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Rep. Vern Buchanan, a leading congressman on healthcare, said the federal government must "find a way to ... do things better for less."

The program to provide clean foil, pipes, and plastic straws for drug users, free of charge, costs taxpayers hundreds of thousands of dollars per year.

Justices heard arguments in a closely watched case that could determine whether Medicaid patients have the right to sue if a state disqualifies a provider.

The Supreme Court upheld an FDA decision to halt authorization for two companies to sell flavored e-cigarettes, a win to federal regulators.

Dr. Jeanne Marrazzo and several other high-ranking scientists at the National Institutes of Health were offered spots at the Indian Health Service, which RFK Jr. said is a top priority.

The World Professional Association for Transgender Health "continues to advocate irreversible gender transition procedures for children," Sen. Bill Cassidy said.

Rep. Jodey Arrington (R-TX said it is crucial to ensure rural residents have access to quality healthcare as many work in the critical fields of agriculture and energy.

The Department of Health and Human Services announced to employees that it will lay off around 10,000 people, about 25% of its workforce.

U.S. District Judge Myron Thompson ruled that interstate travel is "one of our most fundamental constitutional rights."

The judge found that plaintiffs did not have the legal grounds to sue Cuomo for ill-advised nursing home policy in the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic.