Department of Health and Human Services on HotAir

Department of Health and Human Services

Jun 2020

Victory for Senators Cornyn and Cruz: Feds extend funding for COVID-19 testing sites in Texas

Karen Townsend Jun 27, 2020 8:31 AM

A temporary extension

Lawmakers balk at Trump administration’s plan to pull support from COVID-19 testing sites

Karen Townsend Jun 25, 2020 7:21 PM

Federal support remains but changes will be made

Apr 2020

Head of federal vaccine office: I was demoted because I resisted approving Trump’s miracle cure, hydroxychloroquine

Allahpundit Apr 22, 2020 8:41 PM

“I am speaking out because to combat this deadly virus, science — not politics or cronyism — has to lead the way.”

Leaked memos: Peter Navarro warned White House in January and February that coronavirus could kill millions of Americans

Allahpundit Apr 07, 2020 1:31 PM

Prescience.

One word used by Kushner set off the left, investigation demanded

Karen Townsend Apr 04, 2020 2:31 PM

Another day, another investigation.

Mar 2020

Today’s coronavirus whodunit: Who hacked HHS — and why?

Ed Morrissey Mar 16, 2020 2:01 PM

“These hacks will likely be partnered with misinformation campaigns.”

HHS official ducks whether there’ll be enough ICU beds and ventilators available for coronavirus patients

Allahpundit Mar 13, 2020 3:21 PM

“That’s not a direct answer to the question…”

California lawmaker scores hollow victory against CDC director

Karen Townsend Mar 13, 2020 12:31 PM

Free COVID-19 testing?

Feb 2020

Whistleblower: HHS workers interacted with coronavirus evacuees without safety training, protective gear

Allahpundit Feb 27, 2020 6:41 PM

“[S]taff members described a ‘whitewashing’ of the situation, characterizing the response as ‘corrupt’ and a ‘cover-up’…”

Nov 2019

Sick: Boston hospital staff protest Melania Trump’s visit

Karen Townsend Nov 07, 2019 11:01 AM

For the children

Aug 2019

Today’s the deadline: Will Planned Parenthood get defunded after all by … Planned Parenthood? Update: Self-defunds

Ed Morrissey Aug 19, 2019 10:01 AM

Keyser Soze.

Jul 2019

Pre-empting Dems on health care? HHS announces “pathways” for Canada drug purchases

Ed Morrissey Jul 31, 2019 12:01 PM

“The administration would not let Democrats run to the president’s left on lowering the prices of prescription medicines.”

Overdue: Trump orders overhaul of organ-donation system in US

Ed Morrissey Jul 09, 2019 8:01 PM

“They are finally modernizing organ procurement.”

Jun 2019

Alyssa Milano: I tried to get into the Homestead housing center for immigrant kids but they wouldn’t let me

Allahpundit Jun 26, 2019 7:21 PM

Access.

Feb 2019

Defunded: New Trump admin rule to cut Planned Parenthood subsidies by almost $60M

Ed Morrissey Feb 23, 2019 10:01 AM

Promise kept?

Oct 2018

Finally. HHS moves to reestablish a scientific definition of sex and gender

Jazz Shaw Oct 21, 2018 5:01 PM

Science may be making a last stand

Jun 2018

Mayor bucks feds on illegal immigrant children’s detention center

Karen Townsend Jun 17, 2018 11:01 AM

“You can’t hurt them to make some grander statement.”

May 2018

Feds lost track of nearly 1,500 illegal immigrant children placed with “sponsors”

Allahpundit May 25, 2018 6:41 PM

Vanished.

Return of the “gag rule”: HHS to roll out regs to block funding for Planned Parenthood today

Ed Morrissey May 18, 2018 12:41 PM

Scrubbing off the Rust?

Jan 2018

There shouldn’t be any “moral objections” by healthcare workers to treating transgender patients

Jazz Shaw Jan 17, 2018 8:01 PM

Now, *scientific* objections are another matter

Nov 2017

Can HHS really lower the teen pregnancy rate?

