NEW YORK (AP) — A coalition of 19 states and the District of Columbia on Tuesday sued the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, its secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and its inspector general over a statement that could complicate access to gender-affirming care for young people. The statement issued last Thursday called treatments … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — Medicaid programs made more than $200 million in improper payments to health care providers between 2021 and 2022 for people who had already died, according to a new report from the independent watchdog for the Department of Health and Human Services. But the department’s Office of Inspector General said it expects a … Read more
The US department of health and human services (HHS) has terminated several multi-million dollar grants to the American Academy of Pediatrics following the association’s criticism of health secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr.’s policies. The funding cuts, which affect projects focused on issues including fetal alcohol spectrum disorders and early detection of autism, were first reported … Read more
The US Food and Drug Administration is looking into whether deaths “across various age groups” were related to Covid-19 vaccines, a spokesman said Tuesday, weeks after a senior agency official claimed – without offering evidence – that Covid-19 vaccinations resulted in the deaths of 10 children. Andrew Nixon, a spokesman for the US Department of … Read more