Policy and Legislation
Department is influential in maintaining the nation's health with nutritional assistance, support for rural medicine, health education, more.
On his last day in office, Slavitt tells staff that winning feels good "when your winning helps others."
HHS Secretary Burwell says tens of thousands of calls voicing concern over ACA repeal, loss of coverage have flooded their call center.
At least six members of the two Senate committees tasked with questioning or confirming Rep. Tom Price, R-Ga., hold shares in healthcare companies
Price spoke out against mandates such as bundled payments, certain CMMI programs, and meaningful use.
The organization also said APMs ensure that taxpayer money is spent more wisely.
The Republican lawmaker faced tough questions over his positions on the Affordable Care Act, Medicare and Medicaid and his past stock interests.
After the ACA's expansion of Medicaid eligibility, subsidies for marketplace insurance goes away, number would eventually hit 32 million.
Only four percent said they strongly agreed that they knew what MACRA required of them.
Many orphan medicines, originally developed to treat diseases affecting fewer than 200,000 people, come with astronomical price tags.