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Historically, alcohol has disproportionately affected men. But targeted advertising and changes in societal norms have led to an upsurge in alcohol-related diseases and deaths among women.
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The cyberattack on a unit of UnitedHealth Group’s Optum division is the worst on the health care industry in U.S. history, hospitals say. Providers struggling to get paid for care say the response by the insurer and the Biden administration has been inadequate.
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The Biden administration is requiring states give CHIP beneficiaries 12 months of continuous coverage, even if families don't pay monthly premiums. State lawyers say premiums are needed for expansion of coverage signed into law last year.
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HHS issued a summary about a Jan. 12 discussion between Secretary of Health Xavier Becerra and Canadian Health Minister Mark Holland.
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Attorneys for the state say records that the state requested in August were improperly withheld.
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As enrollment numbers continue to drop, Health and Human Services wrote to Florida and eight other states asking them to work with federal authorities to find solutions and get people insured again.
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The president hopes to provide $1.6 million in emergency funding for communities trying to tackle the opioid and fentanyl crisis.
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Poverty experts are questioning if HHS is doing enough to stop states from wrongly removing people from the program. Estimates show up to 30 million could be dropped as states finish reviewing their rolls.
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Adult doses got shipped first, CDC director Mandy Cohen said. Doses for the under-12 set have begun shipping, and “the supply is filling out.”
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A federal audit found lax oversight and multiple cases of child welfare workers failing to follow state regulations on psychotropic or opioid medication.