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Collected by: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Archived since: Sep, 2013

Description:

This collection includes HHS news and announcements from 1991+.

Subject:   Government - US Federal Science & Health

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Title: Statement from HHS Secretary Sebelius on President's Sandy Hook Response Plan

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2013/01/16/statement-from-hhs-secretary-sebelius-on-presidents-sandy-hook-response-plan.html

Description: The Department of Health and Human Services will mobilize our medical and scientific expertise in support of the agenda announced today by the President to prevent tragedies like the one that occurred at Sandy Hook Elementary School.

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Title: Statement from HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on Martin Luther King Jr. Day

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2013/01/18/statement-from-hhs-secretary-kathleen-sebelius-on-martin-luther-king-jr-day.html

Description: We at HHS honor Martin Luther King Jr.'s call for justice, and recall how 47 years ago he framed health care as a basic human right.

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Title: At-risk Latinas targeted in heart attack awareness campaign

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2013/02/04/at-risk-latinas-targeted-in-heart-attack-awareness-campaign.html

Description: The Obama Administration today issued proposed rules for public comment regarding contraceptive coverage with no cost sharing under the health care law. The HHS Office on Women's Health (OWH) today launched its new heart attack awareness campaign, "Haga La Llamada, ¡No Pierda Tiempo!" targeting Spanish-speaking women age 50 and over.

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Title: HHS enforces equal access for deaf and hard of hearing individuals in New York and DC

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2013/02/08/hhs-enforces-equal-access-for-deaf-and-hard-of-hearing-individuals-in-new-york-and-dc.html

Description: HHS has taken two important enforcement actions to ensure deaf and hard of hearing individuals living in New York and Washington, D.C., have equal access to programs and services provided by local government agencies.

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Title: HHS reaches civil rights settlement with national senior care provider

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2013/03/05/hhs-reaches-civil-rights-settlement-with-national-senior-care-provider.html

Description: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has entered into a settlement agreement with Genesis HealthCare (Genesis), one of the nation's largest providers of senior care.

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Title: HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on National Foster Care Month

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2013/05/06/hhs-secretary-kathleen-sebelius-on-national-foster-care-month.html

Description: May is National Foster Care Month, a time to recommit ourselves to ensuring a better future for the more than 400,000 children in foster care throughout our nation.

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Title: HHS announces the winners of the reducing cancer among women of color challenge

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2013/05/15/hhs-announces-winners-reducing-cancer-among-women-color-challenge.html

Description: HHS Deputy Assistant Secretary for Minority Health J. Nadine Gracia, MD, MSCE announced the winners of the Reducing Cancer Among Women of ColorChallenge.

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Title: HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius statement on LGBT Pride Month

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2013/06/03/hhs-secretary-kathleen-sebelius-statement-on-lgbt-pride-month.html

Description: For too long, the health concerns of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals were pushed to the side.

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Title: HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius Statement on 14th Anniversary of U.S. Supreme Court Olmstead Decision

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2013/06/21/hhs-secretary-kathleen-sebelius-statement-on-14th-anniversary-of-us-supreme-court-olmstead-decision.html

Description: The opportunity to live in a home of one's choosing has tremendous impact on health and quality of life.  On June 22, 1999, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the importance of this choice for people with disabilities when it handed down the Olmstead v L.C. decision.

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Title: HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on PTSD Awareness Month

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2013/06/27/hhs-secretary-kathleen-sebelius-on-ptsd-awareness-month.html

Description: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a severe anxiety disorder that can occur when people experience a traumatic event.

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Title: 2013 National Recovery Month

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2013/09/03/2013-national-recovery-month.html

Description: Now in its 24th year, National Recovery Month celebrates people in recovery, lauds the contributions of treatment and service providers, and promotes the message that recovery is possible.

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Title: Breast Cancer Awareness Month

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2013/09/30/breast-cancer-awareness-month.html

Description: October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a time to rededicate ourselves to lessening the impact of   the most common cancer affecting women.

