In Texas specifically, a total of 223 people have contracted measles since the outbreak began in January, with at least 29 ...

HHS oversees the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, which provides health insurance coverage for a significant portion of the U.S. population. The agency also oversees the Centers for ...

There was no immediate comment Sunday from HHS. Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Trump’s health secretary, has hinted at plans at deep cuts to the staff. Last year, he promised to immediately clear out ...

And this is also not to suggest HHS' programs have no waste or fraud. In 2023 alone, Medicare and Medicaid issued over $100 billion in "improper payments." But that's the point: When HHS ...

This incentive is aimed at those who are in surplus positions or have skills that are no longer needed within their department. The payment is available to most employees within the HHS ...

the rate of autism in American children has skyrocketed,” HHS spokesman Andrew Nixon said in an emailed statement late Friday. “CDC will leave no stone unturned in its mission to figure out ...

In a recent interview, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said "...we see a correlation between people who get hurt by measles and people who don’t have good nutrition or who don’t have a ...

The verbal notice came from HHS officials in a meeting with CDC leaders, according to a federal official who was at the meeting. The official was not authorized to discuss it and spoke to the AP ...

TURMOIL AT HHS — The past weekend brought a chaotic purge of the federal workforce across the nation’s health agencies, POLITICO’s Adam Cancryn, Megan Messerly and David Lim report.

The far-reaching HHS has more than 80,000 employees and oversees several major health agencies, including the Food and Drug Administration, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...

Among the agencies Musk has targeted are those at HHS, leaving career officials and lawmakers worried about the impact on public health. Kennedy made no mention of the dismissals, only hinted ...