Xavier Becerra is reflecting on tenure as HHS secretary. He told Scripps News, "We're leaving this country healthier and stronger."

The agency will announce the 15 new drugs chosen for Medicare negotiation on Friday morning. The companies that manufacture these drugs will have until Feb. 28 to sign negotiation agreement. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra called the ...

On its last weekday in power, the Biden Administration has chosen the next batch of drugs up for price negotiation in Medicare.

Medicare will soon negotiate prices for 15 more drugs as part of an effort to reduce costs for seniors and people with disabilities, federal health officials announced in a news release. The negotiations,

As of Monday, FDA commissioner Robert Califf, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra, Medicare director Meena Seshamani, and FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research director Patrizia Cavazzoni have retired or intend to retire prior to Trump's inauguration on Jan. 20.

In a wide-ranging interview, Xavier Becerra, President Biden’s health secretary, defended his tenure and hinted that he might run for governor of California.

U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra says “this is a big deal.” Drug companies oppose the program.

Ozempic and Wegovy, the blockbuster but costly GLP-1 drugs often used for weight loss, are among the 15 medications that will be subject to the next round of Medicare price negotiations, the Biden administration announced Friday.

WASHINGTON — Popular weight loss and diabetes drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy have been added to Medicare’s list of medications ... big deal,” U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra said in a call with reporters on Thursday.

For years, Medicare had been legally prohibited from ... this is a big deal,” U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra said in a call with reporters on Thursday.

RFK also opposes fluoridation of water. Another patient, Judith, age 80, scoffs at such skepticism. She grew up in Niagara Falls, NY, before fluoridation and its dental protection. She remembers her childhood dentist finding 13 cavities and the trauma and pain of prolonged dental work at an early age.

Ozempic and Wegovy, Novo Nordisk’s GLP-1 drugs that treat diabetes and obesity, are on the list. Astellas Pharma’s prostate cancer drug, Xtandi, is also on the list — alongside AstraZeneca’s cancer treatment Calquence, GSK’s chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD) drug Breo Ellipta, and AbbVie’s antipsychotic medication Vraylar.