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Levine: Consumers 'should not have to worry that their most private and sensitive health information' is disclosed online
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently issued warnings to hospital systems and telehealth providers today about the privacy and security risks associated with online tracking technologies.
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Becerra: 'Everyone should have access to behavioral health support where they are, when they need it'
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently approved proposals from California and Kentucky to establish community-based mobile crisis intervention teams to provide Medicaid crisis services.
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Becerra: 'Training residents in rural areas leads more medical school graduates to stay and practice in rural settings'
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), awarded nearly $11 million to 15 awardees to establish new residency programs in rural communities and strengthen the health workforce.
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Becerra: 'The well-being of Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander individuals and families hold tremendous significance'
The White House Initiative on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders, along with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and the Department of Health and Human Services, hosted a summit July 20 focused on improving equity and access to behavioral health care for Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander communities.
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Secretary Becerra: 'HHS believes all Americans should have access to mental health and substance use disorder treatment'
The Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and the Treasury proposed rules to ensure equal access to mental health and substance use disorder care as medical treatments.
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Fontes Rainer: 'Patients and others should not have to sacrifice the privacy of their health information when using a hospital’s website'
Around 130 hospital systems and telehealth providers received a cautionary letter from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Federal Trade Commission, highlighting concerns about the privacy and security risks related to the incorporation of online tracking technologies into their websites or mobile apps.
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Becerra: Substance-abuse grants are 'one of the pillars of the HHS Overdose Prevention Strategy'
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced five grant awards totaling $47.2 million to combat substance abuse and the national overdose epidemic.
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Becerra: 'Work to reduce the dangers of substance use disorder in high-risk rural communities is critically important'
The team of Megan Meacham, Allison Hutchings and Sarah O’Donnell from the HRSA Federal Office of Rural Health Policy has been awarded the 2023 Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medals People's Choice Award for establishing the HRSA Rural Communities Opioid Response Program.
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FTC's Levine: Patients 'should not have to worry that their most private and sensitive health information' is disclosed online
Nationwide, the FTC and HHS have issued warnings to hospital systems and telehealth providers concerning the privacy and security risks posed by online tracking technologies.
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Israel: 'Iowa builds on the wave of life-saving laws that have been enacted since Roe was overturned'
Iowa recently passed a consequential bill to regulate abortion, implementing a fetal heartbeat ban.
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Cohen: 'Protecting people from COVID-19 remains a top priority'
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will launch the Bridge Access Program for COVID-19 vaccines this fall, offering continued access to free COVID-19 vaccinations to uninsured or under-insured adults.
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Becerra: Expanded 988 program 'connects Americans with trained counselors'
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced the addition of Spanish text and chat services to its 988 Lifeline service, as well as specialized services for LGBTQI+ teens and young adults, HHS announced in a news release July 13.
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HHS Secretary of Healthcare: ‘People should be able to access health and human services without bias, discrimination or fear’
In a press release distributed on July 11, 2023, the Office for Civil Rights and the Assistant Secretary for Financial Resources of the Department of Health and Human Services announced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to affirm civil rights and equal opportunity for people across the country in HHS funded programs and services.
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HHS Secretary Becerra: 'We need more health workers'
Xavier Becerra, the secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, recently issued a press release highlighting the HHS Health Workforce Initiative at an occasion held at Cleveland, Ohio's Lincoln-West School of Science and Health, a public high school that helps students get ready for college and careers in healthcare.
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HHS Secretary on South Dakota's Medicaid expansion: 'Tens of thousands of South Dakotans now have an opportunity to obtain health care coverage, and the peace of mind it provides'
On June 30, more than 52,000 South Dakotans—including many members of South Dakota Tribes—became eligible for full health coverage as a result of South Dakota's historic expansion of Medicaid, according to a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services news release.
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Cardona: 'There is nothing more valuable than investing in our students' health'
A public school district in Colorado is providing free mental health services to students district-wide. Jefferson County Public Schools is using federal Covid funding to pay for the services.
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HHS Secretary: 'The Biden-Harris Administration is committed to helping seniors and people with disabilities save money on the medications they need'
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced moves on July 7, 2023, to safeguard consumers against subpar health insurance, unexpected medical expenses, and excessive charges that result in medical debt.
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HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra: 'We are taking important steps to ensure that parents, children, and the child care providers who care for them have the support they need to thrive'
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has issued a proposed set of rules that seeks to improve families' access to child care and increase support for childcare providers. The rules will strengthen financial security for providers and reduce costs and paperwork for families attempting to receive subsidies, HHS said in a press release.
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Williamson: "FAMILY Act would finally guarantee all American workers the paid leave they need’
Molly Weston Williamson, a senior fellow with the Center for American Progress, said the "Family and Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act" is designed to provide paid leave for all American workers, protect employment rights, extend coverage and set up a payroll tax-funded mechanism.
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Gibbs: Children 'are a product of the environments into which they are born and raised'
A series of reports authored by experts in early childhood policy at the Center for American Progress (CAP) recently brought attention to the significant influence of social determinants on the health and development of children.
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