Former President Biden’s secretary of Health and Human Services is strongly considering running for governor of California, ...

The first week of President Donald Trump’s second term included several executive orders and actions that will be detrimental ...

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“We will do all we can to assist California officials with responding to the health impacts of the devastating wildfires going on in Los Angeles County,” said HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra. “We are ...

Down the hall, in a secure room known as the Secretary’s Operations Center, emergency personnel monitored the fires raging in Southern California. Other HHS staffers were helping support ...

Gavin Newsom requested a probe on Friday, in reference to the lack of water pressure impacting fire hydrants in Los Angeles County. California Governor Gavin Newsom has invited President-elect ...

KFF Health News chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner discussed the Department of Health and Human Services, the federal workforce, and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on WAMU’s “1A” on Jan. 8. KFF Health ...

HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra made the announcement, following President Biden’s major disaster declaration. “We will do all we can to assist California officials with responding to the health ...

who previously served as California's attorney general before taking his post at HHS, said in an interview with The New York Times on Wednesday. Becerra noted that he was speaking from his legal ...

Florida is suing to prevent the Biden administration from enforcing a rule requiring children covered under a federal-state health insurance program to stay enrolled even if their parents fail to pay ...

When you're driving in California, you'll need to carry either proof of liability insurance or an acceptable alternative. Getting caught without valid insurance in California could result in a number ...

The Department of Health and Human Services Jan. 3 announced it is awarding approximately $306 million to support the federal government’s H5N1 bird flu response. Of that, the Administration for ...