Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- abbreviation Department of Health and Human Services
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- initialism US Health and Human Services
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- noun the United States federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with health and welfare; created in 1979
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Examples
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HHS is also not building this bureaucratic apparatus in a transparent way.
ObamaCare, for Some 2010
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In other words, HHS is pre-emptively declaring that it will grant a special dispensation to rules that haven't even been finalized.
ObamaCare, for Some 2010
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The Baucus-Grassley plan grandfathers “physician owned hospitals” and sets up a bizarre planning structure within HHS for those hospitals to expand services.
Wonk Room » Baucus And Grassley Preview What Bipartisan Health Reform Will Look Like 2009
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Here's the reasoning behind the executive order: HHS is working to finalize regulations by the end of 2010 defining an "unreasonable premium increase."
Jamie Court: Time for Obama to Get Tough on Insurers With Rate Freeze Via Executive Order Jamie Court 2010
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Here's the reasoning behind the executive order: HHS is working to finalize regulations by the end of 2010 defining an "unreasonable premium increase."
Jamie Court: Time for Obama to Get Tough on Insurers With Rate Freeze Via Executive Order Jamie Court 2010
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So, the AHRQ, part of HHS, is mandated to convene the USPSTF and to PAY FOR ITS RESEARCH and even PROVIDES ITS STAFF.
More on the Democratic party’s War on Breasts. - Moe_Lane’s blog - RedState 2009
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HHS is focusing a little differently, being very explicit at telling its teams that this is real and that way things are going to happen.
Craig Newmark: Innovation and real culture change at HHS in Washington Craig Newmark 2010
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It also seems that HHS is doing just that as they are scrutinizing people entering the country "legally" from Mexico.
Ask a Question for Wednesday's Netroots Governor's Debate 2009
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HHS is explicitly authorized to deny coverage if expenses go above that amount. how that is universal coverage is beyond me.
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Here's the reasoning behind the executive order: HHS is working to finalize regulations by the end of 2010 defining an "unreasonable premium increase."
Jamie Court: Time for Obama to Get Tough on Insurers With Rate Freeze Via Executive Order Jamie Court 2010
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