Alex Azar
US sending highest rep to Taiwan since 1979 break in ties
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — The U.S. says Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar will visit Taiwan in coming days in the highest-level visit by an American Cabinet official since the break in formal diplomatic relations between Washington and Taipei in 1979. The visit will likely create new frictions between the U.S. and China, which …
Former CDC Head: Surge In Coronavirus Cases Due To New Spread, Not Increased Testing
Dr. Tom Frieden, the former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said the recent surge in coronavirus cases across parts of the country is the result of the virus’s spreading, not increased testing, as President Donald Trump has argued. “As a doctor, a scientist, an epidemiologist, I can tell you with 100% …
Coronavirus response defended by Health Secretary Alex Azar
Health Secretary Alex Azar defended the Trump administration’s response to the novel coronavirus, saying his department is “working to keep” the number of new cases “low.” Speaking on “Face the Nation” on Sunday, Azar said he is personally involved in examining allegations raised by a whistleblower who claims agency employees who helped quarantined American evacuees …
Trump and Pence intervene in clash between top health officials – Axios
The working relationship between the Trump administration’s top health officials, HHS Secretary Alex Azar and CMS Administrator Seema Verma, has grown so dysfunctional that both President Trump and Vice President Pence have intervened to try to salvage the situation, according to three senior administration officials. Why it matters: It’s an extraordinary intervention at the highest …
Mark Cuban is (bleeping) mad about healthcare. Here’s what he wants to do about it
LAS VEGAS—It’s not typical to hear several F-bombs dropped within the first five minutes of a keynote discussion at a healthcare conference. Then again, Mark Cuban typically isn’t one of the speakers. Serial investor, TV personality and Dallas Mavericks’ owner Cuban wants to use his own muscle to help burn many of the core elements of the …
The Latest: Sierra Leone: UN reform to give Africa equal say
Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio speaks during the United Nations General Assembly at United Nations headquarters Thursday, Sept. 26, 2019. (Kevin Hagen/Associated Press) UNITED NATIONS — The Latest on the U.N. General Assembly’s annual gathering of world leaders (all times local): 10:30 a.m. The president of Sierra Leone is calling for “urgent and imperative” …
White House races to come up with health-care wins for Trump’s campaign
White House advisers, scrambling to create a health-care agenda for President Trump to promote on the campaign trail, are meeting at least daily with the aim of rolling out a measure every two to three weeks until the 2020 election. One of the initiatives would allow states to import lower-priced drugs from Canada and other …