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Title: Statement by HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on National Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2013/11/07/statement-hhs-secretary-kathleen-sebelius-national-alzheimers-disease-awareness-month.html

Description: Alzheimer's disease, a progressive brain disease that destroys memory and the ability to carry out the simplest tasks of daily living, can be devastating to the people who have the condition and also to their loved ones.

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Title: HHS makes progress on Health IT Safety Plan with release of the SAFER Guides

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2014/01/15/hhs-makes-progress-on-health-it-safety-plan-with-release-of-the-safer-guides.html

Description: A new set of guides and interactive tools to help health care providers more safely use electronic health information technology products, such as electronic health records (EHRs), are now available at www.HealthIT.gov.

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Title: Statement by Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on African American History Month

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2014/02/03/statement-by-secretary-kathleen-sebelius-on-african-american-history-month.html

Description: Today, we celebrate the beginning of African American History Month, a time for all Americans to recognize the countless contributions African Americans have made to our nation, including major advances in scientific research and public health.

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Title: Enrollment in the Health Insurance Marketplace increases by 53 percent in January

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2014/02/12/enrollment-in-the-health-insurance-marketplace-increases-by-53-percent-in-january.html

Description: Enrollment in the Health Insurance Marketplace continued to rise in January, with a 53 percent increase in overall enrollment over the prior three month reporting period, with young adult enrollment outpacing all other age groups combined, HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced today.

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Title: Eight out of 10 uninsured Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders may be eligible for Medicaid, CHIP or tax credits in the Health Insurance Marketplace

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2014/03/18/eight-out-of-10-uninsured-asian-americans-native-hawaiians-and pacific-islanders-may-be-eligible-for-medicaid-chip-or-tax-credits-in-the-health-insurance-marketplace.html

Description: According to a new report released today by HHS, 8 out of 10 (1.6 million) uninsured Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders (AANHPIs) may be eligible for coverage through the Health Insurance Marketplace and could qualify for Medicaid, the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), or tax credits to help with the cost of premiums.

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Title: HHS releases security risk assessment tool to help providers with HIPAA compliance

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2014/03/28/hhs-releases-security-risk-assessment-tool-to-help-providers-with-hipaa-compliance.html

Description: A new security risk assessment (SRA) tool to help guide health care providers in small to medium sized offices conduct risk assessments of their organizations is now available from HHS.

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Title: Proposed health IT strategy aims to promote innovation, protect patients, and avoid regulatory duplication

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2014/04/03/proposed-health-it-strategy-aims-to-promote-innovation-protect-patients-and-avoid-regulatory-duplication.html

Description: Proposed health IT strategy aims to promote innovation, protect patients, and avoid regulatory duplication.

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Title: 2014 National Alzheimer's Disease Plan Available

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2014/04/29/2014-national-alzheimer-s-disease-plan-available.html

Description: HHS today released the National Plan to Address Alzheimer's Disease: 2014 Update, reflecting the nation's progress toward accomplishing goals set in 2012 and current action steps to achieving them.

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Title: HHS releases new data and tools to increase transparency on hospital utilization and other trends

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2014/06/02/hhs-releases-new-data-and-tools-to-increase-transparency-on-hospital-utilization-and-other-trends.html

Description: With more than 2,000 entrepreneurs, investors, data scientists, researchers, policy experts, government employees and more in attendance, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is releasing new data and launching new initiatives at the annual Health Datapalooza conference in Washington, D.C.

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Title: HHS awards $65 million in Healthy Start grants to reduce infant mortality

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2014/09/02/hhs-awards-65-million-in-healthy-start-grants-to-reduce-infant-mortality.html

Description: HHS Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell today released $65 million in grants to help 87 organizations in 33 states reduce high infant mortality rates and other health problems related to pregnancy and mothers' health.

