OCR's Ranier: Patient information must be protected 'and not accessible to just anyone with an internet connection'

Nearly ten years after the first breakthrough medicines to eradicate hepatitis C were authorized in the United States, a new CDC analysis reveals that the majority of people with the viral infection still have not been cured.

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published a study on June 27 which dealt with evidence-based strategies to promote physical activity among seniors.

House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., said the fentanyl crisis has affected all communities in the U.S. and must be stopped.

Maternal deaths during in-hospital deliveries decreased by 57% between 2008 and 2021, according to a nationally representative, observational study of 11 million hospital discharges. However, the study also found significant increases in severe maternal morbidities.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is awarding more than $68.5 million for the evidence-based Teen Pregnancy Prevention (TPP) program through cooperative agreements in 29 states and Puerto Rico, according to a news release.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has issued an advisory on mental health symptoms and conditions associated with Long COVID. The advisory also includes "evidence-based resources" for their identification and treatment.

The Office for Civil Rights of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has launched a new national initiative to encourage adherence to the integration mandate and defend the rights of people with disabilities in honor of the 24th anniversary of the landmark Olmstead v. L.C. decision by the U.S. Supreme Court,

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced January Contreras, assistant secretary for the Administration for Children and Families, will be leaving her position with the department in August.

Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra visited Planned Parenthood clinics in Illinois and Missouri on June 23, a year after the Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services held a recent Pride Summit attended by a number of leaders form the Biden administration and leaders from throughout the LGBTQI+ community.

An expert on healthcare costs, coverage and access is calling a lawsuit filed against the federal government by a group representing the pharmaceutical industry, a "ransom note" for Americans.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra has sent letters to U.S. governors encouraging them to be flexible to help avoid health care coverage loss for children and families as Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) renewals resume.

Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital reached a settlement with the Office for Civil Rights of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services following an investigation under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996.

The U.S. Administration for Community Living is seeking input on proposed revisions to the rules governing its Older Americans Act (OAA) programs.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced New York would extend comprehensive coverage for postpartum people through Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) for a full year.