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U.S. Rep. Mayra Flores sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Thursday requesting additional funding for the Hidalgo County Community Service Agency. “This is especially true in Hidalgo County, Texas, where the Community Service Agency (CSA) announced earlier this week that it had expended all funds under LIHEAP for 2022,” Flores wrote. Over 6,000 Hidalgo County families have received assistance under LIHEAP. “This guidelines of this program are designed to meet the needs of about 6-8% of the eligible families that apply. The need in our county, as in other counties, is far greater than the eligible resources,” Jaime Longoria, Executive Director of the Hidalgo County Community Service Agency, said in the news release.

President Biden signed an executive order in August that encouraged the use of Medicaid resources to bolster abortion access following the overturn of Roe v. Wade.

Mental health advocates say the numbers are encouraging, but there's more work to be done to build up state and local resources.

Planned Parenthood leaders from across the country are meeting in California to discuss how to defend abortion rights.

A federal report says nursing homes and debt collectors are flouting a law that prohibits them from requiring friends and family of care home residents to be responsible for costs of the facilities.

States around the country are making it easier for newborn moms to keep Medicaid in the year after childbirth, a crucial time when depression and other health problems can develop.

A federal judge has barred Idaho from enforcing a strict abortion ban in medical emergencies, clearing the way for hospitals to continue treating ectopic pregnancies and other pregnancy-related complications normally for now.

An Arizona woman has died after she was swept away during flash flooding four days ago at Utah’s Zion National Park, officials said Tuesday.

An Arizona judge is set to hear arguments on the state’s request to allow it to enforce a near-total ban on abortions under a law that has been blocked for nearly 50 years.

The Biden Administration is releasing more monkeypox vaccines amid criticism over its response to the outbreak.

The Biden Administration is releasing more monkeypox vaccines amid criticism over its response to the outbreak.

The Biden Administration is releasing more monkeypox vaccines amid criticism over its response to the outbreak.

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A Mississippi grand jury has declined to indict the white woman whose accusation set off the lynching of the Black teenager Emmett Till nearly 70 years ago, most likely closing the case that shocked a nation and galvanized the modern civil rights movement.

The FDA is laying out a new strategy to extend vaccine supplies. But the approach doesn’t go far enough to understand how well the vaccine works.

Declaring a public health emergency can free up resources to help the administration respond to the monkeypox outbreak. So far more than 6,OOO people in the U.S. have been infected.

The move aims to fast-track potential treatments and vaccines for the disease, which about 1.6 million Americans are at high risk of contracting.

The U.S. has confirmed more 6,000 monkeypox cases over the past two months, more than any country in the world.

The declaration could help the federal government respond as the number of cases grows and demand for the vaccine far exceeds supply around the country.

The Biden administration plans to declare monkeypox a public health emergency as cases top 6,600 nationwide, two sources familiar with the matter told NBC News.

The move comes as officials scramble to boost access to monkeypox treatments and vaccines amid rising case counts.

The Biden administration has considered using emergency public health powers to protect access to abortion pill, mifepristone.

The number of people living in America without health insurance coverage hit an all-time low of 8 percent this year, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced Tuesday.

President Joe Biden is set to name top officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to serve as the White House coordinators to combat the growing monkeypox outbreak.

The attorney leading the fight against a new HHS transgender rule told NR it will be "open season" on religious hospitals if the administration prevails.

California's public health officer says officials are pressing for more vaccine and closely monitoring the spread of the monkeypox virus.

Attorney General Merrick Garland headlined a White House event bringing together pro bono lawyers, bar associations and public interest groups to discuss how best to offer legal services and protections for women seeking abortions.

U.S. regulators say they are no longer considering authorizing second COVID-19 booster shots for all adults under 50 this summer.

The country's monkeypox outbreak can still be stopped, U.S. health officials said Thursday, despite rising case numbers and so far limited vaccine supplies.

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Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra said Congress and local authorities need to do more to help end the growing monkeypox outbreak.

Top U.S. health officials say the country's monkeypox outbreak can still be stopped despite rising case numbers and limited vaccine supplies.

The World Health Organization declares a global health emergency, amid rising monkeypox cases.

The proposal would also cover pregnant women seeking health care services, including abortion.