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Title: HHS provides additional flexibility for certification of electronic health

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2014/09/10/hhs-provides-additional-flexibility-for-certification-of-electronic-health.html

Description: Health information technology (IT) developers, providers and consumers will get more flexibility through a final rule issued today by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

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Title: HHS announces $99 million in new grants to improve mental health services for young people

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2014/09/22/hhs-announces-99-million-in-new-grants-to-improve-mental-health-services-for-young-people.html

Description: Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell announced today $99 million to train new mental health providers, help teachers and others recognize mental health issues in youth and connect them to help, and increase access to mental health services for young people.

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Title: HHS pursues detection tests for influenza

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2014/10/01/hhs-pursues-detection-tests-for-influenza.html

Description: Potential tests to help doctors diagnose influenza sooner and more accurately will advance in development under contracts from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR).

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Title: 2015 Medicare Part B premiums and deductibles to remain the same as last two years

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2014/10/09/2015-medicare-part-b-premiums-and-deductibles-remain-the-same-as-last-two-years.html

Description: Secretary of Health and Human Services Sylvia Burwell announced today that next year's standard Medicare Part B monthly premium and deductible will remain the same as the last two years.

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Title: Create your family health portrait on Thanksgiving: National Family Health History Day

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2014/11/24/create-your-family-health-portrait-thanksgiving-national-family-health-history-day.html

Description: Acting Surgeon General Boris D. Lushniak, M.D., M.P.H. today declared this Thanksgiving day, November 27,  as the eleventh annual Family Health History Day. Over the holiday or at other times when families gather, Americans are encouraged to talk about and keep a record of the health problems that seem to run in their families.

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Title: New HHS grants increase, improve learning opportunities for young children

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2014/12/10/new-hhs-grants-increase-improve-learning-opportunities-for-young-children.html

Description: HHS' Administration for Children and Families (ACF) today announced preliminary winners for its Early Head Start-Child Care Partnerships grants to improve the quality of existing child care programs and expand access to high-quality care for infants and toddlers.

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Title: Statement by Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell on Senate Confirmation of Dr. Vivek Murthy as U.S. Surgeon General

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2014/12/15/statement-by-health-and-human-services-secretary-sylvia-burwell-on-senate-confirmation-of-dr-vivek-murthy-as-us-surgeon-general.html

Description: Statement by Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell on Senate Confirmation of Dr. Vivek Murthy as U.S. Surgeon General

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Title: Seattle Seahawks Stars Russell Wilson and Richard Sherman encourage Americans to visit HealthCare.gov and shop for coverage through the Health Insurance Marketplace

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2015/01/09/seattle-seahawks-stars-russell-wilson-and-richard-sherman-encourage-americans-to-visit-healthcaregov-and-shop-for-coverage-through-the-health-insurance-marketplace.html

Description: Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson and cornerback Richard Sherman encourage Americans to visit HealthCare.gov to shop for quality, affordable health insurance in a video released today by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

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Title: Readout on a call with Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew, Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell, and Tax Volunteers

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2015/01/16/readout-on-a-call-with-treasury-secretary-jacob-j-lew-health-and-human-services-secretary-sylvia-burwell-and-tax-volunteers.html

Description: Today, Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew and Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell spoke by phone with over one hundred volunteer tax preparers from across the country, who provide free tax filing services to low-income Americans.

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Title: Nationwide 9.5 million consumers are signed up for Health Insurance Marketplace coverage

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2015/01/27/nationwide-9-point-5-million-consumers-are-signed-up-for-health-insurance-marketplace-coverage.html

Description: Nationwide, 9.5 million consumers selected or were automatically reenrolled in quality, affordable health insurance coverage from the Health Insurance Marketplace through the second month of 2015 Open Enrollment, according to a report released today by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

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Title: HHS to work with non-profit organizations and tax preparers to help consumers understand the intersection of taxes and health care

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2015/01/28/hhs-to-work-with-non-profit-organizations-and-tax-preparers-to-help-consumers-understand-the-intersection-of-taxes-and-health-care.html

Description: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell announced today that HHS is collaborating with a wide range of non-profit organizations and some of the nation's largest tax preparers to ensure that the public understands how health care and their taxes intersect.

