Alex Azar

In this Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017 photo an unidentified heroin user, left, is injected by another man, right, on the street near a strip of land sometimes referred to as "Methadone Mile," in Boston. Residents and those recovering from drug addiction say the area has seen little to no improvement after city officials promised new measures to tackle the notorious drug haven last summer.

Healthcare

FDA wants to boost development of drugs to treat opioid addiction

Robert King -

August 6, 2018 2:50 pm

Beltway Confidential

Medicaid work requirements are common sense

Sally Pipes -

August 2, 2018 1:30 pm

Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar speaks in Washington.

Healthcare

Alex Azar denies HHS is ‘sabotaging’ Obamacare, which he calls flawed

Robert King -

August 1, 2018 7:26 pm

Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., speaks at the dedication for Gateway Arch National Park Tuesday, July 3, 2018, in St. Louis. The $380 million renovation to the park surrounding the Gateway Arch is the first major renovation since the monument opened in 1965 and one Missouri political leaders see as a template for the future of the national park system.

Healthcare

Letting Medicare negotiate drug prices could save nearly $3 billion: Democratic report

Robert King -

August 1, 2018 3:03 pm

FILE - In this May 18, 2018, file photo, President Donald Trump speaks in the East Room of the White House in Washington. The Trump administrationâs latest push to wring funding from Planned Parenthood and other federally funded family planning clinics could serve as a rallying cry for conservative voters, who remain deeply loyal to the president heading into the midterm elections. Trump has also been focused on issues that galvanize his base, holding a series of events to rail against the dangers of illegal immigration and wading anew into the fight over abortion rights.

Healthcare

Doctors group opposes Trump push to defund Planned Parenthood

Robert King -

July 31, 2018 8:38 pm

Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar appears speaks at a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.

Healthcare

HHS Secretary Alex Azar bashes Obamacare exchanges, Medicaid expansion

Kimberly Leonard -

July 26, 2018 4:52 pm

$FILE - In this file photo taken Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012, a pharmacist is seen working in a lab where medicines are being produced at a manufacturing unit on the outskirts of Mumbai, India. India's patent office on Monday march 12, 2012 effectively ended Bayer's monopoly on a patented cancer drug by allowing the manufacturing of a generic copy at a fraction of the price.$