HHS hosts discussion on how health care professionals can help educate consumers about the benefits of President Biden’s lower cost prescription drug law.
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The Department of Health and Human Services today announced its latest round of appointments under the Biden Administration.
These new appointees join the department at a time when their expertise is needed to end the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, implement President Biden s American Rescue Plan and restore public trust in the nation s health agencies, HHS said in the announcement. The growing team at HHS is working tirelessly to end the COVID-19 pandemic and expand access to healthcare through President Biden s American Rescue Plan, said HHS Chief of Staff Sean McCluskie. These appointees, under the leadership of Secretary Xavier Becerra, bring diversity and years of experience to the crucial mission of ensuring Americans health and wellbeing.
For decades, America’s gun violence researchers fought an uphill battle against the National Rifle Association to obtain the data and funding they need to study the effects of US gun laws. But researchers in California say they are now facing a different, unexpected hurdle: the state’s outgoing Democratic attorney general. Under Xavier Becerra, who has been nominated to serve as Joe Biden’s health secretary, California’s department of justice.