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HHS Secretary testifies on FY 2027 HHS budget before House, Senate subcommittees

Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. April 21 testified in two hearings on the proposed fiscal year 2027 HHS budget, which requests $111.1 billion. In the m...

HHS Secretary testifies in additional Senate hearings on FY 2027 HHS budget request

Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testified in additional Senate hearings April 22 on the fiscal year 2027 HHS budget proposal, which requests $...

HHS Secretary testifies on FY 2027 budget proposal during pair of House hearings 

Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. April 16 testified during two House hearings on the HHS fiscal year 2027 budget proposal, which requests $111.1 billion...

WATCH: Health Secretary RFK Jr. testifies about HHS priorities and budget at House hearings

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appeared before the House Ways and Means Committee to testify about his agency's priorities Thursday.

Health Care Week in Review | HHS Secretary RFK Jr. Testifies Before Congressional Committees on the FY 2027 Budget; Pres...

Below is Alston & Bird’s Health Care Week in Review, which provides a synopsis of the latest news in health care regulations, notices, and guidance; federal legislation and con...

HHS Names Former White House Economist Casey Mulligan Chief Economist, Regulatory Officer

The Department of Health and Human Services has appointed Casey Mulligan as chief economist and chief regulatory officer. What Will Mulligan Oversee? Mulligan will advise HHS Secre...

RFK Jr. Defends HHS Agenda on Capitol Hill, Touts Early Wins and Future Reforms

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appeared before Congress this week defending his department’s policy agenda. The secretary, who has been under... Read Mor...

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

WASHINGTON (AP) — 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....

Trump administration rushes to steady Kennedy’s HHS, with an eye on the midterms

By Adam Cancryn, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration is racing to fill a widening leadership vacuum within the US Department of Health and Human Services, amid months of upheaval...

Solomon Chooses New Leader For Health and Human Services Department

Healthcare Preview for the Week of: April 20, 2026 [Podcast]

Week two of Secretary Kennedy hearings After three appearances at congressional committees last week, US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kennedy will testi...

RFK Jr. defends HHS tenure, 12% proposed budget cut

Republicans largely praised the HHS secretary’s track record during a marathon of House hearings last week, but some raised concerns about proposed budget cuts to the National Inst...

RFK Jr. continues congressional hearing appearances to talk White House budget plan

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. went in front of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, his latest in a string of congressional hearings.

Schatz secures commitment from Health Secretary to support Hawaiʻi’s recovery from March 2026 storms

During an Appropriations Subcommittee oversight hearing on the US Department of Health and Human Services’ budget request, US Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i) secured a commitment fro...

RFK Jr. kicks off string of congressional hearings to talk White House budget plan

Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is in front of the first in a gauntlet of congressional hearings as he stumps for the president's health bud...

Monday Morning Update 5/4/26

Top News HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. calls on ...

HHS Launches Help Website for New, Expecting Mothers

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) launched a website on Mother's Day to offer resources to new and expecting mothers.  The post HHS Launches Help Website for New, E...

HHS Launches Help Website for New, Expecting Mothers

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) launched a website on Mother's Day to offer resources to new and expecting mothers.  The post HHS Launches Help Website for New, E...

Combative, Defensive and Occasionally Contrite, Kennedy Walks a Fine Line

In four days of congressional testimony, the health secretary sought to please the White House and his MAHA base at the same time.

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

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. Th...

Health and Human Services Secretary Kennedy Calls Assisted-Suicide Laws ‘Abhorrent’

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Kennedy dismisses leaders of US Preventive Services Task Force

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. removed two key leaders of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, a key advisory panel that offers guidance on preventive services, according...

RFK Jr. lifts hiring freeze for 9/11 health program, allowing staff expansion

The Secretary of Health and Human Services restores hiring for the World Trade Center Health Program, easing shortages that have delayed care and claims for thousands of responders...

On Capitol Hill, RFK Jr. defends vaccine policies, ongoing shakeups

By Sarah Owermohle, Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. had another long day on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, with lawmakers questioning...