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Published on December 9, 2019 - 23:19 GMT

Deputy Secretary Hargan to Lead U.S. Delegation to WHO Commission on Non-Communicable Diseases

In the coming days, Health and Human Services Deputy Secretary Eric Hargan will lead the U.S. delegation to the Sultanate of Oman to attend the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Independent High-level Commission on non-communicable diseases (NCD) on behalf …

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Published on December 9, 2019 - 23:19 GMT

Secretary Azar Praises Service of Acting Inspector General Joanne Chiedi

Secretary Alex Azar issued the following statement on the retirement of Joanne Chiedi, the Department's Acting Inspector General (effective December 31): "Joanne Chiedi has been a respected and valued member of the HHS team since 2010, and I …

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Published on December 9, 2019 - 14:27 GMT

HHS Invests in Modernizing U.S. Manufacturing Capacity for Pandemic Influenza Vaccine

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a six-year, $226 million contract today to increase capacity to produce recombinant influenza vaccine in the United States. The contract is in accordance with the Sept. 19 presidential executive …

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Published on December 5, 2019 - 19:37 GMT

HIS and AAP Release Clinical Recommendations to Improve Care of American Indian, Alaska Native Women and Infants Impacted By ...

Today, the Indian Health Service and the American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Native American Child Health released clinical recommendations on neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome, or NOWS, for IHS, tribal, and urban Indian organization health care …

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Published on December 4, 2019 - 15:47 GMT

HHS OCR Secures Voluntary Resolution and Ensures Child Welfare Programs in the Oregon Department of Human Services Protect Parents ...

Today, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced that it has entered into a voluntary resolution agreement (VRA) with the Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS) concerning the rights of parents with …

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Published on December 3, 2019 - 14:34 GMT

Ready, Set, PrEP Expands Access to Medication to Prevent HIV

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today launched Ready, Set, PrEP, a national program that makes medications for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), taken daily to prevent HIV, available at no cost to people without prescription drug …

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Published on November 27, 2019 - 18:36 GMT

HHS Secretary Azar Statement on World AIDS Day

On the occasion of World AIDS Day, December 1, HHS Secretary Alex Azar released the following statement: “World AIDS Day is an opportunity for all of us to rededicate our efforts in combating HIV across the globe. Here in the United States, the Trump …

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Published on November 27, 2019 - 15:51 GMT

OCR Secures $2.175 Million HIPAA Settlement after Hospitals Failed to Properly Notify HHS of a Breach of Unsecured Protected ...

In an agreement with the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Sentara Hospitals (Sentara) have agreed to take corrective actions and pay $2.175 million to settle potential violations of the Health …

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Published on November 22, 2019 - 01:00 GMT

Secretary Azar Hosts Bipartisan Rural Health Roundtable with Members of Congress

Today, on the occasion of National Rural Health Day, Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar hosted a bipartisan meeting with Members of Congress on rural health. Secretary Azar and the Members had a productive conversation on how to address the …

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Published on November 18, 2019 - 22:19 GMT

Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 Medicare Fee-For-Service Improper Payment Rate is Lowest Since 2010 while data points to concerns with ...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced today that the Medicare Fee-For-Service (FFS) improper payment rate has fallen yet again, and is at its lowest level since FY 2010. Today’s announcement reinforces the Trump Administration …

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Published on November 18, 2019 - 17:26 GMT

HHS and the American Society of Nephrology Launch $1.5 Million Phase 2 of Prize Competition to Redesign Dialysis

Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the American Society of Nephrology (ASN) launched the second phase of KidneyX: Redesign Dialysis, a prize competition that seeks to transform kidney care. Redesign Dialysis is part of a …

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Published on November 15, 2019 - 13:43 GMT

Trump Administration Announces Historic Price Transparency Requirements to Increase Competition and Lower Healthcare Costs for All ...

As directed by President Trump's Executive Order on Improving Price and Quality Transparency in American Healthcare, today the Department of Health and Human Services is announcing that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is issuing …

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Published on November 14, 2019 - 14:51 GMT

HHS Advances Development of Tests to Distinguish Bacterial from Viral Infections across Multiple Healthcare Settings

A novel diagnostics technology that reads gene expression patterns in the immune system to distinguish bacterial infections from viral infections and determines the severity within minutes will receive advanced development support from the U.S. Department …

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Published on November 7, 2019 - 19:12 GMT

OCR Imposes a $1.6 Million Civil Money Penalty against Texas Health and Human Services Commission for HIPAA Violations

The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has imposed a $1,600,000 civil money penalty against the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (TX HHSC), for violations of the Health Insurance Portability …

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Published on November 7, 2019 - 02:45 GMT

United States Files Patent Infringement Lawsuit Against Gilead Related to Truvada® and Descovy® for Pre-exposure Prophylaxis of ...

Today, the United States, on behalf of the Department of Health and Human Services, filed a complaint in federal district court against Gilead Sciences, Inc. and Gilead Sciences Ireland UC (collectively, Gilead) seeking damages for Gilead’s infringement of …

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Published on November 5, 2019 - 19:04 GMT

Failure to Encrypt Mobile Devices Leads to $3 Million HIPAA Settlement

The University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) has agreed to pay $3 million to the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and take substantial corrective action to settle potential violations of the …

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Published on November 4, 2019 - 16:00 GMT

HHS Secretary Azar Statement on Step Forward in President Trump’s Kidney Health Initiative

This week, the Department of Health and Human Services, the American Society of Nephrology, and the National Kidney Foundation signed a memorandum of understanding to create an education, awareness, and prevention campaign regarding kidney disease, as …

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Published on November 1, 2019 - 21:56 GMT

HHS Secretary Azar Statement on Steps to Fulfill President Trump’s Medicare Executive Order

Today, as part of delivering on President Trump’s Executive Order on Protecting and Improving Medicare for Our Nation’s Seniors, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services finalized policy changes under the Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective …

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Published on November 1, 2019 - 19:28 GMT

Secretary Azar Statement on FDA Leadership

Today, the Department of Health and Human Services is announcing that Dr. Ned Sharpless, who has been serving as Acting Commissioner of Food and Drugs, will be returning to his role as Director of the National Cancer Institute (NCI). The Federal Vacancies …

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Published on November 1, 2019 - 15:27 GMT

HHS Issues Proposed Rule to Align Grants Regulation with New Legislation, Nondiscrimination Laws, and Supreme Court Decisions

Today, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a Notice of Nonenforcement to inform the public that certain regulatory provisions in The Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for HHS Awards"HHS …

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