A new assistant secretary post will consolidate management of technology, data, AI and health IT. ByEdward Graham July 25, 2024 Data can be a double-edged sword in generative AI, agency experts say Though there are myriad federal use cases for generative AI applications, usability hinges on cl...
The Biden administration is considering opening new shelters to accommodate the minors. Incidents of abuse and neglect have been reported in the last several years at certain shelters overseen by organizations contracted by HHS. Claire Hansen contributed to this report. Tags: HHS, Xavier Becerra,...
The Biden-era office was established as a federal response to the widespread and long-term effects of COVID , which can result in chronic conditions that require comprehensive care.The decision to shutter the office comes after HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said during his confirmation h...
The Trump administration confirmed it is reevaluating a $590 million human bird flu vaccine contract awarded to Moderna in the waning days of theBidenadministration. “While it is crucial that the U.S. Department and Health and Human Services support pandemic preparedness, four years of the Biden...
President-elect Joe Biden on Tuesday named Pennsylvania Health Secretary Rachel Levine to be his assistant secretary of Health and Human Services, a nominee who could make history by becoming the first openly transgender Senate-confirmed federal official. “Dr. Rachel Levine will bring the st...
HHS Deputy Secretary Andrea Palm kicked off the event with a sobering statistic – there was a 93 percent increase in large healthcare breaches and a 234 percent increase in ransomware attacks from 2018 to 2022. In alignment with a mandate set out in the Biden Administration's...
But that is precisely what Biden’s HHS is doing. Oklahoma law itself limits the use of taxpayer funds to prenatal and postnatal services that “provide health care services for pregnant women, decrease infant mortality and facilitate the birth of a live child.” ...
"The Biden-Harris administration trusts women to make decisions about their bodies. This is why we have prioritized ensuring access to safe, affordable contraception through job-based health coverage," Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su said in the press release. "Today's proposal to require...
Biden has nominated Xavier Becerra, California’s Attorney General and one of the chief architects behind the Affordable Care Act’s defense in the current Supreme Court case, to be the next HHS Secretary, pending Congressional approval.
“Since entering office, the Biden-Harris administration has worked to strengthen the nation’s defenses against cyberattacks. The healthcare sector is particularly vulnerable, and the stakes are especially high. Our commitment to this work reflects that urgency and importance,” HHS Secretary Xavier ...