Proposed federal rules would aim to minimize the use of antipsychotic drugs and increase training for nurses in dementia care. Jiri Hubatka/imageBroker/Corbis hide caption
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Florida Gov. Rick Scott speaks Wednesday with reporters in Washington, D.C., after a meeting with Sylvia Burwell, head of the Department of Health and Human Services. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption
Gimma a "D!" The Health Datapalooza crowd went wild for this selfie by Bryan Sivak, chief technology officer at Health and Human Services. Bryan Sivak/Twitter hide caption
President Obama, flanked by outgoing Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius (left) and his nominee to be her replacement, Budget Director Sylvia Mathews Burwell, speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House Friday. Charles Dharapak/AP hide caption
With the presidential election decided, doctors and some advocates are calling for the administration to relax restrictions on the sale of Plan B to teens. AP hide caption
HHS found that 19 percent of nurse aides who'd been disciplined had a prior conviction that would have shown up on a background check. Matt Rourke/AP hide caption
Insurers and the federal government are teaming up to fight health fraud. iStockphoto.com hide caption
Dolphin bite? There's a medical code for that. Simone Di Tonno - Annachiara Fig/iStockphoto.com hide caption
People check their smartphones while standing in the street shortly after an earthquake struck Washington on Tuesday. Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images hide caption