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A mandate to make health care prices public was one of President Trump’s signature health policies in his first term. But forcing hospitals to publish prices hasn’t yet helped patients shop around for...

The proposal would expand coverage of anti-obesity drugs to 7.5 million people covered by Medicare and Medicaid, the Biden administration said.

A Q&A with the food reform advocate about the common ground he has with RFK Jr. — and why he does not want him to be HHS secretary.

This policy brief highlights areas in which HHS, FDA, and CDC have authority to shape U.S. vaccine policy with a specific focus on vaccine approvals and recommendations for the public. Ultimately, whi...

Former HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius shares what the country’s top health official can and can't do, and what she wants senators to know ahead of RFK’s confirmation hearings.

The idea would reduce the role played by the American Medical Association in determining how much doctors get paid

Republicans in Congress are eyeing cuts to Medicaid, which could threaten health coverage for tens of millions of poor Americans.

The authority of an HHS secretary is broad, ranging from drug approvals to Medicare.

The Stanford physician was excoriated by NIH’s director in 2020 for his “fringe” ideas on covid. Four years later, he’s poised for power in Trump’s Washington.

The DEA grants a one-year extension on telehealth prescription of addiction medications, kicking resolution on a fraught issue to the second Trump administration.