Hargan will fill the spot vacated by former secretary Tom Price who resigned after less than eight months amid questions about his official travel practices.
Hargan, a Chicago attorney, had served from 2003-2005 as Deputy General Counsel of HHS under President George W.Bush, later served as Acting Deputy Secretary. Hargan was a member...National News
The travel controversy is the latest incident to raise ethical questions about Price during his seven-month term as Trump’s health chief.
Price, an orthopedic surgeon and former House Budget Committee chairman, was surrounded by controversy since his nomination to the nation’s top health post in January. He made questionable...National News
HHS Secretary Tom Price and CMS Administrator Seema Verma have access to powerful tools.
HHS can help states combat the problems of raising rates and shrinking individual marketplaces. Here are four ideas that HHS and the states can explore and expand:
Expand state reinsurance options
Allow innovative pilot plan designs for high...National News
After the "Repeal & Replace" attempt failed, Trump tweeted "let ObamaCare implode, then deal" .
There are six things the president can do to hobble the Affordable Care Act. Here is the status of each:
Weaken enforcement of the individual mandate. IN PROGRESS
Impose work requirements for Medicaid recipients. IN PROGRESS
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The Executive Branch may support or undercut the ACA regardless of congressional action.
There is a difficult political reality: ACA marketplaces require active maintenance and federal support. The White House can take a number of behind-the-scenes steps to sabotage the exchanges and hasten their undoing. It has been deploying some of...