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Trump’s HHS orders state Medicaid programs to help find undocumented immigrants

Trump’s HHS orders state Medicaid programs to help find undocumented immigrants

The Trump administration has ordered states to examine some Medicaid enrollees to determine whether they are ineligible because of their immigration status, with five states reporting that they collectively received more than 170,000 names, an “unprecedented” move by the federal government that implicates the state-federal health program in the president’s immigration crackdown. Supporters say such […]

HHS is renovating the vaccine advisory committee to restore public trust

HHS is renovating the vaccine advisory committee to restore public trust

Washington – the Department of Health and Social Welfare of the United States (HHS) announced on Monday that he had removed all 17 members of the Advisory Committee for Vaccination (ACIP), citing the need to restore public trust in federal vaccine recommendations. The huge change, directed by the secretary of HHS Robert F. Kennedy Jr., […]