The federal government must recognize the full spectrum of people with autism, not just those who are verbal and self-sufficient. Families such as mine are overwhelmed. We need long-term care ...

The US Department of Health and Human Services on Wednesday unveiled a pilot program for the National Institutes of Health to ...

The National Institutes of Health will partner with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid to create a database of Americans ...

“Autism is a neurological difference—not a disease or an epidemic,” Pritzker’s order read. “People with disabilities, ...

Federal health officials want to collect individuals' health data so they can answer questions about autism and chronic ...

NIH and CMS partner to advance autism research by sharing Medicare and Medicaid data through a new real-world data platform.

By Ahmed Aboulenein and Sriparna Roy WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Federal health agencies will create a database of autism patients ...

Federal health agencies will create a database of autism patients enrolled in Medicare and Medicaid that researchers will use ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced a plan Wednesday to use medical data and records from ...

As part of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s quest to find the cause of autism, the NIH will begin using privacy-protected Medicare and Medicaid data.

Researchers will be able to examine datasets to explore patterns, treatment outcomes and potential causes linked to autism.