Tag: Sylvia Mathews Burwell

Aetna's "threat" was nothing more than Aetna responding directly to a specific question DOJ had asked, and explaining how the insurer needed additional market power in order to survive life in the exchanges. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File)

Aetna and HHS find Obamacare’s exchanges are a treacherous playground

Timothy P. Carney · August 19, 2016 3:06 am

Sylvia Burwell announced Thursday that she is using her transfer authority to reallocate $81 million for anti-Zika efforts, including developing a vaccine for the virus. (AP Photo)

Zika money transfer intensifies funding war

Paige Winfield Cunningham · August 11, 2016 9:53 pm

Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell wrote in a letter Wednesday that the National Institutes of Health will exhaust its money for Zika vaccine development and that a second phase of clinical trials will be delayed. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Administration: Money for Zika vaccine testing runs out by end of month

Robert King · August 3, 2016 6:46 pm

The Obama administration is asking Republican leaders to pass a Zika plan with bipartisan support. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Obama makes last-minute Zika ask

Paige Winfield Cunningham · July 13, 2016 2:44 pm

"I recognize that this transforming market hasn't been easy," Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell said at a forum convened by her agency. "As with any new market, some participants are adapting faster than others." (Graeme Jennings/Examiner File)

Obamacare chief: Reforming the market ‘hasn’t been easy’

Paige Winfield Cunningham · June 9, 2016 1:56 pm

House Republicans charged HHS Secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell's department has refused to communicate with congressional investigators. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner File)

HHS replies to GOP subpoena with one blacked-out page

Joel Gehrke · May 31, 2016 7:27 pm

Republicans want the Obama administration to allow drug firms to advertise unapproved drug uses to doctors. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File)

House lawmakers push HHS on drug advertising

Robert King · May 26, 2016 10:58 pm

Fewer than 1 in 10 Americans lacked health insurance in 2015, new data shows. (AP Photo/Michael Stravato)

Uninsured rate declined last year

Robert King · May 17, 2016 2:10 pm

The virus has hit Puerto Rico hard, with the federal government reporting 474 cases. Unlike the continental U.S., the virus is spreading via mosquito bites there. (AP Photo)

Feds give Puerto Rico money to fight Zika

Robert King · April 26, 2016 6:27 pm

Lawmakers want to know about diagnostic testing, vaccines and treatments for the virus. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

GOP wants more answers on Zika

Robert King · March 29, 2016 9:08 pm

HHS Secretary Sylvia Burwell said, "Expanding access to medication-assisted treatment and integrating these services in health centers bolsters nationwide efforts to curb opioid misuse and abuse." (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

HHS doles out $94 million to fight opioid addiction

Robert King · March 11, 2016 4:57 pm

"This right is strictly limited and can only be exercised if the agency conducts an investigation and determines that specific criteria are met," Burwell said. (Graeme Jennings/Examiner)

Administration declines Dems’ attempt to bring down high drug prices

Robert King · March 7, 2016 9:17 pm