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7 Apr 2018, 8:41 am by Ben Vernia
According to DOJ’s press release: Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar and Attorney General Jeff Sessions today released a fiscal year (FY) 2017 Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control Program report showing that for every dollar the federal government spent on healthcare related fraud and abuse investigations in the last three years, the government recovered $4. [read post]
30 Mar 2020, 3:07 pm by Meaghan McCormick
Operating a Medical Practice in Texas during the COVID-19 Pandemic (March 30, 2020): The COVID-19 pandemic is unprecedented and has resulted in President Trump declaring a National Emergency[1] and Secretary Alex Azar, of the US Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) to declare a public health emergency[2] for the nation. [read post]
31 Jan 2018, 8:11 am by Beth Mole
Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar accepted her resignation this morning, according to a statement by a spokesperson for the department. [read post]
15 Oct 2018, 6:20 am by Lawrence B. Ebert
Last year, Louisiana's health secretary unsuccessfully tried to use it to ease the toll pricey hepatitis C medications exerted on the state's Medicaid program.NIH Director Francis Collins remains skeptical, repeatedly saying that a drug's price doesn't constitute a health or safety concern within the agency's jurisdiction.HHS Secretary Alex Azar, speaking at a June Senate hearing, described march-in, also known as "compulsory licensing," as a… [read post]
12 Mar 2019, 10:54 am by Patrick A. Malone
DaVita Inc. and Fresenius Medical Care AG run more than 5,000 U.S. dialysis clinics and control around 70 percent of the market, Reuters news service reported in a story describing how Alex Azar, the powerful head of the federal Health and Human Services department, wants “a new payment approach for treating kidney disease that favors lower cost care at home and transplants. [read post]
6 Nov 2019, 6:57 am by Robert Kraft
Department of Health and Human Services; department Secretary Alex Azar; the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services; and agency Administrator Seema Verma. [read post]
6 Mar 2020, 5:49 am by Andrew Hursh
Starting in June, the program would have removed tens of thousands of Michigan residents from the Medicaid rolls for noncompliance, and Michigan’s government has tried to terminate the requirements over the objections of the federal department of Health and Human Services (HHS), led by Alex Azar. [read post]
23 Apr 2018, 7:09 am by Kate Fort
Since the election, there have been articles describing VP Pence’s interest in HHS: On Monday, President Donald Trump nominated Alex Azar, a former Indianapolis-based drug executive and longtime Pence supporter as Health and Human Services secretary. [read post]
4 Feb 2020, 5:40 am by Jordan Ross
In a press release, Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar stated the administration is working to keep the risk low within the US. [read post]
14 Apr 2020, 9:05 pm by Lila Sevener
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar to contract with General Motors under the DPA to produce ventilators. [read post]
24 Aug 2018, 6:21 am by Robert Kraft
Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar praised the draft guidance as part of a broader push by the Trump Administration to “put American patients first. [read post]
8 Oct 2020, 11:26 am by Cari M. Schwartz
Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar, who will serve as co-chair for the Working Group, issued the following statement, “We know that the COVID-19 pandemic has created or exacerbated serious behavioral health challenges for many Americans, both adding new stresses and disrupting access to treatment. [read post]
12 Jul 2019, 6:32 am by Stephanie Sundier
HHS Secretary Alex Azar previously released a statement indicating the Trump administration was pleased with the decision and that it “is a major step toward the Trump Administration being able to ensure that all Title X projects comply with the Title X statute and do not support abortion as a method of family planning. [read post]
29 Nov 2017, 5:03 am by Debra A. McCurdy
On November 29, the HELP Committee is considering President Trump’s nomination of Alex Azar to be Secretary of Health and Human Services. [read post]
3 Mar 2020, 1:39 pm by Ben Kostyack
Not only that, but the general public was also put at risk since your employees were then immediately returned to their communities and jobs at the Department post-deployment, by commercial air flights with no precautions,” Wyden wrote in a letter to HHS Secretary Alex Azar. [read post]
7 Jul 2020, 6:00 am by Lisa Siegel
HHS Secretary Alex Azar emphasized that health care providers treating the most vulnerable Americans are “absolutely essential to the fight against COVID-19. [read post]
1 Dec 2020, 4:28 pm by Sabrina I. Pacifici
The recommendations for the highest priority groups, known as phase 1a, will be sent to CDC Director Robert Redfield, who also informs Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar. [read post]
29 Apr 2019, 6:45 am by Patrick A. Malone
Alex Azar, who heads the federal Health and Human Services Department, said in a statement about the familiar infection: “Measles is not a harmless childhood illness, but a highly contagious, potentially life-threatening disease. [read post]