HHS

Jan 20, 2021
Biden’s nomination of Dr. Rachel Levine sends signal about LGBTQ health protections
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If confirmed, Levine, a transgender woman, would take a top health care role as assistant secretary of health.
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Feb 25, 2020
Budget cuts in a time of coronavirus
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The HHS, Alex Azar, is likely to face questions on the COVID-19 virus when he faces congress this week.
Jan 8, 2018
Health and Human Services head nominee differs from the former secretary in one key way
Tuesday, the Senate Finance Committee is scheduled to hold its confirmation hearing for Alex Azar to run the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Azar is widely expected to win Senate approval, despite some misgivings over the rise of drug prices while he served as a top executive at drugmaker Eli Lilly. However, it […]
Feb 9, 2016
Government seeks to improve patient access to records
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Doctors and hospitals told to trim the red tape around getting access to records.
May 8, 2014
PODCAST: Size does matter for FedEx
The new nominee for HHS Secretary goes before the Senate. And more Americans are going online to find cremation urns.