/tags/health-and-human-services health and human services en-US Copyright Thu, 18 Mar 2021 17:47:30 GMT /news-partners/2021-03-18/senate-confirms-xavier-becerra-to-head-health-and-human-services Becerra faced significant GOP opposition ever since he was nominated, with critics arguing he didn't have sufficient health care experience to run the department. Thu, 18 Mar 2021 17:47:30 GMT /news-partners/2021-03-18/senate-confirms-xavier-becerra-to-head-health-and-human-services Barbara Sprunt /news-partners/2021-03-12/biden-administration-rescinds-trump-policy-affecting-sponsors-of-young-migrants The Trump administration had encouraged child welfare officers dealing with unaccompanied minors to share information about potential adult sponsors with immigration enforcement agents. Fri, 12 Mar 2021 20:29:01 GMT /news-partners/2021-03-12/biden-administration-rescinds-trump-policy-affecting-sponsors-of-young-migrants Franco Ordoñez /news-partners/2021-02-26/top-positions-in-biden-administration-unfilled-as-nominees-await-confirmation Nearly two dozen of the president's nominees await confirmation in the deeply divided Senate. Fri, 26 Feb 2021 10:00:12 GMT /news-partners/2021-02-26/top-positions-in-biden-administration-unfilled-as-nominees-await-confirmation Alana Wise, Alana Wise /news-partners/2021-02-24/biden-administration-to-deliver-25-million-masks-to-health-centers-and-food-banks Officials said Wednesday that the masks will be delivered in the coming months, and are expected to reach an estimated 12 to 15 million vulnerable Americans. Wed, 24 Feb 2021 19:11:12 GMT /news-partners/2021-02-24/biden-administration-to-deliver-25-million-masks-to-health-centers-and-food-banks Rachel Treisman /news-partners/2021-02-17/white-house-announces-expanded-covid-19-testing-manufacturing-and-virus-sequencing The administration says there will only be a few million doses of Johnson & Johnson's vaccine available to distribute right away, assuming the company gets FDA authorization in the next few weeks. Wed, 17 Feb 2021 19:14:00 GMT /news-partners/2021-02-17/white-house-announces-expanded-covid-19-testing-manufacturing-and-virus-sequencing Laurel Wamsley /news-partners/2021-01-27/justice-department-rescinds-trumps-zero-tolerance-immigration-policy The Trump-era immigration policy resulted in thousands of family separations at the U.S-Mexico border. Wed, 27 Jan 2021 10:07:15 GMT /news-partners/2021-01-27/justice-department-rescinds-trumps-zero-tolerance-immigration-policy Jaclyn Diaz /news-partners/2021-01-26/the-biden-administration-is-working-to-buy-200-million-more-covid-19-vaccine-doses The Biden administration says it plans to buy an additional 100 million doses from both Moderna and Pfizer and pledges greater transparency with state and local leaders about supply expectations. Tue, 26 Jan 2021 21:30:29 GMT /news-partners/2021-01-26/the-biden-administration-is-working-to-buy-200-million-more-covid-19-vaccine-doses Benjamin Swasey /news-partners/2021-01-19/biden-to-nominate-transgender-doctor-rachel-levine-as-assistant-health-secretary Dr. Rachel Levine is currently the secretary of health in Pennsylvania, where she leads the state's fight against COVID-19. Tue, 19 Jan 2021 13:32:10 GMT /news-partners/2021-01-19/biden-to-nominate-transgender-doctor-rachel-levine-as-assistant-health-secretary Bill Chappell /news-partners/2021-01-12/trump-administration-urges-states-to-open-covid-19-vaccination-to-everyone-over-65 The federal government announced several big changes to its vaccine plans, upending earlier guidance about whom to prioritize for the next phase. Tue, 12 Jan 2021 16:28:42 GMT /news-partners/2021-01-12/trump-administration-urges-states-to-open-covid-19-vaccination-to-everyone-over-65 Selena Simmons-Duffin, Pien Huang /news-partners/npr-news/2021-01-08/when-biden-takes-office-undoing-trumps-health-policies-wont-be-easy Democrats control the new Congress by such a slim margin that passing health laws will be daunting. Instead Biden may have to use executive authority to advance his health care vision. Fri, 08 Jan 2021 10:00:42 GMT /news-partners/npr-news/2021-01-08/when-biden-takes-office-undoing-trumps-health-policies-wont-be-easy Julie Rovner