Medicaid coverage as state processes renewals ...
houstonchronicle.com/health/article/hhs-sec-becerra-s-houston-visit-highlights-18262468.php
McMorris Rodgers’ panel grills HHS Secretary Becerra on migrant child labor, with legislation nowhere in sight
columbian.com/news/2023/jul/28/mcmorris-rodgers-panel-grills-hhs-secretary-becerra-on-migrant-child-labor-with-legislation-nowhere-in-sight/
HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra calls post-Roe US 'a tale of two cities': Becerra made his comments to "GMA3" during a visit to Planned Parenthood.
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Quick Glance: The Supreme Court's Impact: Overturning Roe v. Wade and Changing America
- Abortion is currently illegal in the state until further notice.
- Kristen Lyerly, an OB-GYN and abortion care provider, no longer practices in Wisconsin but instead works in Minnesota where abortion rights are protected by state law.
- The recent Dobbs decision caused an immediate halt in abortion care services.
- State constitutions often have stronger protections for privacy, equality, and bodily autonomy than the U.S. Constitution.
Biden’s Health Chief Hits at Supreme Court’s Affirmative Action Ruling: President Joe Biden’s top health official said the “health and wellbeing of Americans ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-06-29/biden-s-health-chief-hits-at-court-s-affirmative-action-ruling
Becerra to travel to Missouri-Illinois clinics to mark Dobbs anniversary: The nation's top health official plans to highlight the differences in each state since ...
axios.com/2023/06/21/becerra-travel-missouri-illinois-dobbs-anniversary
Biden Administration Urged to Act as States Throw 1.2 Million Off Medicaid: "We never got anything telling us to recertify," said one Florida resident ...
commondreams.org/news/biden-million-lose-medicaid
Biden administration implores states to slow Medicaid cuts after more than 1M enrollees dropped
usatoday.com/story/news/health/2023/06/13/medicaid-coverage-health-insurance-biden-administation/70316185007/
Federal agencies seek answers on medical payment products: The inquiry will focus on how medical credit cards impact patients’ finances and why providers promote ...
modernhealthcare.com/finance/medical-credit-cards-hhs-cfpb-xavier-becerra
Becerra unveils new program for health care workers at Oakland event: Appearing with Mayor Sheng Thao, HHS secretary Xavier Becerra introduced a new federal ...
sfchronicle.com/health/article/becerra-unveils-new-program-health-care-workers-18154270.php
HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra took aim at Florida governor and 2024 GOP presidential candidate Ron DeSantis for sowing mistrust in Covid-19 vaccines and safety ... Show more
We’re interviewing HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra about what’s next for Covid vaccines, abortion rights, Medicaid/Medicare and more at our #POLITICOHealth summit.
Federal probes launched into 2 hospitals for denying woman aboriton care - UPI.com
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Quick Glance: Feds say Missouri and Kansas hospitals that rejected emergency abortions violated the law.
- Two hospitals that refused to offer an emergency abortion to a pregnant woman who was in premature labor endangered her life and violated federal law, according to a first-of-its-kind federal inquiry.
- The inquiry focuses on Freeman Health System in Joplin, Missouri, and the University of Kansas Hospital in Kansas City, Kansas, which refused to perform an abortion on a Missouri woman whose water broke at 17 weeks of pregnancy in August.
- The University of Kansas Health System provides appropriate, stable, and quality care to all of its patients, including obstetric patients, in accordance with federal and Kansas law."
HHS chief calls gun violence "public health crisis" after Atlanta mass shooting
axios.com/2023/05/05/atlanta-shooting-cdc-worker-hhs-becerra-gun-violence-health-crisis
Two hospitals under federal investigation over care of pregnant woman who was refused abortion
cnn.com/2023/05/01/health/emtala-hospital-investigation/
Data, funding gaps threaten public health pandemic efforts: Data and financial support are among the major resources necessary to appropriately prepare for ...
latimes.com/california/story/2023-06-02/data-funding-gaps-threaten-public-health-pandemic-efforts
Health secretary Becerra slams Texas abortion pill ruling as 'reckless' and 'not America'
pbs.org/newshour/politics/health-secretary-becerra-slams-texas-abortion-pill-ruling-as-reckless-and-not-america
Quick Glance: AOC says the Biden White House should disregard the abortion pill ruling. Is that possible?
- Can Biden simply disregard the Texas ruling?
- Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon stated on Friday that the Biden administration and the Food and Drug Administration have "the authority to ignore this ruling."
- If the Texas ruling is upheld, the Supreme Court may impose "a national abortion ban."
- If the Supreme Court upholds Kacsmaryk's ruling and restricts access to medication abortion, Ocasio-Cortez has left the door open for the Biden administration to disregard the ruling.
Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra said "everything is on the table" following a Texas federal judge's ruling to suspend the Food and ... Show more
Quick Glance: Analysis: Texas abortion pill ruling could jeopardise US drug oversight
- WASHINGTON, April 6 (Reuters) - The U.S. A federal judge in Texas could soon order the FDA to withdraw its approval of the abortion pill mifepristone, a move that, if allowed to stand, could severely undermine the agency, according to health policy and legal experts.
