Tag: Department of Health and Human Services

CDC issues Ebola checklist: 'Now is the time to prepare'

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CDC issues Ebola checklist: ‘Now is the time to prepare’

Paul Bedard · September 15, 2014 3:34 pm

When the Department of Health and Human Services approved a proposal allowing Arkansas to experiment with a âprivate optionâ for expanding Medicaid through President Obamaâs healthcare law, it was viewed as a possible model for other states. But a recent report by the Government Accountability Office could change this thinking. (iStock Image)

GAO report casts doubt on Arkansas as a role model

Philip Klein · September 15, 2014 9:00 am

Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell says the federal government does not have the power to stop states from allowing people to use welfare benefits to buy marijuana. (iStock image)

HHS: Law does not prohibit pot purchases with welfare

Susan Ferrechio · September 9, 2014 5:28 pm

Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Mathews delivers remarks to students and staff the George Washington University in Washington, D.C., Monday.

HHS chief: Obamacare is ‘clearly working’

Brian Hughes · September 8, 2014 3:46 pm

Doctors.

Regulators struggle with Obamacare’s narrow networks problem

Philip Klein · September 8, 2014 9:00 am

You can’t trust Obamacare to keep your details safe

You can’t trust Obamacare to keep your details safe

Washington Examiner · September 7, 2014 9:00 pm

New York health insurance rates to rise in 2015

New York health insurance rates to rise in 2015

David Klepper · September 5, 2014 5:30 pm

Over the past four years, healthcare spending has grown at a low rate by historical standards. (iStock Photo)

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Government actuaries see Obamacare driving up healthcare costs over next decade

Philip Klein · September 3, 2014 8:00 pm

Case of chikungunya virus confirmed in Dallas

Case of chikungunya virus confirmed in Dallas

Washington Examiner · August 27, 2014 7:34 pm

Feds to Educate Entertainment Media on ‘Appropriate Terminology’ for Mental/Substance Use Disorders

Feds to Educate Entertainment Media on ‘Appropriate Terminology’ for Mental/Substance Use Disorders

Jeryl Bier · August 27, 2014 11:02 am

Felue Chang, newly insured under the Affordable Care Act, receives a checkup from Dr. Peria Del Pino-White on April 15 in Hollywood, Florida. (Getty images / Joe Raedle)

Are Republicans abandoning the Obamacare issue? Doubtful

David Harsanyi · August 22, 2014 3:37 am

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HHS: Record birth rate among shacked-up couples; unmarried Hispanic birth rates outpace whites 2-1

Paul Bedard · August 13, 2014 4:57 pm