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Title: HHS proposes path to improve health technology and transform care

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2015/01/30/hhs-proposes-path-to-improve-health-technology-and-transform-care.html

Description: The Department of Health and Human Services' Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) today released Connecting Health and Care for the Nation: A Shared Nationwide Interoperability Roadmap Version 1.0.

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Title: HHS awards $386 million to support families through the home visiting program

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2015/02/19/hhs-awards-386-million-to-support-families-through-the-home-visiting-program.html

Description: Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell today announced $386 million in grant awards to states, territories, and nonprofit organizations to support the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program (Home Visiting Program).

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Title: Nationwide nearly 11.7 million consumers are enrolled in 2015 Health Insurance Marketplace coverage

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2015/03/10/nationwide-nearly-11-point-7-million-consumers-are-enrolled-in-2015-health-insurance-marketplace-coverage.html

Description: Nationwide, nearly 11.7 million consumers selected or were automatically re-enrolled in quality, affordable health insurance coverage through the Health Insurance Marketplace as of Feb. 22, according to a report released today by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

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Title: HHS announces proposed rules to support the path to nationwide interoperability

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2015/03/20/hhs-announces-proposed-rules-to-support-the-path-to-nationwide-interoperability.html

Description: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) today announced the release of the Stage 3 notice of proposed rulemaking for the Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Records (EHRs) Incentive Programs and 2015 Edition Health IT Certification Criteria to improve the way electronic health information is shared and ultimately improve the way care is delivered and experienced.

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Title: Online tools and resources available to help states use health IT to improve health care quality and lower cost

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2015/04/02/online-tools-and-resources-available-to-help-states-use-health-it-to-improve-health-care-quality-and-lower-cost.html

Description: The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) announced today the availability of online tools and resources designed to help states participating in the State Innovation Models initiative improve health care quality and lower costs.

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Title: HHS pursues fast, easy test to detect Ebola virus infections

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2015/06/12/hhs-pursues-fast-easy-test-to-detect-ebola-virus-infections.html

Description: To assist doctors in diagnosing Ebola virus disease quickly, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) will pursue development of an Ebola virus diagnostic test for use in a doctor's office, hospital, clinic, or field setting that will provide results within 20 minutes.

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Title: HHS education and training resources on multiple chronic conditions for the health care workforce

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2015/07/01/hhs-education-and-training-resources-on-multiple-chronic-conditions-for-the-health-careworkforce.html

Description: New training material to help provide health care professionals with education necessary to care for people living with multiple chronic conditions was launched today by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

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Title: HHS awards improve health care, public health preparedness

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2015/07/06/hhs-awards-improve-health-care-public-health-preparedness.html

Description: Health departments across the country will receive more than $840 million in cooperative agreements from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to improve and sustain emergency preparedness of state and local public health and health care systems.

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Title: HHS awards Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program grants

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2015/07/06/hhs-awards-teen-pregnancy-prevention-program-grants

Description: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Adolescent Health (OAH) Director Evelyn Kappeler announced today more than $86 million in teen pregnancy prevention grants to non-profit organizations, school districts, universities, and others.

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Title: CMS proposes major initiative for hip and knee replacements

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2015/07/09/cms-proposes-major-initiative-for-hip-and-knee-replacements.html

Description: Hip and knee replacements are some of the most common surgeries that Medicare beneficiaries receive.

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Title: Administration issues final rules on coverage of certain recommended preventive services without cost sharing

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2015/07/10/administration-issues-final-rules-on-coverage-of-certain-recommended-preventive-services-without-cost-sharing.html

Description: Today, the Administration took important steps to make sure women have access to recommended preventive services, including contraceptive services, at no additional cost as required by the Affordable Care Act.

