FDA chief’s resignation widens a leadership gap at the nation’s health department

FDA chief’s resignation widens a leadership gap at the nation’s health department

WASHINGTON — When the week began, several senior positions at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services were already sitting empty. There was no Senate-confirmed U.S. surgeon general. The head of the National Institutes of Health was doubling as the acting head of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The Food and Drug Administration … Read more

White House freezes new Medicare enrollments for hospice, home health

White House freezes new Medicare enrollments for hospice, home health

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Wednesday pursued new efforts in a sweeping initiative to root out fraud in federal health programs, including announcing a nationwide six-month freeze on some new Medicare enrollments and warning states to actively investigate Medicaid fraud or risk losing funding. The moves are related to Vice President JD Vance’s anti-fraud task force, … Read more