The Latest Breaking News from HHS

Officials in Oregon, Colorado and other states are waiting for Biden officials to approve plans to automatically register hundreds of thousands of eligible voters when they apply for Medicaid.

Democrats worry that health plans aren't doing enough to abide by the 2010 health care law's mandate that health plans cover contraception.

Congress has authorized billions in spending to address the opioid crisis. But money authorized isn’t always money spent: $300 million went unused.

The state of Georgia filed a federal lawsuit against the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on February 2, 2024, to obtain an extension on the state’s Medicaid program—currently the only state program in the country with a work requirement. 

Reports indicate the annual trend of giving up alcohol in January can help increase recreational cannabis sales.

"Nutrition is health. It is critical that all Americans have access to healthy food."

Under the Controlled Substances Act, the agency does not have the discretion to "deschedule marijuana altogether."

The White House will also be partnering with Feeding America and the Rockefeller Foundation

The actions include new guidance from HHS, Treasury, and Labor that would improve access to free contraception under the 2010 health law.

In the year since a Norfolk Southern train derailed in East Palestine, some residents have lost confidence in the response.

The points about marijuana's risks and benefits that the department now concedes were clear long before last August.