How a shutdown will impact health agencies and Social Security

Crucial health programs will continue to operate during the federal government shutdown, but many services will halt or be significantly less efficient as staffers are furloughed, based on ...

Cue Health awarded $481 mln to scale up production of COVID-19 test -HHS

The U.S. government has awarded diagnostic testing company Cue Health Inc $481 million to scale up the production of rapid COVID-19 molecular test, the Department of Health and Human Services said on ...
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What does the health and human services secretary do?

The secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, or HHS, plays a significant role in every American’s access to health care and in the nation’s overall well-being. Under the secretary ...

Local health departments worry about government shutdown’s effects on staffing, disease outbreaks and nutrition services

The US government’s shutdown is shaking the nation at a time when public health staffing has already been reduced, the threat ...

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to support economic development and youth services in Mississippi

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Congressman Bennie G. Thompson announced Monday morning that the U.S. Department of Health and Human ...
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Capito praises confirmation of State Senator Stuart as General Counsel for HHS

CHARLESTON, W.Va. –West Virginia Senator Mike Stuart was confirmed to serve as the General Counsel for the U.S. Department of ...