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United States and China Launch Public-Private Partnership on Healthcare Increasing collaboration in the healthcare sector Washington, D.C. — Today, on the occasion of the State Visit of President Hu Jintao to the United States, the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA), the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the U.S. Department of […]
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Statement by HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on vote by U.S. House of Representatives to repeal the Affordable Care Act “Thanks to the Affordable Care Act, Americans are finally getting the freedom and security they deserve in their health care. “Over the last ten months, I have seen firsthand how the law is making a difference […]
Surveys show significant proportions of hospitals and doctors already plan to adopt electronic health records and qualify for federal incentive payments Four-fifths of the nation’s hospitals, and 41 percent of office-based physicians, currently intend to take advantage of federal incentive payments for adoption and meaningful use of certified electronic health records (EHR) technology, according to […]
HHS increases total LIHEAP funding available to help low-income families to $3.9 billion Today U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced the availability of additional funding to help eligible low-income families meet their home energy needs, bringing the total made available since October 1 to $3.9 billion. These funds will go […]
HHS and EPA announce new scientific assessments and actions on fluoride Agencies working together to maintain benefits of preventing tooth decay while preventing excessive exposure WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today are announcing important steps to ensure that standards and guidelines on […]
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HUD and HHS announce joint effort to assist nearly 1,000 non-elderly persons with disabilities to move from institutions to independence Federal partnership delivers first rental vouchers, supportive services for this group WASHINGTON – U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan and Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced today a joint […]
New Data Reveal Doubling of Emergency Department Visits Involving Pharmaceutical Abuse White House Drug Policy Director Highlights Growing Public Health Toll of the “Prescription Drug Abuse Epidemic” WASHINGTON—According to new data from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA) Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN), visits by individuals to hospital emergency rooms involving the […]
Statement of HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on Blue Shield of California’s proposed rate increase “The people of California have a right to be concerned when they see this kind of rate increase month after month. We have reached out to California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones and know he is doing everything in his power to […]
Secretaries Sebelius, Solis, and Geithner update Congress on Affordable Care Act implementation, how reform will continue to give Americans more freedom in health care choices. WASHINGTON – Today, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, Labor Secretary Hilda L. Solis, and Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner sent a letter to Members of Congress to provide an […]
ONC Issues Final Rule for Permanent Certification Program for Health Information Technology. Steps to create permanent health IT certification program underway. The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) today issued a final rule to establish the permanent certification program for health information technology. The permanent certification program provides new features that […]
