U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Archives

A judge tells federal agencies they can’t enforce anti-trans bias policies against Catholic groups

June 6, 2025

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The William L. Guy Federal Building pictured on Dec. 18, 2024, in Bismarck. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Two federal agencies cannot punish Catholic employers and health care providers if they refuse for religious reasons to provide gender-affirming care to transgender patients or won’t provide health insurance coverage for such care to their workers, a federal judge ruled…

Republican attorneys general seek to block rule providing health insurance for DACA recipients

October 16, 2024

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North Dakota Attorney General Drew Wrigley, left, speaks during a news conference following a hearing in a lawsuit against a federal rule authorizing DACA participants to access subsidized health insurance under the Affordable Care Act. With Wrigley are Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach, center, and South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley. (Mary Steurer/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (Mary Steurer – North…

North Dakota will receive 49 Afghan evacuees later this month

The majority of the 49 evacuees will resettle in Fargo.

September 17, 2021

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BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) – The North Dakota Department of Human Services announced today that it has been notified by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that North Dakota will receive 49 legal and fully vetted Afghan evacuees starting later this month through the Afghan Placement and Assistance (APA) program. The federally funded APA program is a part of…

Judge Rejects New Federal Health Rule Affecting Abortions

Plaintiffs had argued that the rule was unconstitutional.

November 6, 2019

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NEW YORK–A federal judge in New York has struck down a rule letting health care clinicians object to providing abortions and other services on moral or religious grounds. Judge Paul A. Engelmayer ruled Wednesday in Manhattan. The ruling came after health organizations and others sued the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Others opposing the rule include women’s groups,…

Collins and Smith Propose Bill to Combat Lyme and Other Tick Diseases

The proposal would develop a national strategy about the diseases.

November 4, 2019

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BANGOR, Maine–A U.S. Senate committee is advancing a proposal from Sen. Susan Collins to improve research about Lyme disease and other tick-borne infections. Collins, a Republican, introduced the proposal with Democratic Minnesota Sen. Tina Smith. It’s also designed to beef up prevention, diagnostics and treatment for tick-borne diseases, and it’s headed to the full Senate next. The proposal’s named the…

North Dakota to Receive $4 Million to Combat Opioid Crisis

The funds were awarded through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s State Opioid Response grant program.

September 4, 2019

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FARGO, N.D.—The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services awarded North Dakota a grant for over $4 million to continue combating the opioid crisis. The funds were awarded through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s State Opioid Response grant program. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration seeks to expand access to medication-assisted treatment and real-time data…