Sep 29 Health Secretary Price resigns after private flight controversy By Daniel Bush Don J. Wright of Virginia will serve as acting secretary as of Friday night, the White House said. Continue reading
Sep 29 Trump says Price’s travel becoming a distraction, AP sources say By Jonathan Lemire, Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press President Donald Trump has been telling associates that his health chief has become a distraction, overshadowing his agenda and undermining his campaign promise to "drain the swamp" of corruption, according to people familiar with the discussions. Continue reading
Sep 28 Health secretary Price says he’ll repay government for private charter travel By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Catherine Lucey, Associated Press The repayment — $51,887.31, according to Price's office — was for the embattled secretary. Price did not address the overall cost of the flights, which could amount to several hundred thousand dollars. Continue reading
Sep 27 Watch 3:42 News Wrap: Trump ‘not happy’ over Price’s private plane trips By Travis Daub In our news wrap Wednesday, President Trump said he is not happy with reports that Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price billed the government for expensive charter flights. Also, the storm that devastated Puerto Rico returned to hurricane strength… Continue watching
Sep 27 WATCH: Donald Trump chastises Tom Price for private plane travel on official business By Associated Press Asked whether he's planning on firing Price, Trump responded: "We'll see."… Continue reading
Sep 23 HHS hints at major changes to Medicare that could mean higher costs for patients By Erin Mershon, STAT WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is signaling it will pursue significant changes to Medicare that could put beneficiaries on the hook for higher costs. In an informal proposal on Wednesday, federal health officials hinted at several new pilot programs it… Continue reading
Jul 20 Trump administration ends Affordable Care Act assistance contracts in 18 cities By Carla K. Johnson, Associated Press Community groups say the move, announced to them by contractors last week, will make it even more difficult to enroll the uninsured and help people already covered re-enroll or shop for a new policy. That's already a concern because of… Continue reading
Jul 13 U.S. charges hundreds of people in health fraud schemes worth $1.3 billion By Sadie Gurman, Associated Press Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced the charges Thursday. Officials say those charged include more than 120 people involved in prescribing and distributing narcotics. Continue reading
Jun 25 Watch 4:22 Untangling politics of health care, Russian interference By PBS News Hour The Republican base is prioritizing repealing the Affordable Care Act above potential consequences of the current proposal, which the Senate is expected to vote on this week, says NewsHour Weekend Special Correspondent Jeff Greenfield. On the health care debate and… Continue watching
Jun 25 HHS Secretary Tom Price addresses Senate health care bill By PBS News Hour Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price will be speaking with Jeffrey Goldberg of The Atlantic at 12:20 p.m. EST. You can watch live in the player above. Continue reading