When it comes to the thorniest issues confronting his administration, the instinct from Biden and his White House is to often speak about what he can’t do, citing constraints imposed by the courts or insufficient support in a Congress that is controlled by his own party.

Quick help for suicide thoughts and other mental health emergencies will soon be as easy as 9-8-8.

The nation's leading reproductive rights groups are calling for the White House to use every power at its disposal to defend access to abortion.

The lawsuit comes after the Biden administration told hospitals Monday that they "must" provide abortion services if the woman's life is at risk.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton claimed the new guidance would "transform every emergency room in the country into a walk-in abortion clinic."

Three days before the Texas lawsuit, HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra told hospitals and physicians they have to provide abortions in medical emergencies.

The Biden administration is warning pharmacies not to discriminate against women who may seek reproductive health prescriptions, including some that might be involved in ending a pregnancy.

The Biden administration is telling hospitals that they “must” provide abortion services if the life of the mother is at risk.

Hospitals that decline to provide abortions in these cases could have their Medicare provider agreement terminated or face financial penalties, Becerra said.

Biden blasted the Supreme Court as "out of control" in its decision to overturn the constitutional right to terminate a pregnancy.

The president plans to announce an executive order to safeguard access to abortion medication and emergency contraception. The vice president will meet with lawmakers from states curtailing abortion rights.

Health Secretary Becerra directed federal health agencies to ensure victims of rape and incest have ready access to abortion.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra held a press conference on Tuesday to announce an action plan in response to the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.

The Biden administration has started shipping testing kits for monkeypox to commercial laboratories, in a bid to speed diagnostic tests for suspected infections for the virus that has already infected at least 142 people in the U.S. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is sending tests to commercial labs, including Aegis Science, Labcorp, Mayo Clinic Laboratories, Quest Diagnostics and Sonic Healthcare, which it said would significant expand the nation’s health system’s capacity to...

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the face of America’s pandemic response through two White House administrations, has tested positive for the coronavirus.

President Joe Biden’s top health official has again tested positive for COVID-19, less than a month after he came down with virus symptoms while on a trip to Germany.

HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday, less than a month since he previously contracted the virus.

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President Joe Biden says he wasn't briefed on the prospect of nationwide shortages of infant formula for about two months.

Medicare officials have determined that a mid-year change is not feasible, despite significant cost savings related to coverage of Alzheimer's drug Aduhelm.

Medicare recipients will get a premium reduction — but not until next year.

Medicare recipients will get a premium reduction — but not until next year — reflecting what Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra said Friday was an overestimate in costs of covering an expensive and controversial new Alzheimer's drug. Becerra’s statement said the 2022 premium should be adjusted downward but legal and operational hurdles prevented officials from doing that in the middle of the year. Medicare Part B premiums jumped by $22 a month, to $170.10, for 2022, in part because of the cost of the drug Aduhelm, which was approved despite weak evidence that it could slow the progression of Alzheimer's.

The Biden administration announces the third flight to retrieve foreign baby formula, this time from Australia.

Germany’s health minister is warning that the coronavirus pandemic is not over yet.

Another member of President Joe Biden’s Cabinet has tested positive for COVID-19.

U.S. shelters have already received more than 70,000 unaccompanied migrant children from border officials in fiscal year 2022, according to data obtained by CBS News.

Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra pledged to devote "far more resources towards mental health care" in wake of the pandemic's toll.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services continues to evaluate the Part B premium, given changes that have occurred since the monthly amount was set.

The Food and Drug Administration said eliminating menthol cigarettes could prevent between 300,000 and 650,000 smoking deaths over 40 years.

The agency says the proposal has the potential to significantly reduce disease and death from tobacco by "reducing youth experimentation and addiction."

Texas has led the legal fight against the Biden administration’s immigration policies,...

Texas has led the legal fight against the Biden administration’s immigration policies, filing numerous lawsuits that have led to judges overturning or altering those policies.

Jennifer Tolbert, an expert at KFF, said the uninsured will likely faced reduced testing, treatment and vaccine services.

Former President Barack Obama will be returning to the White House on Tuesday for his first public event there since he left office in 2017.

When the end of the COVID-19 pandemic comes, it could create major disruptions for U.S. health care.

