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Xavier Becerra. Xavier Becerra (/ hɑːviˈɛər bɪˈsɛrə / hah-vee-AIR beh-SEHR-ə; Latin American Spanish: [xaˈβjeɾ βeˈsera]; born January 26, 1958) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the 25th United States secretary of health and human services, a position he has held since March 2021.
Secretary of Health and Human Services is a level I position in the Executive Schedule, [5] thus earning a salary of US$221,400, as of January 2021. [6] Xavier Becerra has served as the 25th United States secretary of health and human services since March 19, 2021, the first person of Hispanic descent to hold the post.
Grumbling from high-ranking Biden administration officials and a harsh watchdog report released last week are the latest challenges for Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra, who ...
August 17, 2024 at 6:11 AM. Health Secretary Xavier Becerra breaks down Medicare drug price talks. When Congress passed the Inflation Reduction Act in 2022, there was a key provision that the ...
President Biden and VP Harris listen as Xavier Becerra, Biden's nominee to be HHS secretary, addresses a news conference at Biden's transition headquarters in Wilmington, Del., December 8, 2020.
American Hospital Association v. Becerra, 596 U.S. 724 (2022), was a United States Supreme Court case relating to administrative law. The case centered on a rule from the Department of Health and Human Services, which reduced reimbursement rates for certain hospitals.
"I have no doubt that the Latino community is going to be interested in Kamala Harris, because in so many ways, she reflects some of the values that we see in the Latino community," Becerra said.
In a statement, Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra, praised the FDA’s approval of the drug, calling it “a welcome step forward to approve a biosimilar for a drug taken by tens ...