Medicare will soon negotiate prices for 15 more drugs as part of an effort to reduce costs for older adults and people with disabilities.

The Biden Administration announced the next batch of 15 prescription drugs that will be included in price negotiations with companies — with the aim of lowering costs for people covered by Medicare.

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

As of Monday, FDA commissioner Robert Califf, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra, Medicare director Meena Seshamani, and FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research director Patrizia Cavazzoni have retired or intend to retire prior to Trump's inauguration on Jan. 20.

In a wide-ranging interview, Xavier Becerra, President Biden’s health secretary, defended his tenure and hinted that he might run for governor of California.

Democratic support for the would-be HHS secretary has dimmed while Republican Bill Cassidy now sounds skeptical.

With little fanfare, the Biden administration stacked a critical committee that helps set U.S. vaccination policy with new members before leaving office.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. makes his first congressional appearance Wednesday as President Trump’s pick to lead HHS. Follow STAT's live updates.

President Donald Trump’s decision to tap Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the nation’s top health agency has elicited criticism from abortion-rights supporters and opponents. Kennedy’s confirmation hearing before the U.

Of the scores of day-one executive orders (EOs) issued by President Trump, the order rescinding a Biden administration executive order on

Health programs were among the subjects of a flurry of executive orders signed by President Donald Trump soon after his inauguration.

He also would oversee the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, which, as the name implies, manages those two programs. HHS services, in other words, touch the lives of every American—and Medicaid and Medicare are,