Thousands of patients in Ukraine are receiving lifesaving medicines to treat HIV and opioid addiction through a U.S.-funded group still operating amid the Russian invasion.

A federal agency says it's running out of money to cover medical bills for COVID tests and treatments for uninsured people and will stop taking claims at midnight Tuesday.

COVID-19 patients now have new treatments they can take at home to stay out of the hospital — if doctors get the pills to them fast enough.

The deaths come sharp contrasts emerge in the global battle with the virus.

With the nation yearning for a new normal after its long struggle with the coronavirus, U.S. Health Secretary Xavier Becerra is warning that vaccines, tests and treatments will be “stuck on the ground” unless Congress provides additional funds the White House has demanded.

Biden said Abbott's actions “callously threaten to harm children and their families just to score political points.”

Plan would allow other countries to replicate American scientific breakthroughs, intended to boost supplies to fight pandemic.

A Texas judge was scheduled to consider a statewide injunction on investigations of parents over obtaining gender-affirming care. The appeal now puts the hearing on hold.

The Biden administration is telling Congress it needs an additional $30 billion to press ahead with the fight against COVID-19.

The Biden administration says it has purchased enough doses of a yet-to-be approved antibody drug to treat 600,000 patients with COVID-19.

The Biden administration says a government grant program to help prevent additional harm to people who use illicit drugs will not pay for safer pipes to smoke crack or meth.

Following outrage on the political right, the Biden administration said Wednesday that a grant program to help prevent additional harm to people who use illicit drugs will not pay for safer pipes to smoke crack or meth. “No federal funding will be used directly or through subsequent reimbursement of grantees to put pipes in safe smoking kits,” Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra and White House drug policy adviser Rahul Gupta said in a statement. White House press secretary Jen Psaki said separately that was never the intention, complaining that impression was created by “inaccurate reporting.”

President Joe Biden’s pick to lead the powerful Food and Drug Administration has stalled in the narrowly divided Senate.

The Health Resources and Services Administration is distributing $66.5 million to community groups working across 38 states and Washington, D.C. to help with local vaccine outreach.

Xavier Becerra appears to have taken a backseat to people like Dr. Fauci and COVID response czar Jeffrey Zients despite outranking them.

They urge additional investment, saying the risk of new variants remains high as long as billions of people are unvaccinated.

Most uninsured Americans are eligible for subsidized health coverage, but surveys show many still aren't aware of it.

People looking for health insurance in the grip of the omicron surge have through Saturday to sign up for taxpayer-subsidized private coverage under the Obama-era Affordable Care Act.

Medicare says it will limit coverage of a $28,000-a-year Alzheimer’s drug whose benefits have been widely questioned.

Starting Saturday, private health insurers will be required to cover up to eight home COVID-19 tests per month for those on their plans.

U.S. health secretary Xavier Becerra is ordering Medicare to reassess a big premium increase facing millions of seniors this year.

Federal health officials are pressing nursing home workers to get their booster shots amid a spike in COVID-19 cases among staffers and a concerning lag in booster vaccination for residents and staff.

People in crisis and those trying to help them will have a new three-digit phone number, 988, to reach the national suicide prevention network starting in July.

The Biden administration is asking the Supreme Court to block lower court orders that are keeping President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandate for health care workers from going into effect in about half of the states.

The Biden administration’s plan for health insurers to reimburse consumers for over-the-counter COVID-19 tests is recalling the model of a bygone era when the companies processed large volumes of claims from individuals — with paper receipts.

Consumers seeking government-subsidized health insurance for next year have through Wednesday to sign up if they want their new plan to start Jan. 1.

The head of a Senate panel that oversees Medicare says the Biden administration should cut back a hefty premium increase soon to hit millions of enrollees.

California corrections officials have begun limiting medical parole only to inmates so ill they are on ventilators.

The British government is investigating whether built-in racial bias in some medical devices led to Black and Asian people getting sick and dying disproportionately from COVID-19.

The Biden administration is helping to distribute several billion dollars in aid for winter heating and utility bills.

The Biden administration is encouraging local school districts to host clinics to provide COVID-19 vaccinations to kids and information to parents on the benefits of the shots.