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(By – Mary Agnes Carey, Kaiser Health News)<\/p>\n

Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell on Friday hailed the health law\u2019s 2016 enrollment gains and said the department was already beginning to gear up for the next enrollment period.<\/p>\n

In addition to the health law, Burwell\u2019s agency is juggling many other priorities these days, including coordinating her agency\u2019s response to the emerging threat of the Zika virus, President Barack Obama\u2019s \u201cMoonshot on Cancer\u201d initiative and the growing epidemic of opioid abuse.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe beat goes on,\u201d she said during a briefing with reporters at HHS headquarters. Read more…<\/a><\/p>\n

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Kaiser Health News\u00a0is\u00a0a nonprofit national health policy news service that is part of the nonpartisan Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation.<\/p>\n

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