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Published on February 14, 2023 - 22:06 GMT

HHS Secretary Responds to the President’s Executive Order on Drug Prices

Action announces new models and supports access to $2 generic drugs Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has selected three new models for testing by …

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Published on February 14, 2023 - 17:00 GMT

HHS Announces New Proposed Foster Family Licensing Regulation to Help Expand Access to Kinship Caregiving

Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), announced a new proposed regulation to lessen obstacles in licensing standards for kinship foster caregivers. This proposed rule …

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Published on February 13, 2023 - 21:47 GMT

Biden-Harris Administration Continues Unprecedented Efforts to Increase Transparency of Nursing Home Ownership

Proposed rule would require disclosure of additional ownership and management information to shine a light on private equity ownership Administration seeking to implement Section 6101(a) of the Affordable Care Act As President Biden made clear in his …

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Published on February 9, 2023 - 23:13 GMT

HHS Releases Initial Guidance for Medicare Prescription Drug Inflation Rebate Program

Under President Biden’s prescription drug law, drug companies will pay rebates to the federal government for raising prescription drug prices faster than the rate of inflation As part of President Biden’s historic Inflation Reduction Act, the nation’s new …

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Published on February 9, 2023 - 22:20 GMT

Letter to U.S. Governors from HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra on renewing COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE)

Dear Governor, Thank you for your ongoing partnership throughout the COVID-19 response. I write today to inform you that effective February 11, 2023, I am renewing for 90 days the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) as declared under Section 319 of the …

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Published on February 9, 2023 - 21:28 GMT

Fact Sheet: COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Transition Roadmap

Based on current COVID-19 trends, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is planning for the federal Public Health Emergency (PHE) for COVID-19, declared under Section 319 of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act, to expire at the end of the day …

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Published on February 2, 2023 - 22:12 GMT

Snapshot: How HHS is Building a Healthier America

In 2022, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) worked to deliver on the Biden-Harris Administration’s commitment to build a healthier America. Key areas of focus included tackling the COVID-19 pandemic, reducing health care costs, …

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Published on February 2, 2023 - 20:32 GMT

HHS Office for Civil Rights Settles HIPAA Investigation with Arizona Hospital System Following Cybersecurity Hacking

Banner Health pays $1.25 million to settle cybersecurity breach that affected nearly 3 million people Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced a settlement with Banner Health Affiliated Covered …

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Published on February 2, 2023 - 17:31 GMT

On First Anniversary of the President’s Reignited Cancer Moonshot, the Biden-Harris Administration Awards Nearly $11 Million to ...

The Health Resources and Services Administration doubles its investment in a first-of-its-kind initiative to accelerate access to cancer screening and connection to follow-up treatment, including patient navigation support services, in underserved …

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Published on February 2, 2023 - 15:29 GMT

LymeX Diagnostics Prize Launches Phase 2 with a Virtual Accelerator

Ten Phase 1 winning teams joined the 2023 LymeX Diagnostics Prize Virtual Accelerator for mentorship and resources to nurture the development of new Lyme disease diagnostics towards market The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the …

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Published on February 2, 2023 - 14:53 GMT

HHS Launches the First National Early Care and Education Workforce Center

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), is announcing the launch of the new National Early Care and Education Workforce Center (the ECE Workforce Center). The ECE Workforce Center …

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Published on February 1, 2023 - 18:04 GMT

Statement from HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra on Black History Month

Today, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra released the following statement in honor of Black History Month: "We know the names of Black American heroes like Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, the Rev. Dr. Martin …

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Published on January 30, 2023 - 21:49 GMT

HHS Issues Final Rule to Protect Medicare, Strengthen Medicare Advantage, and Hold Insurers Accountable

Risk Adjustment Data Validation (RADV) final rule strengthens Medicare Advantage and restores payment oversight program Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), finalized …

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Published on January 30, 2023 - 17:40 GMT

Biden-Harris Administration Proposes New Rules to Expand Access to Birth Control Coverage Under the Affordable Care Act

Today, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) and the Departments of Labor and the Treasury (Departments) proposed a rule to strengthen access to birth control coverage under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Under the ACA, most plans are …

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Published on January 26, 2023 - 23:20 GMT

HHS Approves California’s Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Plan (CHIP) Demonstration Authority to Support Care for Justice-...

First-of-its-kind initiative will help people get the behavioral health care they need as they leave incarceration Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), approved a …

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Published on January 26, 2023 - 17:02 GMT

Biden-Harris Administration to Launch Summit Series to Advance Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Economic ...

U.S. Trade Representative Ambassador Katherine Tai, U.S. Small Business Administration Administrator Isabel Guzman, and White House and federal officials to kick off the first summit in Philadelphia on January 26. The events—hosted by the White House …

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Published on January 25, 2023 - 16:29 GMT

Biden-Harris Administration Announces Record-Breaking 16.3 Million People Signed Up for Health Care Coverage in ACA Marketplaces ...

Nearly 50% increase in HealthCare.gov signups since President Biden took office, and 3.6 million people signed up for health care coverage on the Marketplaces for the first time this year Today, the Biden-Harris Administration announced that a record- …

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Published on January 25, 2023 - 15:19 GMT

HHS Awards $139 million for Special Diabetes Program for Indians

The U. S. Department of Health and Human Services, through the Indian Health Service, is investing $139 million in funding for the Fiscal Year 2023 Special Diabetes Program for Indians (SDPI) to provide diabetes prevention and treatment services for …

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Published on January 24, 2023 - 17:07 GMT

New HHS Report Finds Major Savings for Americans Who Use Insulin Thanks to President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act

$35 monthly insulin cap in historic law, which went into effect January 1 for Medicare Part D, would have saved 1.5 million people with Medicare an average of $500 dollars on their insulin in 2020 Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ( …

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Published on January 19, 2023 - 22:25 GMT

Statement from HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra on the Swearing-In of Rebecca Jones Gaston as Commissioner of the Administration on ...

On Wednesday, January 18, 2023, following confirmation by the U.S. Senate, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra formally swore in Rebecca Jones Gaston as commissioner of the Administration on Children, Youth and …

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