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Judge orders RFK Jr.'s HHS department to stop sharing Medicaid data with DHS

A federal judge has ordered the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to stop sharing personal data of Medicaid ...

White House digital tools intended to improve health outcomes could leave aging Black Americans behind, advocacy group says

If equity isn’t built in from the beginning, then exclusion is baked in by design,” said Raymond Jetson, co-founder of ...

Top Biden official to lead WA’s Department of Social and Health Services

The agency runs multiple programs including the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program and Temporary Assistance for ...
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What does the health and human services secretary do?

The secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, or HHS, plays a significant role in every American’s access to health care and in the nation’s overall well-being.

After a four-month freeze, federal funding returns to dozens of sexual health clinics in the Philly area

The Trump administration had withheld Title X funds from AccessMatters, which distributes the money, while investigating it ...

Hack at UnitedHealth's tech unit impacted 192.7 million people, US health dept website shows

The cyberattack at UnitedHealth Group's tech unit last year impacted 192.7 million people, the U.S. health department's ...

Judge orders RFK Jr.'s health department to stop sharing Medicaid data with deportation officials

A federal judge has ordered the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to stop sharing personal data of Medicaid ...