Tag: Health and Human Services Department

Record Number of Families Cross Southern Border Illegally in August

The roughly 91,000 migrants who were arrested after crossing together as families exceeded a record set in May 2019, the height of the border crisis during the Trump administration.

Eliquis and Jardiance Among First Drugs Picked for Medicare Price Negotiations

The Biden administration’s announcement was an important moment for Democrats, who have campaigned on a promise to lower the cost of prescription drugs.

Research Trials Halted at Columbia’s Psychiatric Center After Suicide

Human research trials at the New York State Psychiatric Institute at Columbia have been paused while regulators review whether protocols were violated.

Labor Department Decries Surge in Exploited Migrant Children

The agency said it had found thousands of cases where minors were employed in illegal, often dangerous jobs. Congress has accused the health secretary of failing to protect them.

Drugmakers Throw ‘Kitchen Sink’ to Halt Medicare Price Negotiations

The government will soon announce the first 10 medications that will be subject to price negotiations with Medicare under a new law. Drugmakers are fighting the measure in court.