The Latest Breaking News from HHS

Texas’ recent unwinding of Medicaid and CHIP has been criticized, dropping more than a million people eligible for the health insurance programs. Decades ago, Texas officials got kids health insurance in record time.

Some Medicare beneficiaries may pay lower coinsurance rates from April 1 to June 30 for the drugs, HHS says.

William Barr and John Walters ignore the benefits of legalization and systematically exaggerate its costs.

Marijuana's classification has always been a political question, not a medical one.

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.