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Severino: 'HHS bureaucrats are threatening pro-life professionals and medical providers'
A letter, written by several organizations who monitor public policy, was sent to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services secretary challenging the proposed HIPAA rules as "arbitrary and capricious."
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Becerra: Administration 'transforming and expanding behavioral health support across our country'
Nearly $9 million in federal support has been awarded to 20 grantees across the country to increase and improve mental-health and substance-use services in rural and underserved communities.
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Becerra: HHS 'stands ready to help' states to ensure Medicaid coverage continues
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Sec. Xavier Becerra has sent a second letter to state governors emphasizing the importance of maintaining Medicaid coverage for eligible individuals and families.
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Stein: 'Potential benefits of training on the treatment of patients with substance use disorders is particularly important'
A study conducted by the RAND Corporation and published by JAMA Health Forum revealed increasing access to buprenorphine, a medication vital for treating opioid use disorder, required efforts to enhance professional education and clinician knowledge.
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Johnson: 'We are excited to launch this new loan repayment program specifically focused on supporting pediatric clinicians'
The U.S. Health and Human Services announced a new $15 million loan repayment program to strengthen the pediatric health care workforce.
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Becerra: 'New law is helping control drug spending'
The Biden administration recently announced savings on 43 prescription drugs as part of their cost-saving measures under President Joe Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act.
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Becerra: 'We are finally and seriously saying to young Americans struggling with their mental health: We hear you. Support is here'
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded nearly $6 million to states, tribes and college campuses for youth suicide-prevention programs.
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Hayes: 'Efforts serve as a call to action for collaboration across sectors in a coordinated national response to STIs'
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recently released its first ever STI Federal Implementation Plan.
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Becerra: 'Our peer workforce plays a critical role in the treatment and recovery journey for individuals'
U.S. Health and Human Services recently published the National Model Standards for Peer Support Certification through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.
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Sedor: 'Artificial Kidney Prize Phase 2 winners highlight paradigm-shifting solutions'
The Kidney Innovation Accelerator announced the winners of the Artificial Kidney Prize Phase 2.
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Becerra: HHS 'remains deeply committed' to women's healthcare access'
Now is the time to stand up for women's access to healthcare, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra said in a recent statement.
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Becerra: ‘ORR has worked hard to provide unaccompanied children’
A internal audit found the Office of Refugee Resettlement of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services followed program policies and processes that were created to either meet or exceed legal criteria for the placement of unaccompanied minors with vetted sponsors.
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Stluka: 'GusNIP projects have worked to increase access to healthy foods'
Participants in a particular federal nutrition program consume more healthy fruits and vegetables than does the average American adult, according to a study of the program's effectiveness.
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Becerra: ‘We will do all we can to assist Guam with responding to the health impacts of Typhoon Mawar’
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra recently issued a public health emergency to deal with the effects of Typhoon Mawar on Guam's health.
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Becerra: Pride Month honors LGBTQI+ community for contributions ‘to the health and wellbeing of our great nation’
Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra was one of many executives to reflect on the importance of Pride Month following the raising of the Progress Pride Flag outside the department’s headquarters.
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Johnson: 'Through hurricanes, floods, and other natural disasters, health centers keep their doors open'
Communities in hurricane-prone areas are receiving approximately $65 million in federal assistance from the Biden administration to keep primary-care services operational in future emergencies.
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Ahuja: ‘We are proud to celebrate AA and NHPI Heritage Month and recognize the talents they bring to public service’
The Biden-Harris administration organized a conference May 23 with the goal of fostering leadership among federal employees who identify as Asian American, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander.
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Rainer: 'OCR continues to receive complaints about health care providers disclosing their patients’ protected health information'
A New Jersey-based health care provider has reached a $30,000 settlement with the Office for Civil Rights of the U.S. Department of Health and Human for disclosing patient information while responding to a negative review online.
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Musk's brain-implant venture's FDA approval 'an important first step that will one day allow our technology to help many people'
Neuralink, a neurotechnology company co-founded by Elon Musk, announced recently that it has received approval for human clinical studies from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
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Becerra: 'The need for meaningful access to language services continues to grow'
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights published a report listing the department's progress toward improving access to language assistance programs to those with limited English proficiency.
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