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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is urging state Medicaid programs to restrict or eliminate coverage for mercury-containing dental fillings, a federal push that could shift …
CMS Presses States to End Medicaid Amalgam Coverage Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of Health and Human Services is organizing a government-wide artificial intelligence initiative intended to cut in half the time required for biomedical discoveries to reach …
HHS Targets Faster Medical Discoveries With AI Push Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services last week deferred more than $1 billion in federal Medicaid payments to …
CMS Defers $1 Billion in Medicaid Payments to States Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Food and Drug Administration on Friday lowered the minimum sugar-content standard for pasteurized orange juice, a regulatory change intended to let processors use more domestic citrus …
FDA Eases Orange Juice Rule, Reducing Import Pressure Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Health and Human Services signed an agreement to coordinate research and regulatory efforts aimed at accelerating the evaluation …
VA, HHS Expand Psychedelic Research for Veterans Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration will make more than $281 million available through 15 grant programs to expand behavioral health services nationwide, directing federal …
SAMHSA Opens $281 Million in Grants to Expand Behavioral Health Programs Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Federal health officials backed the Drug Enforcement Administration’s move to begin temporarily placing certain kratom-related substances into Schedule I, escalating federal action against concentrated and synthetic products …
DEA Moves to Temporarily Schedule Kratom-Related Opioids Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is ending the emergency declarations that allowed the rapid authorization of COVID-19 drugs, biologics and medical devices, marking another …
HHS Sets Timetable to End COVID Emergency Authorizations Read More
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ — Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. launched a nationwide effort to restore the Presidential Fitness Test and promote physical activity among children, joining …
HHS Revives Presidential Fitness Test in Youth Health Push Read More WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is increasing oversight of the nation’s health information exchange network after electronic record-sharing through TEFCA grew from 10 million …
HHS Tightens Oversight of National Health Data Exchange Read More