American Oversight sued the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) to learn whether CMS Administrator Seema Verma violated ethics rules by working on issues related to her former consulting clients.
Lawsuit filed by American Oversight seeking calendars for senior political appointees at Commerce, Education, EPA, DOE, DHS, Interior, Labor, DOT, HHS, HUD, SBA, State, Treasury, and USDA.
Records sufficient to show all actions HHS has taken under the authority granted by Acting Secretary Hargan’s October 26, 2017 declaration of a public health emergency resulting from the opioid crisis.
FOIA to HHS seeking communications regarding the authority to allow for expanded access to remote prescribing of medicines for substance abuse treatment by telemedicine granted by Acting Secretary Hargan’s October 26, 2017 declaration of a public health emergency resulting from the opioid crisis.
Records sufficient to identify all actions HHS has taken to allow for expanded access to remote prescribing of medicines for substance abuse treatment by telemedicine under the authority granted by Acting Secretary Hargan’s October 26, 2017 declaration of a public health emergency resulting from the opioid crisis.
Records sufficient to identify any temporary appointments or assignments of personnel made by HHS under the authority provided by Acting Secretary Hargan's October 26, 2017 declaration of a public health emergency resulting from the opioid crisis.
Records reflecting any funding requests HHS has sent to, or prepared for, Congress requesting the appropriation of additional funds to the Public Health Emergency Fund to be used in addressing the opioid crisis, if any such request exists.