HHS, public comment

Kennedy proposes scrapping public comment on major US health policies
U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is seeking to eliminate public participation in many of his department's policy decisions, a move that appears to contradict his pledge to Congress of "radical transparency.
Kennedy moves to eliminate notice and public comment requirements for certain HHS decisions
The US Department of Health and Human Services has reversed an obscure requirement called the Richardson Waiver, which requires a period of notice and an opportunity for public comment on a wide range of decisions related to “agency management or personnel or to public property,
RFK Jr. moves to eliminate public comment on HHS decisions
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. moved to rescind the longtime practice of giving the public a chance to comment on the health agency’s plans.
RFK Jr. orders HHS to end 'extra-statutory' notice, public comment process in rulemaking
Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is closing the main avenue for members of the public to weigh in on pending health regulations and policy changes. | The HHS secretary said the public feedback mechanism is an obligation that imposes burden on the department.
RFK Jr. issues rule barring public comment on HHS rulemaking
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Friday released a policy prohibiting public comments during his department’s rulemaking process, ending more than 50 years of the
Kennedy Proposes Ending Public Comment on HHS Decisions
Kennedy Jr. is proposing to end public comment on decisions made by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, a document from the health agency showed on Friday. The document, which is formally set to be published on March 3,
Stacker on MSN1d
What is a public health crisis, and why do we have so many of them?
Northwell Health partnered with Stacker to analyze federal resources and news articles to illustrate how health crisis ...
Scientists have identified a new coronavirus in bats, but it’s not a public health threat
Scientists at the Wuhan Institute of Virology in China have discovered a new lineage of a coronavirus in bats that can enter ...
Hosted on MSN12h
More than 100 employees receive startling notices that could have big impact on public health: 'That's unprecedented'
"Wholesale firings of career staff who have dedicated their lives to this work?" More than 100 employees receive startling ...
Where Did U.S. Public Health Go Wrong?
I chose a career in public health because of its power to improve lives, as the field did in the United States in the late ...
The Daily Signal8h
Restoring Trust in Public Health: Next Time, Don’t Close Schools Needlessly in a Pandemic
In the next national emergency, federal officials must be more careful in their recommendations for lockdowns, and especially ...
Q&A with Barbara Ferrer: L.A. County Public Health braces for impact under Trump
L.A. County Public Health director Barbara Ferrer discusses concerns over federal grants, what programs could be affected, ...
The Public-Health Brain Drain Is Here
Jones, the former director of the FDA’s food center, is instructive in understanding what is fueling the public-health exodus ...
Healthbeat on MSN1d
Cobb and Douglas Public Health wants to expand services, but federal funding has grown more uncertain
The Cobb and Douglas Public Health agency has raised over $10 million to bring needed services to South Cobb County, but ...