Entity: Department of Health and Human Services

News Roundup: Remain in Mexico’s Harmful Effects and Trump’s Dangerous Impatience

August 30, 2019
Immigration officials frequently don't offer language assistance to asylum-seekers forced to return to Mexico, and Trump's rush for a border wall before 2020 raises concerns.

FOIA to CMS Seeking Email Communications Between Senior Officials and Mar-a-Lago Crowd

August 29, 2019
FOIA to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services seeking all email communications between Seema Verma and senior appointees, and Bruce Moskowitz, Isaac “Ike” Perlmutter, and Marc Sherman.

Investigating HHS Secretary Alex Azar’s Connections to Pharmaceutical Companies

August 27, 2019
American Oversight is suing HHS for records of Secretary Azar's communications with the pharmaceutical industry — including with his former employer, Eli Lilly.

Complaint: American Oversight v. HHS — Alex Azar’s Communications with Pharmaceutical Companies

August 27, 2019
Lawsuit filed by American Oversight against the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for communications between Secretary Alex Azar and key pharmaceutical corporations, including Azar’s former employer Eli Lilly and Company. American Oversight sought these records to shed light on the actions of senior Trump administration officials at HHS and their ties with the pharmaceutical industry.

HHS Records Regarding Memos Authorized by Roger Severino

August 26, 2019
Records from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) reflecting decision memos or other policy guidance documents signed or authorized by Roger Severino, the head of HHS's Office of Civil Rights.

News Roundup: Political Appointees, Lobbyists and Those In Between

August 23, 2019
This week, we sued the VA for failing to preserve emails that top VA officials sent from personal email accounts to three members of Mar-a-Lago.

FOIA to CMS Seeking Email Communications and Contracts with Mary Vought or Vought Strategies, LLC

August 23, 2019
FOIA to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services seeking email communications and contracts with Mary Vought, or her communications firm, Vought Strategies, LLC.

FOIA to ACF Seeking Email Communications and Contracts with Mary Vought or Vought Strategies, LLC

August 23, 2019
FOIA to the Administration for Children & Families seeking email communications and contracts with Mary Vought, or her communications firm, Vought Strategies, LLC.

FOIA to HHS Seeking Email Communications and Contracts with Mary Vought or Vought Strategies, LLC

August 23, 2019
FOIA to the Department of Health and Human Services seeking email communications and contracts with Mary Vought, or her communications firm, Vought Strategies, LLC.

DHS Records Regarding Scott Lloyd’s Surveillance of Pregnant Unaccompanied Minors

August 22, 2019
Scott Lloyd's communications, spreadsheets, and summaries regarding pregnant unaccompanied minors in detention centers. These records were sought by American Oversight on behalf of Equity Forward in a lawsuit against the Department of Health and Human Services.