- Experts say that if the court decides to prohibit the sale of mifepristone because it is unsafe, it will effectively end the FDA's role as the ultimate arbiter of drug safety.
- The entire drug approval process would be called into question, according to Laurie Sobel, associate director for Women's Health Policy at the Kaiser Family Foundation.
Becerra violated Hatch Act by advocating for senator’s election, report finds: President Biden's health and human services secretary said the lapse was « ...
washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/04/18/becerra-padilla-hatch-act/
Becerra violated Hatch Act by advocating for senator’s election, report finds: President Biden's health and human services secretary said the lapse was « ...
washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/04/18/becerra-padilla-hatch-act/
Becerra Says ‘Every Option’ Being Weighed After Abortion Ruling: The Biden administration is weighing every option to strike down a “reckless” ruling by a ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-04-09/becerra-says-every-option-being-weighed-after-abortion-ruling
HAPPENING NOW: Vice Pres. Kamala Harris attends a meeting of the Task Force on Reproductive Healthcare Access. https://abcn.ws/2J0gebC
'Live free and die?' The sad state of U.S. life expectancy: A decade after a landmark report on Americans' shorter lives, the problem has only gotten worse ...
npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/03/25/1164819944/live-free-and-die-the-sad-state-of-u-s-life-expectancy
Quick Glance: "Live free and die?" is the title. The depressing state of life expectancy in the United States
- Just before Christmas, federal health officials revealed that life expectancy in the United States had fallen for the second year in a row, to 76 years.
- The findings demonstrated - clearly - that the United States was halting in population health achievements while other countries sped ahead.
- Yes, Americans consume more calories and lack universal health care access.
- "The important point about the United States' health disadvantage is not that the United States is losing competition with other countries, but that Americans are dying and suffering at demonstrably unnecessary rates," according to the "the important point about the U.S. health disadvantage is not that the United States is losing a competition with other countries, but that Americans are dying and suffering at rates that are demonstrably unnecessary." report.
'Bending the Knee' to Insurance Lobby, Biden Admin Delays Medicare Advantage Reforms
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Quick Glance: Medicare Postpones a Full Crackdown on Private Health Plans
- Following significant lobbying by insurers, US health regulators have announced that improvements to curb overbilling in Medicare Advantage will be phased in over the next three years.
- Private health plans will still be allowed to obtain payments that Medicare officials do not think suitable in the short term.
- Despite the excesses and worries that Medicare Advantage frequently refuses critical care, about half of all Medicare beneficiaries are now enrolled in the private plans, which get more than $400 billion in government funding each year.
- Medicare anticipates that Medicare Advantage plans will be paid 3.32 percent more next year than they were this year.
Cancer Patients Challenge Biden Admin's Refusal to Lower Price of Lifesaving Drug
commondreams.org/news/appeal-biden-becerra-hhs-nih-march-in-rights-xtandi
CMS seeks to align Medicaid managed care, fee-for-service policies: The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services plans to propose regulations that would align ...
modernhealthcare.com/medicaid/cms-proposals-medicaid-payment-standards-xavier-becerra
The It List: Ikea, Marimekko team up for covetable home goods collection: Swedish retailer Ikea has teamed up with Finnish design and fashion brand Marimekko for ...
vancouversun.com/life/fashion-beauty/the-it-list-ikea-marimekko-team-up-for-covetable-home-goods-collection
Paid articlePaid WATCH: White House announces task force to crack down on migrant child labor: The Biden administration said Monday that it is creating a new task force to crack ...
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New taskforce will crack down on rising migrant child labour in U.S., White House says
globalnews.ca/news/9515929/us-taskforce-crack-down-on-migrant-child-labor-white-house/
HHS Secretary Becerra aims to keep 'pushing the envelope': In an exclusive interview, Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra spoke to ...
modernhealthcare.com/politics-policy/hhs-secretary-becerra-interview-Medicare-uninsured-Medicaid-ACA-anniversary
How Xavier Becerra went from working construction in Sacramento to launching Obamacare
sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article273643180.html
401(k) balances are up, but the number of millionaires is down : Despite the turbulence in the stock market, workers haven't pulled back from saving in workplace ...
washingtonpost.com/business/2023/02/24/fidelity-inflation-401k-millionaires/
HHS chief Becerra tours Laguna Honda, says ‘stay tuned’ on its fate: Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra said a facility like Laguna Honda ...
sfchronicle.com/health/article/hhs-chief-becerra-tours-laguna-honda-says-17804038.php
White House announces plans to enhance transparency over nursing home ownership: The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has issued a new rule proposal ...
thehill.com/policy/healthcare/3856168-white-house-announces-plans-to-enhance-transparency-over-nursing-home-ownership/
HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra in Milwaukee for Bucks' 15th vaccination event: The Bucks held their 15th vaccination event at Fiserv Forum on Thursday with U.S ...
jsonline.com/story/news/2023/03/17/hhs-sec-xavier-becerra-in-milwaukee-for-bucks-host-15th-vaccine-event/70015747007/
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