Posts Tagged ‘U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’
Attorney General Brown Secures Agreement with Trump Administration Preventing Further Delays in Medical and Public Health Research
Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced a settlement with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under the Trump administration requiring the agency to resume reviews of delayed National Institutes of Health medical and public health research grant applications. The agreement resolves a lawsuit filed in April by Brown and a coalition of…
Read MoreAG Jennings Sues DHHS & RFK Jr. over Public Health Grant Cuts
Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings has joined a bipartisan coalition of states in filing a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Junior for abruptly and illegally terminating nearly $12-billion in critical public health grants to the states. The coalition is seeking a temporary restraining order to…
Read MoreSenator Coons Joins Colleagues in Bipartisan Push to Lower Prescription Drug Costs
A letter urging the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the U.S. Department of Labor, and the U.S. Department of the Treasury calls for lower out-of-pocket costs for prescription drugs by enforcing a rule limiting the use of harmful “copay accumulators.” Joining in the letter are U.S. Senator Chris Coons along with Senators Tim Kaine of Virginia and Roger Marshall…
Read More$1 Million in Funding Secured for Development of Behavioral Health Treatment Area at Tidalhealth Nanticoke’s Emergency Department
Due to the growing mental health needs of the Seaford community, U.S. Senator Tom Carper this week joined representatives from TidalHealth Nanticoke to announce a $1 million Congressionally Directed Spending grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to develop a dedicated, private and safe behavioral health treatment area within the hospital’s…
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