Earth Day announcements include additional signees of the White House-HHS Health Sector Climate Pledge and new resources like a “Quickfinder” on Inflation Reduction Act opportunities for health sector investments in sustainability. Today, the U.S. …
The Biden-Harris Administration has made promoting competition and protecting consumers a top priority. Today, in support of the President’s Executive Order on promoting competition and the Administration’s commitment to transparency, the U.S. Department …
COVID-19 vaccines are free, and safe and effective at providing protection against the virus’s worst health outcomes. Today, in response to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) actions to simplify COVID-19 vaccine recommendations and …
HHS hosted a roundtable discussion to highlight the Biden-Harris Administration's commitment to improving maternal health. To commemorate Black Maternal Health Week (April 11-17), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra …
Thanks to the Biden-Harris Administration’s whole-of-government approach to combatting COVID-19, we are now in a better place in our response than at any point of the pandemic. One of the critical components of our response has been ensuring all Americans …
Action by the Biden-Harris Administration will make more Medicaid funding available for school-based health services in Illinois, improving health care access, including mental health services Today, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), …
Today, the Biden-Harris Administration, through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), announced measures that will make coverage more accessible, expand behavioral health care access, simplify choice, and make it easier for millions of …
New guidance can help people at high risk of substance use disorders and other health conditions get the care they need, especially as they transition from incarceration back to the community. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), …
Effort is led by the HHS 405(d) Program and the Health Sector Coordinating Council Cybersecurity Working Group (HSCC CWG), as a collaborative effort between the federal government and industry, to address cybersecurity in the health sector Resources …
Today, Secretary Becerra is announcing that in the coming weeks, he will issue an amendment to the declaration under the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness (PREP) Act for medical countermeasures against COVID-19. The PREP Act declaration has been …
Funding announcements and events reflect ongoing commitment to advance Biden-Harris Administration’s goals of improving maternal health and advancing equity. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is celebrating Black Maternal Health Week, …
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra released the following statement today after the U.S. Department of Justice announced it was seeking a stay in Braidwood v. Becerra: “The Affordable Care Act has saved the lives of …
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra released the following statement today after the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services submitted a proposed rule that would expand access to coverage for DACA recipients: “ …
Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), announced the release of $375 million in Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) funding to help reduce poverty through community-based …
The Department’s Office for Civil Rights seeks to strengthen HIPAA privacy rule Today, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), through its Office for Civil Rights, issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to strengthen Health …
Notifications of Enforcement Discretion expire at 11:59 pm on May 11, 2023 Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announces that the Notifications of Enforcement Discretion issued under the Health Insurance …
ONC Seeks Public Comment by June 20, 2023 The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) today released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) for public comment on …
Today, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra released the following statement on the Texas district court’s decision in Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. FDA: “This is a regressive ruling issued by a single court in …
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), is providing funding through a SAMHSA Emergency Response Grant (SERG) to the state of Pennsylvania to support community …
Thanks to President Biden’s new law to lower prescription drug costs, the final rule will also improve access to affordable prescription drug coverage for an estimated 300,000 low-income individuals Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ( …
