Senators seek more funding for HHS inspector general's office

They argue that new Medicare law will overwhelm an office that has had to cut more than 40 jobs in two years because of budget constraints.

• Marilyn Werber Serafini and Emily Heil
• June 9, 2004

NIH weighing government authority over drug pricing

AIDS activists ask the agency to step in to lower the price of a popular drug developed partly with federal grant money.

• Emily Heil
• May 25, 2004

GAO says Medicare videos violated law

Videos distributed to news stations to promote the law were not identified as coming from a government source.

• Emily Heil
• May 20, 2004

Democrats, HHS spar over access to Medicare estimates

• Emily Heil
• April 26, 2004

Medicare actuary details threats over estimates

• Emily Heil
• March 25, 2004

Senate confirms Medicare nominee

• Emily Heil
• March 12, 2004

Senate committee leaders strike deal on Medicare nominee

• Emily Heil
• March 2, 2004

As Senate buildings close, no cases of illness reported

• Susan Davis, Emily Heil and John Stanton
• February 3, 2004

White House nixes compromise on overtime pay provision

• Peter Cohn and Emily Heil
• November 5, 2003

Pension agency slips into deepening financial trouble

• Emily Heil
• October 14, 2003

Conferees instructed to reject overhaul of overtime rules

• Peter Cohn and Emily Heil
• October 3, 2003

Senate passes amendment blocking overtime pay change

• Emily Heil and April Fulton
• September 10, 2003

Panel questions HHS on low smallpox vaccinations

• Emily Heil
• July 24, 2003

Focus on bioterror shelves other federal health efforts

• Emily Heil
• July 21, 2003

'Bioshield' legislation could be headed for Senate vote

• Emily Heil
• April 24, 2003

SARS helps prepare U.S. health system for bioterrorism

• Emily Heil
• April 7, 2003

Lawmakers question Bush 'Bioshield' plan

• Emily Heil
• April 4, 2003

Defeat of House smallpox bill may spur bipartisan effort

• Emily Heil
• April 1, 2003