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Despite increased investment in recent years, it's unclear which strategies focused on social determinants of health are most effective or feasible.
Biden's efforts represent an abrupt reversal of the Trump administration's moves to scale back the safety-net program.
Medicaid now covers nearly 1 in 4 Americans. In New Mexico, the ratio is more than 1 in 3.
The Biden administration said states still have several hurdles to get through, including a review by the FDA.
Stand-alone facilities were intended to fill a need for ER care when no hospital was nearby, but that rarely happened.
It's unclear whether the Biden administration will proceed with Trump's plan to help Americans obtain lower-priced medications from Canada.
Instead of the open-ended federal funding that rises with higher enrollment and health costs, Tennessee will instead get an annual block grant.
A proposed rule would require HHS to analyze within 24 months about 2,400 regulations, and void any it doesn't get to in time.
Challengers to the law must prove they were harmed by the 2010 health law and thus have "legal standing" to challenge its constitutionality.
No private firms bid on Florida's $30 million contract to set up and operate a drug importation program.