The U.S. Health and Human Services department will start a research project to examine medical data and records of Medicaid and Medicare enrollees who have been diagnosed with autism, health secretary Robert F.

WASHINGTON >> Federal health agencies will create a database of autism patients enrolled in Medicare and Medicaid that researchers will use to study the causes of autism spectrum disorder, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F.

19 Democratic state attorneys general are filing a federal lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration's efforts to overhaul the Department of Health and Human Services. I spoke with USA TODAY White House Correspondent Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, who joined me from outside the White House, to learn more. Swapna, thanks for hopping on today.

Rhode Island joined a multi-state lawsuit against HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and other Trump administration officials. The lawsuit alleges the administration unlawfully dismantled the HHS by terminating staff and shuttering agencies.

Over a dozen states filed a lawsuit alleging RFK Jr. and the Trump administration are trying to "dismantle" the Department of Health and Human Services through sweeping cuts.