Tom Price

To fly from D.C. to Philadelphia, Price booked a private plane for about $25,000, or roughly half of the median U.S. annual household income. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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The Price is too high: Trump should force HHS secretary to fly in the middle-seat back in economy class

Philip Wegmann · September 20, 2017 5:29 pm

Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price flew in private jets on five separate occasions to carry out official business last week, costing tens of thousands of dollars more than a commercial travel bill and breaking away from the status quo of previous secretaries. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Tom Price took five private jets last week for official business: Report

Diana Stancy Correll · September 20, 2017 3:34 am

The heavy rains and wind of hurricane Irma cross through the northeastern part of the island in Fajardo, Puerto Rico, Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2017. (AP Photo/Carlos Giusti)

Hurricane Irma devastates Puerto Rico, 70 percent without electricity

Anna Giaritelli · September 7, 2017 5:15 pm

Insurer steps in to offer coverage in rural Paulding County, Ohio. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Trump cuts Obamacare ad budget by 90 percent

Robert King · August 31, 2017 8:30 pm

An emergency declaration can help cut red tape for Medicare and Medicaid providers in the states and it frees up funding for disaster response. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

Harvey prompts HHS to declare public health emergency in Louisiana

Robert King · August 28, 2017 8:56 pm

Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price declared a public health emergency in the state of Texas as Hurricane Harvey made landfall on Saturday. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

HHS Secretary Tom Price declares public health emergency as Hurricane Harvey makes landfall

Mandy Mayfield · August 26, 2017 6:59 pm

First lady Melania Trump encouraged President Trump to take a more aggressive approach to the opioid crisis during a briefing at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Melania encouraged Trump to respond more aggressively to opioid epidemic: Report

Caitlin Yilek · August 21, 2017 1:41 pm

First, cut off the birth control mandate, then kill it

Washington Examiner · August 20, 2017 4:01 am

Democrats say HHS should redouble its efforts at outreach due to confusion because of "efforts to jam" an Obamacare repeal bill through Congress. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Democrats demand answers on Obamacare outreach

Robert King · August 18, 2017 3:54 pm

The lawmakers wrote that Obamacare remains the law and that the Department of Health and Human Services is tasked with a "successful 2018 enrollment period." (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Hispanic Caucus ‘alarmed’ Trump administration isn’t reaching out to Latinos for Obamacare enrollment

Robert King · August 17, 2017 8:11 pm

Letter from 15 Democratic senators was sent in response to changes to the Department of Health and Human Services website and some recent hires. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Democrats question if HHS will protect against discrimination

Robert King · August 15, 2017 6:24 pm

First lady Melania Trump is expected to announce the causes she will champion as first lady "in the coming weeks." (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

Melania Trump likely to champion causes on ‘well-being of children’

Caitlin Yilek · August 15, 2017 3:04 pm