HHS Blog Posts

Why Putting List Prices in Drug Ads Matters

A pharmacists hands a medication to a patient

May 17, 2019

By: John O’Brien, Senior Advisor to the Secretary for Drug Pricing Reform

Posted In:

Drug Pricing

Tagged:

prescription drugs | list price | patients

Patient-Centered Care Is Key to Best Practices in Pain Management

May 10, 2019

By: Vanila M. Singh, MD, MACM, Chief Medical Officer, HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary of Health, and Chairperson, Pain Management Inter-agency Task Force

Posted In:

Opioids

Tagged:

pain management

The Intersection of Hurricane Response and Opioid Use Disorder

Houses and palm trees hit by rain and heavy wind

May 6, 2019

By: Rachel Kaul, Senior Policy Analyst, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR)

Posted In:

Emergency Preparedness and Response

Tagged:

hurricane | opioids

A Time for Second Chances

April 26, 2019

By: Eric D. Hargan, Deputy Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services

Posted In:

Mental Health and Substance Abuse

Tagged:

incarceration | substance use disorder | reentry | Second Chance Month

Clinicians: Strengthening Your HPV Vaccine Recommendation Can Save Lives

April 19, 2019

By: Adm. Brett P. Giroir, M.D., Assistant Secretary for Health and Robert R. Redfield, M.D., Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Posted In:

Public Health and Safety

Tagged:

clinicians | vaccination

A Global Response to a Global Threat

March 14, 2019

By: Garrett Grigsby, Director of the HHS Office of Global Affairs and Robert P. Kadlec, MD, MTM&H, MS, HHS Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response

Posted In:

Emergency Preparedness and Response | Global Health

Tagged:

influenza | Flu

Patients need transparency and relief from high drug costs, not defense of the status quo

March 11, 2019

By: John O’Brien, Senior Advisor to the Secretary for Drug Pricing Reform

Posted In:

Drug Pricing

Tagged:

prescription drugs

My First Year as HHS Assistant Secretary for Health