Senate confirms former nurse to run Medicare
5 days ago
Part of the Health and Human Services Department, the agency has a budget of about $850 billion that easily eclipses spending on national defense.
Huge disparities found in medical billing
12 days ago
But in shedding light on the mystery of just how high a hospital bill might go -- and whether it's cheaper to get that care across town -- the Health and Human Services Department also raised a...
Ex-Ind. governor, HHS head Otis Bowen dies at 95
15 days ago
He was tapped by Reagan to become HHS secretary in 1985, a post he remained in until Reagan left office in January 1989.
Govt mulls next step on contentious Plan B pill
19 days ago
The FDA had been poised to lift all age limits and let Plan B sell over the counter in late 2011, when Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, in an unprecedented move, overruled...
Legislature unlikely to approve M.D. program in Fort Worth
78 days ago
Sen. Jane Nelson, R-Flower Mound, chairwoman of the Senate Health and Human Services Committee, also questioned whether the proposal could clear the Legislature this session.
Report reveals Medicare spending woes
81 days ago
The report, released today by the Health and Human Services Department's inspector general, said Medicare paid about $5.1 billion for patients to stay in skilled-nursing facilities that failed to...
Fewer health insurers seeking rate increases, report says
86 days ago
The data Friday by the Health and Human Services Department showed that one-third of requests last year asked states to approve premium increases of more than 10 percent.
Program for uninsured is low on funds
93 days ago
"We're being very careful stewards of the money that has been appropriated to us, and we wanted to balance our desire to maximize the number of people who can gain from this program while making...
Aetna to offer new contract proposal to Cook Children's
102 days ago
The move follows a meeting Thursday between Cook Children's and Aetna that was also attended by a representative from the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, who acted as an observer.
Bishops press for broader birth control exemption
102 days ago
Church leaders made the comments a week after the Health and Human Services Department announced its latest revised plan for contraceptive coverage, part of President Barack Obama's health care...