I know what I’m doing. I know this space, i know how cost works in the system. What if I were a grandmother and I’m trusting the system will take care of me? What if I’m a 20-something and I have a high deductible plan? I was able to fight for that information. I knew to fight for that information ... they wouldn’t. I think it’s a right to know up front what we are going to pay for a procedure.

Alex Azar

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Inpatient treatment is just one part of what needs to be a complete continuum of care, and participating states will be expected to take action to improve community-based mental health care.

My understanding is that the rider does not in any way impede our research mission. It is simply about advocacy.

I commend Pfizer for its constructive and professional approach, and its desire to work with President Trump to be part of the solution and not part of the problem.

The increases must stop and it shows a constructive professional appropriate approach by Pfizer in interacting with the government and the president to be part of the solution and not part of the problem.

I can not reunite them while the parents are in custody because the court order doesn't allow kids to be with their parents for more than 20 days.

Raising awareness is a key piece of defeating the threat of opioid addiction, which too many Americans still do not fully understand. These ads are a targeted effort to promote awareness, especially among our youth, about the deadliness of opioid misuse and the risks of opioid addiction.

We are trying to work to facilitate that information be accessible to top app developers so that information can be sucked into applications that are very useable and intuitive for the patient to look at their own data, we think that is a big part of putting the patient in the driver seat in the health care system.

HHS has a $1.2 trillion budget. that means it’s bigger than the B... by Alex Azar

HHS has a $1.2 trillion budget. that means it’s bigger than the British Empire.

I think that’s a direct result of pressure on drug pricing and be... by Alex Azar

I think that’s a direct result of pressure on drug pricing and benefits.

Vaccines are safe, effective, and lifesaving. by Alex Azar

Vaccines are safe, effective, and lifesaving.

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We need to transform our system so people know what they are paying for health care, so they know whether they are getting good quality health care, and so they have a reason and ability to care.

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Patients who face long odds and terminal illnesses do not always have access to the latest drugs in clinical trials. They don't want to give up, but they don't have years to wait for new drugs to receive FDA approval.

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Immigration policy isn't really what we at HHS do. by Alex Azar

Immigration policy isn't really what we at HHS do.

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The 21st century is a golden age of personalization. Whether it's customizing our smart phones with our favorite apps or ordering exactly what we need when we need it from Amazon, we increasingly expect a unique customer experience, not a one-size-fits-all model.

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What one has created by regulation, one could address by regulati... by Alex Azar

What one has created by regulation, one could address by regulation.

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The mission of HHS is to enhance the health and well-being of all Americans, and this includes the unborn.

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It is one of the great acts of American generosity and charity, what we are doing for these unaccompanied kids who are smuggled into our country or come across illegally.

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Health coverage in the form of short-term, limited-duration plans has long been widely available to individuals in circumstances where they are unable to access traditional coverage, such as those between jobs or students taking a semester off from school.

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Obamacare imposed an unprecedented level of regulation and standardization on individual-market health insurance all across America. This has left many consumers in an intolerable predicament - in some cases, having to spend up to a third or even half of their income on premiums and deductibles before insurance kicks in.

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Since Obamacare was enacted, affordable, individualized health care coverage choices have all but disappeared for many Americans.

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