Entity: Department of Health and Human Services

HHS Emails With States Regarding Medicaid and Medicare

January 17, 2019
Emails from Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services within Health and Human Services regarding communications with Arkansas, Iowa, and Ohio on changes to Medicaid.

Complaint: SEIU v. HHS and CMS – Communications with Conservative Think Tanks

December 20, 2018
Lawsuit filed by American Oversight on behalf of SEIU against HHS and CMS seeking their communications with conservative think tanks like Freedom Foundation, the State Policy Network, and National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation.

FOIA to HHS Seeking Shannon Royce’s Calendars

December 20, 2018
FOIA to HHS seeking Shannon Royce's calendars. Royce has a record previously working for anti-choice organizations.

American Oversight Launches Investigation of Administration’s Response to ‘Migrant Caravan’

December 19, 2018
American Oversight is investigating the violence at the U.S.-Mexico border as well as the Trump administration’s politicization of the so-called migrant caravan, which the president termed “an invasion,” in the run-up to the midterm elections.
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FOIA to Multiple Agencies Seeking Communications with Search Terms Related to the Migrant Caravan

December 18, 2018
FOIA to multiple agencies seeking communications search terms like: migrant, caravan, soros, and Middle Eastern.

FOIA to Multiple Agencies Seeking Communications Regarding the So-Called Migrant Caravan

December 18, 2018
FOIA to multiple entities seeking communications regarding the migrant caravan leading up to the midterm elections, communications with the Mexican government, and communications containing related search terms.

FOIA to HHS Seeking Secretary Azar’s Talking Points Regarding the So-Called Migrant Caravan

December 18, 2018
FOIA to HHS seeking Secretary Alex Azar's talking points regarding the so-called migrant caravan and for trips to the border.

No Records Response from CMS Regarding Communications with ADF

December 11, 2018
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) stated it had no records responsive to American Oversight's FOIA request for communications with the Alliance Defending Freedom or Casey Mattox.

Complaint: American Oversight v. HHS – Family Separation Policy

December 4, 2018
American Oversight's lawsuit against HHS, ACF, and the HHS Office of Inspector General seeking records related to the administration's family separation policy, including DNA testing to reunite families, conditions of immigrant detention centers, and records from any OIG inspections of the detention centers.

Complaint: American Oversight v. Multiple Entities – Family Separation Policy Costs

December 4, 2018
American Oversight's lawsuit against DOJ, EOIR, U.S. Marshals Service, HHS, ACF, CBP, USCIS, and OMB seeking records related to costs associated with the Trump administration's family separation policy.