Category: Health and Human Services

J&J Sues Biden Administration to Block Medicare Drug Price Negotiations

Johnson & Johnson sued to stop the U.S. government from empowering Health and Human Services (HHS) to negotiate lower drug prices for Medicare recipients. The major drugmaker became the third player in the industry attempting to halt the Medicare drug-price negotiations established by the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), in a claim filed in the U.S. District…


Biden Administration’s Proposed Rule Removes Moral Exemption from Birth Control Mandate

The Biden Administration has proposed an expansion of current contraceptive coverage under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) by removing an existing Trump-era policy that made it easier for employers to deny birth control coverage in company-sponsored health plans. The Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Treasury proposed the rule on Jan. 30,…


US Buys $290 Million Worth of Drugs in Preparation for Nuclear Emergencies

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is buying $290 million worth of drugs as part of its “long-standing, ongoing efforts to be better prepared to save lives following radiological and nuclear emergencies.” HHS is purchasing a supply of the drug Nplate from Amgen USA, a biotechnology headquartered in Thousand Oaks, California. The $290 million…


You Say ‘Crack Pipes,’ We Say ‘Harm Reduction’

When headlines seemed to indicate that the Biden administration and its Health and Human Services agency would be handing out free crack pipes and needles for drug users, many people were shocked. But the Biden camp has tried to call that fake news, so we investigate what’s really going on and whether it’s an effective…


San Diego County Supervisors Approves Framework to Tackle Homelessness

SAN DIEGO—The San Diego County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved on Nov. 1 a long-term plan, called the Framework for Ending Homelessness, to tackle the growing homelessness crisis. According to the Health and Human Service Agency (HHSA), the framework aims to provide a person-centered approach to ensure “that services and programs are created in culturally sensitive ways to…


Biden Administration Proposal Would Renew Union Skimming From Medicaid Payments

Biden administration officials at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) want to renew an Obama era regulation that allowed labor unions to skim an estimated $1 billion from Medicaid payments to home healthcare providers. The proposal “will place a federal stamp of approval on abusive state and union practices to pressure, mislead, and…


GOP Senators Urge HHS Not to Use Title X Funds for Abortions

Republican Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst led Republican senators in sending a Monday letter urging the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services not to use Title X funds to support programs that provide abortions, the Daily Caller News Foundation has learned. The GOP lawmakers urged HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra to withdraw the Biden administration’s proposed…