CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WOWK) – Lawmakers said the numbers aren’t adding up to Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Mayer in ...

Funding increase a "vast improvement" over cuts proposed by President Trump, one group say ...

A 2026 budget proposal that retains the National Eye Institute as a stand-alone entity at NIH is advancing through Congress ahead of a Jan. 30 government funding deadline.The proposed HHS budget also ...

The Justice Department said due to an accounting error, a proposal to fully fund the ACA’s risk corridors program made its way into HHS’ budget. The proposed funding has since been removed, according ...

The Senate's latest health and human services spending package has ignited a fierce clash over a proposed $5.7 billion expansion of refugee benefits, turning a routine appropriations fight into a ...

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“I expressed deep concerns with your nomination, Secretary Kennedy, and somehow, unfortunately, you have exceeded my expectations in the worst possible ways,” U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, D-N.J., told ...

WASHINGTON — House appropriators will mark up legislation on Tuesday that is a mixed bag for researchers. While the Republican bill rejects President Trump’s proposal to slash the National Institutes ...

HHS is calling on states to enroll nearly 5 million uninsured children, but some states are facing budget crises that are forcing them to pull back on commitments, according to a report by American ...

Gov. Kelly Ayotte said she’s working to ensure services to the state’s most vulnerable families remain intact as the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) took the first step Wednesday toward ...