Articles tagged with: health and human services
Statement from the Department of Health and Human Services on the Regulation for the Enforcement of Federal Health Care Conscience Protections The administration strongly supports provider conscience laws that protect and support the rights of health care providers, and also recognizes and supports the rights of patients. Strong conscience laws make it clear that health […]
Medicare Fraud Strike Force Charges 111 Individuals for more than $225 Million in False Billing and Expands Operations to Two Additional Cities Doctors, Nurses, Health Care Company Owners and Executives Among the Defendants Charged; Law Enforcement Agents Execute 16 Search Warrants WASHINGTON – The Medicare Fraud Strike Force today charged 111 defendants in nine cities, […]
HHS releases new strategic plan to advance vaccine and immunization science and policy for the next decade The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services today unveiled a new National Vaccine Plan to enhance coordination of all aspects of federal vaccine and immunization activities. Its goal is to ensure that all Americans can access the […]
States Leading the Way on Implementation: HHS Awards “Early Innovator” Grants to Seven States The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced the award of seven cooperative agreements to help a group of “Early Innovator” states design and implement the information technology (IT) infrastructure needed to operate Health Insurance Exchanges. These states […]
BARDA Supports Development of Drugs to Protect Against Radiation New contracts fund drugs for skin and lung injuries associated with acute radiation exposure Two contracts for advanced development of drugs to treat skin and lung injuries associated with acute radiation syndrome (ARS) were awarded this week by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ […]
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Health and Human Services Launches Health Indicators Warehouse to Support Innovation WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) launched a new web portal providing important health and health care indicator data to support innovations in information technology. The Health Indicators Warehouse represents a vast collection of health and health […]
Uninsured Americans with Pre-existing Conditions Continue to Gain Coverage through Affordable Care Act New resources available to increase awareness of new program for the uninsured The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today made new resources available to the media, consumer groups, states, health care providers, and others to increase awareness of the […]
New Rule Ensures Students Get Health Insurance Protections of the Affordable Care Act A new proposed regulation announced today by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) would ensure students enrolled in health insurance coverage through their college or university benefit from critical consumer protections created by the Affordable Care Act. Students enrolled in […]
ONC to provide additional funding to accelerate critical access and rural hospitals’ switch to electronic health records Dr. David Blumenthal, MD, MPP, national coordinator for health information technology in the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) today announced an additional $12 million in new technical support assistance to help critical access […]
New York City Celebrates Let’s Move! One Year Anniversary Tennis Legend and Award-Winning Chef Join Surgeon General and NYC Health Commissioner at Times Square Event NEW YORK – U.S. Surgeon General Regina M. Benjamin today joined New York City Health Commissioner Thomas Farley and a group of celebrities and area teenagers in downtown Manhattan to […]
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