Health and Human Services (HHS) Tag

Feds: California Owes $1B for Covering Illegal Aliens With Medicaid Dollars

Posted by Leslie Eastman on January 21, 2026 12 Comments

Dr. Mehmet Oz, the head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), says funds were improperly used for health care for undocumented immigrants....

Cowboys Versus “Soy Boys”: The Politics of Food, Alcohol, and Tobacco

Posted by Nora Dimitrova Clinton on January 18, 2026 19 Comments

I was overjoyed to learn of the new food pyramid, recently announced by RFK, which reversed harmful earlier guidelines. I strongly believe that individuals should be free to do their own research and make their own informed choices regarding their food and drink consumption. This...

HHS May Have had No Choice but to Restore Planned Parenthood Funding

Posted by Mary Chastain on January 16, 2026 27 Comments

Is it a blessing in disguise? Maybe....

Delicious and Nutritious Whole Milk Returns to America’s School Lunchrooms

Posted by Leslie Eastman on January 15, 2026 30 Comments

President Trump undoes another Obama-era inanity....

HHS Warns Canada’s Assisted Suicide Organ Donation Pipeline Crosses Ethical Red Lines

Posted by Leslie Eastman on January 13, 2026 29 Comments

Meanwhile, two high-profile MAID cases have recently drawn controversy and media attention in Canada. One of the cases features a physician who previously bragged about euthanizing 400....

RFK Jr Scores MAHA Win by Flipping the Food Pyramid Upside Down

Posted by Leslie Eastman on January 08, 2026 35 Comments

Meat is back on the menu!...

HHS: UN Somalia Ambassador is Connected to Ohio Company Accused of Medicaid Fraud

Posted by Mary Chastain on January 06, 2026 35 Comments

HHS Deputy Secretary Jim O'Neill confirmed that UN Somalia Ambassador Abukar Dahir Osman, who also serves as the UN Security Council president, has ties to a home health agency in Cincinnati, OH, that faced accusations of Medicare fraud. Oh, boy: I can confirm public speculation that Ambassador...

Trump Admin Narrows Childhood Immunization List, Citing Alignment With Other Developed Nations

Posted by Leslie Eastman on January 06, 2026 26 Comments

The list drops from 17 shots to 11....

U.S. Reaches Over 2,000 Measles Cases as 2 Airports Detect Cases Over Holidays

Posted by Mary Chastain on December 31, 2025 25 Comments

A person with measles was detected at the Boston and Newark airports....

HHS Freezes Child Care Payments to Minnesota Amid Daycare Fraud Allegations

Posted by Mary Chastain on December 30, 2025 38 Comments

"I have activated our defend the spend system for all ACF child care payments across America, starting today, we require a justification, receipt or photo evidence before we make a payment."...

Nineteen States Suing Trump Admin Over Transgender ‘Healthcare’ for Minors

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 26, 2025 41 Comments

"The coalition of Democrat-leaning states filed a federal lawsuit this week in Eugene, Oregon"...

Trump Admin, Major Drugmakers Make Agreement to Lower Medicaid Prescription Costs

Posted by Mary Chastain on December 19, 2025 28 Comments

Trump has now reached deals with 14 companies to lower drug prices....

Dr. Oz to Walz: Address Alleged Somali Medicaid Fraud or Lose Funding

Posted by Mary Chastain on December 08, 2025 25 Comments

"The vulnerable Americans who depend on these programs — and the taxpayers who fund them — deserve the truth."...

HHS Investigating School for Allegedly Vaccinating Kid Without Parents’ Consent

Posted by Mary Chastain on December 05, 2025 20 Comments

“Today, we are putting pediatric medical professionals on notice: you cannot sideline parents."...

FDA Moves to Curb Monkey Testing for Monoclonal Antibody Products

Posted by Leslie Eastman on December 05, 2025 2 Comments

In addition to benefitting Americans by lowering the cost to develop new pharmaceuticals, the move will also help make the US more competitive with China....