The Latest Breaking News from HHS

In 2022, 53.8% of children aged 6–17 played sports, down from 58.4% in 2017.

Two House panels fired questions at Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra over his agency's fiscal 2025 budget proposal.

Congress has authorized billions in spending to address the opioid crisis. But money authorized isn’t always money spent: $300 million went unused.

The state of Georgia filed a federal lawsuit against the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on February 2, 2024, to obtain an extension on the state’s Medicaid program—currently the only state program in the country with a work requirement. 

Reports indicate the annual trend of giving up alcohol in January can help increase recreational cannabis sales.

"Nutrition is health. It is critical that all Americans have access to healthy food."

Under the Controlled Substances Act, the agency does not have the discretion to "deschedule marijuana altogether."

The White House will also be partnering with Feeding America and the Rockefeller Foundation

The actions include new guidance from HHS, Treasury, and Labor that would improve access to free contraception under the 2010 health law.