Tag: Department of Health and Human Services

Michelle Obama's first conversation with Richard Branson since her husband's presidency ended was about how liberated she felt after leaving the White House, according to Branson's new autobiography. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Obamas urge customers to sign up for Obamacare in final days of open enrollment

Kimberly Leonard · December 11, 2017 9:17 pm

Alex Azar, President Donald Trump's nominee to become Secretary of Health and Human Services, arrives to testify before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2017. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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There’s plenty to like about Trump’s HHS pick, Alex Azar

Sally Pipes · December 5, 2017 5:13 pm

"If I had my way we would have done it the day that we had to spend beating back the horrible Graham-Cassidy [Obamacare replacement bill]," said Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Community health centers languish without federal funding

Robert King · December 5, 2017 5:01 am

"The former administration set it up where they had a lot of upfront requirements for states," Verma said about the waiver process under former President Barack Obama.

Seema Verma: Medicaid waivers under Obama a ‘hill to climb’ for states trying to tackle opioid crisis

Kimberly Leonard · December 4, 2017 6:06 pm

Eric Hargan said President Trump's third-quarter salary donation would be used for the planning and design of a large-scale public awareness campaign about opioid addiction. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

Acting HHS chief: Opioid epidemic is ‘the crisis of our time’

Salena Zito · December 4, 2017 5:01 am

The president donated his salary to the Department of Health and Human Services to help tackle the opioid epidemic. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump donates third-quarter salary to health agency to tackle opioid crisis

Kimberly Leonard · November 30, 2017 8:50 pm

Alex Azar, President Trump's HHS secretary nominee, served as the head of Eli Lilly's U.S. division from 2012 to 2017. During that time, the price of the Eli Lilly-made insulin drug Humalog rose from $122 for a vial in 2013 to $274 in 2017. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

HHS nominee Alex Azar takes heat for raising insulin prices

Robert King · November 29, 2017 6:21 pm

Alex Azar, President Donald Trump's nominee to become Secretary of Health and Human Services, testifies during a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2017. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Alex Azar pushes back against accusations of Obamacare ‘sabotage’

Kimberly Leonard · November 29, 2017 5:55 pm

President Trump's pick to head HHS, Alex Azar, told senators Wednesday the conscience of employers needs to be taken into account when it comes to providing birth control. He said you "have to balance the woman's choice with the conscience of employers and others." (Screenshot)

Trump HHS pick Alex Azar defends scaling back birth control mandate

Robert King · November 29, 2017 4:01 pm

Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., said the HHS secretary should oversee efforts on the opioid crisis. "The federal government does not need a new czar. Once confirmed, you need to be the one to take charge of leading the federal government response and letting us know how to help," he said. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Lamar Alexander urges Trump administration to not appoint opioid ‘czar’

Kimberly Leonard · November 29, 2017 3:30 pm

Alex Azar, who was deputy secretary of HHS under former President George W. Bush, said that his experience implementing part D of Medicare, the portion of the program that pays for medicines, made him qualified to tackle the issue of drug prices. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

HHS nominee Alex Azar vows to tackle rising drug prices

Kimberly Leonard · November 29, 2017 2:09 pm

Gregg Pitts, left, and Brooks Brunson read to their son, Thomas Brunson-Pitts, 6 months, before heading to work in the morning at their home in Washington. Married in 2013, Brooks Brunson and Gregg Pitts always knew they wanted to have a family together, and were delighted when they were able to start the adoption process for their son. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Fight over religious liberty vs. LGBT rights expands to adoption

Kimberly Leonard · November 28, 2017 5:01 am