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Recent News About U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
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Two federal agencies have reached an interim resolution agreement with the Alabama Department of Public Health and a county health department in a nearly two-year environmental-justice investigation.
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Initiatives to increase access to mental-health resources and support were introduced at the recent HHS Mental Health Summit.
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When it comes to the cost of prescription drugs in America, almost everyone agrees that prices are high. What they don’t agree on is why, and a three-hour congressional hearing did little to definitively answer that question.
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Loneliness and social isolation have become such a public health crisis in the United States that the nation's top doctor has issued a national strategy to address the "epidemic."
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has named the 15 winners of the first phase of a competition to find innovative ways to lower Black women's exposure to harmful chemicals.
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The Department of Health and Human Services announced that, in violation of the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA), the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that there are two investigations into hospitals that did not provide a person experiencing an emergency medical condition with proper stabilization care.
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The Department of Veteran Affairs announced that it will be improving the Electronic Health Record, and in turn, deployments of the EHR will be put on hold.
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The National Institute of Health released a study where researchers found the “Eat, Sleep, Console” (ESC) is more effective than the Finnegan Neonatal Abstinence Scoring Tool (FNAST) in assessing and managing newborns with a history of opioid exposure.
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Studies funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) have found that states with more robust social safety nets have reduced socioeconomic gaps in young children’s brain development and mental health, the National Institute of Health said in a recent report.
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is working to bolster support and resources for health sector resilience and emissions reduction through its Office of Climate Change and Health Equity.
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The month of May is designated as National Adolescent Health Month, which is hosted by the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Population Affairs each year.
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Illinois will soon have increased funding for children who receive Medicaid-covered medical treatments in schools through a recent proposal approved by the Department of Health and Human Services.
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For the first time, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is making ownership data for all Medicare-certified hospice and home health agencies publicly available.
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has created a new task force to help provide resources to address cybersecurity concerns in the healthcare and public health industries.
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services celebrated National Minority Health Month in April with events to bring awareness to Black maternal health.
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HHS Releases New Guidance to Encourage States to Apply for New Medicaid Reentry Section 1115 Demonstration Opportunity to Increase Health Care for People Leaving Carceral Facilities
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), in conjunction with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), has announced plans to make coverage more accessible, expand behavioral healthcare access and make it easier for millions of Americans to select a health plan in 2024.
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A group of minors was attempting to cross the Southern border -- accompanied by a North American activist because their parents weren't present -- but they were stopped by Mexican Army soldiers.
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The Biden administration continues addressing the shortfall of baby formula in the U.S. through its “Operation Fly Formula,” which speeds the import of formula.