Trump nominates Chris Klomp for HHS deputy secretary, calls him ‘a potential STAR’

HHS using AI to detect fraud after DOJ reveals alleged billion-dollar scheme The Department of Justice uncovers a $6.5 billion healthcare fraud scheme, detailing how culprits bought luxury homes, vehicles and jewelry with taxpayer money. HHS Assistant Secretary for Financial Services Gus Chiarello discusses using AI to detect fraudulent patterns across the country, a task … Read more

Medicare Advantage plans denied prior authorization requests at unusually high rates, HHS report finds

Patients enrolled in some of the nation’s largest Medicare Advantage plans were denied requests for rehabilitation and other critical services at unusually high rates, according to a report released Thursday by the Department of Health and Human Services’ inspector general. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. … Read more

Former HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra advances to California governor general election, AP projects

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! California Democratic gubernatorial candidate Xavier Becerra advanced to the state’s general election Friday night, according to an Associated Press race call. The AP called the race for Becerra at 7:50 p.m. EDT, sending the former U.S. health secretary and ex-California attorney general into the November contest to … Read more

HHS announces $144 million program to study effect of microplastics on the human body

The Department of Health and Human Services will is introducing a first-of-its-kind program to study microplastics and the effect they have on the human body, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced Thursday.  Kennedy said the $144 million national program will be called STOMP, which stands for “Systemic Targeting of MicroPlastics.” The program will bring … Read more

Biden-appointed judge rejects Trump HHS declaration on transgender treatments for kids

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A federal judge appointed by former President Joe Biden in 2023 has ruled that Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. overreached in his December declaration that “sex-rejecting procedures” for children were “neither safe nor effective.” U.S. District Judge Mustafa Kasubhai in Oregon ruled that … Read more