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Amid fraud claims, HHS reveals changes to child care funding : NPR
Children sleep during nap time at Minnesota Child Care in Minneapolis on Dec. 30. Renee Jones Schneider/The Minnesota Star Tribune via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Renee Jones Schneider/The Minnesota Star Tribune via Getty Images The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced Monday that it would rescind a series of Biden-era rules […]
HHS says it’s freezing child care payments to Minnesota after fraud allegations
An official with the Department of Health and Human Services says the agency has “frozen all child care payments” to the state of Minnesota after allegations of fraudulent day care centers there. In addition, HHS is tightening requirements for payments from the Administration for Children and Families to all states, requiring a justification and a […]
19 states sue HHS over youth gender-affirming care : NPR
Secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., speaks during an event on prescription drug prices in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Friday, Dec. 19, 2025, in Washington. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption toggle caption Evan Vucci/AP NEW YORK — A coalition of 19 states and the District of Columbia on Tuesday […]
Transgender health leader’s name changed on her official HHS portrait : Shots
Admiral Rachel L. Levine, pictured at HHS headquarters last year, led the Public Health Corps during the Biden administration. Her official portrait was changed during the government shutdown to her previous name. Maansi Srivastava for NPR hide caption toggle caption Maansi Srivastava for NPR As you walk down a particular hallway on the seventh floor […]