Jazz Shaw Nov 06, 2017 4:31 PM

Possibly, but it’s already pretty low

Sep 2017

Uh oh: Trump says decision on Tom Price’s future coming “tonight”; Update: Price resigns

Allahpundit Sep 29, 2017 4:01 PM

Endgame?

Tom Price: On second thought, how about I don’t fly on private jets anymore?

Allahpundit Sep 28, 2017 6:01 PM

“The taxpayers won’t pay a dime for my seat on those planes.”

Is Trump ready to throw Tom Price under the bus?

Allahpundit Sep 27, 2017 3:31 PM

“I will tell you personally, I’m not happy about it.”

Tom Price does the right thing (perhaps belatedly) on government travel

Jazz Shaw Sep 24, 2017 11:01 AM

Be stingy with the public purse, sir.

Tom Price’s tab so far: At least 24 private jet flights, more than $300,000 to taxpayers

Allahpundit Sep 22, 2017 11:21 AM

“Price’s frequent trips around the country have rankled staff inside the White House…”

What was Tom Price thinking?

Allahpundit Sep 20, 2017 11:21 AM

Privilege.

Jul 2017

Panic: Three Republican senators leaning towards voting no on motion to proceed with health-care bill

Allahpundit Jul 13, 2017 2:41 PM

Endgame?

May 2017

HHS: Premiums for individual health plans doubled between 2013 and 2017

John Sexton May 24, 2017 5:41 PM

“data shows average premiums were 105% higher in 2017 than in 2013…”

Apr 2017

Trump DoJ still pursuing lawsuits against Little Sisters of the Poor et al?

Ed Morrissey Apr 26, 2017 12:01 PM

Among others.

Mar 2017

Price: You’d better believe Phase 2 is still on

Ed Morrissey Mar 30, 2017 5:21 PM

Rule of law and whim.

An HHS decision delaying the 340B drug program could have consequences in 2018

Jazz Shaw Mar 18, 2017 5:31 PM

Not the part of your base you want to tick off right now, guys

HHS chief Tom Price: No one will be worse off financially under the GOP’s health-care bill

Allahpundit Mar 12, 2017 3:31 PM

Wut?

Feb 2017

(Slow) business as usual: Price wins confirmation on party-line vote

Ed Morrissey Feb 10, 2017 8:41 AM

Harry Reid’s biggest win of all?

Jan 2017

Trump signs executive order giving HHS power to waive ObamaCare’s individual mandate

Allahpundit Jan 21, 2017 4:01 PM

“To the maximum extent permitted by law.”

Reince Priebus: “I don’t think President-elect Trump wants to meddle with Medicare or Social Security”

Allahpundit Jan 09, 2017 3:31 PM

“He made a promise in the campaign that that was something that he didn’t want to do.”

Nov 2016

Tom Price at HHS could signal very good news on government regulations

Jazz Shaw Nov 30, 2016 10:01 AM

A history of regulatory restraint

Trump taking aim at Obama’s Medicaid expansion with CMS pick?

Ed Morrissey Nov 29, 2016 2:01 PM

A third way to Medicare reform?

NIH: No, we don’t really know where your tax dollars are going

Jazz Shaw Nov 23, 2016 12:11 PM

A few billion here, a few billion there…

Ben Carson spokesman: He won’t take a cabinet position because he doesn’t want to cripple Trump’s presidency

Allahpundit Nov 15, 2016 6:01 PM

“Dr. Carson feels he has no government experience, he’s never run a federal agency.”

Sep 2016

GAO report: HHS owes taxpayers billions in Obamacare reinsurance money

John Sexton Sep 29, 2016 4:01 PM

“This prioritization of collections for payments to issuers over payments to the Treasury is not authorized.”

Republican Senators express concern over potential Obamacare bailout

John Sexton Sep 28, 2016 1:01 PM

“The Judgment Fund would not appear to be available to pay for such judgments under current law.”

Mar 2016

Senate report: HHS kept shoveling money into ObamaCare co-ops it knew were failing

Ed Morrissey Mar 10, 2016 2:41 PM

Backfire.

Feb 2016

GAO, HHS Inspector General reports on ObamaCare provide damning indictment of Big Government

Ed Morrissey Feb 25, 2016 6:21 PM

Worst whodunit ever.