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Title: CMS announces Medicare Care Choices Model awards

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2015/07/20/cms-announces-medicare-care-choices-model-awards.html

Description: Many seniors, disabled Americans, and family members of individuals who suffer from life limiting illnesses must choose between the support services provided through hospice care or curative treatment.

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Title: HHS announces proposal to update rules governing research on study participants

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2015/09/02/hhs-announces-proposal-to-update-rules-governing-research-on-study-participants.html

Description: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services today announced proposed revisions to the regulations that govern research on individuals who participate in research.

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Title: Secretary Burwell previews third Open Enrollment

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2015/09/22/secretary-burwell-previews-third-open-enrollment.html

Description: In a speech at the Howard University College of Medicine today, U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Sylvia M. Burwell reflected on the progress of the first five years of the Affordable Care Act and provided a look at the upcoming Open Enrollment period.

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Title: 10 million people expected to have Marketplace coverage at end of 2016

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2015/10/15/10-million-people-expected-have-marketplace-coverage-end-2016.html

Description: U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell announced today that she expects 10 million individuals to be enrolled in coverage through the Health Insurance Marketplaces and paying their premiums – so-called effectuated coverage – at the close of 2016.

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Title: HHS Secretary Burwell announces new members of Advisory Council on Alzheimer's Research, Care, and Services

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2015/10/20/hhs-secretary-burwell-announces-new-members-advisory-council-alzheimers-research-care-and-services

Description: HHS Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell today announced six new members to serve on the Advisory Council on Alzheimer's Research, Care, and Services.

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Title: HHS awards $2.2 billion in grants for HIV/AIDS care and medications

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2015/10/21/hhs-awards-22-billion-grants-hivaids-care-and-medications.html

Description: Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell announced today that more than $2.2 billion in Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program grants was awarded in fiscal year (FY) 2015 to cities, states and local community-based organizations.

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Title: HHS Announces Forum on Pharmaceutical Innovation, Access, Affordability and Better Health

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2015/11/03/hhs-announces-forum-pharmaceutical-innovation-access-affordability.html

Description: The Department of Health and Human Services today announced a public forum to explore pharmaceutical innovation, access, affordability and better health.

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Title: HHS announces partnership with Westfield shopping centers ahead of busiest shopping weekend of the year

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2015/11/27/hhs-announces-partnership-with-westfield-shopping-centers.html

Description: As shoppers head to the mall on Black Friday, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced a partnership with Westfield to raise awareness about Open Enrollment for 2016 coverage at HealthCare.gov.

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Title: Medicare spent $473 billion less from 2009 through 2014 compared to previous spending trends

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/03/22/medicare-spent-473-billion-less-2009-through-2014-compared-previous-spending-trends.html

Description: The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced today that Medicare spent $473.1 billion less on personal health care expenditures between 2009 and 2014 than would have been spent if the 2000-2008 average growth rate had continued through 2014.

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Title: Statement from Assistant Secretary for Aging Kathy Greenlee on House passage of the Older Americans Act Reauthorization

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/03/23/statement-from-assistant-secretary-for-aging-kathy-greenlee.html

Description: We are excited to see the Older Americans Act on the verge of reauthorization, and we applaud the House for this important step.

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URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/03/29/fact-sheet-mat-opioid-use-disorders-increasing-buprenorphine-patient-limit.html

Description: HHS published a proposed rule to expand access to buprenorphine, one of three medications currently approved by the FDA for treatment of opioid dependence through medication-assisted treatment.

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Title: HHS takes steps to increase access to the opioid use disorder treatment medication buprenorphine

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/03/29/hhs-takes-steps-increase-access-opioid-use-disorder-treatment-medication-buprenorphine.html

Description: In conjunction with the President's visit to the National Rx Drug Abuse and Heroin Summit, HHS today announced a proposal to allow qualified physicians to prescribe the opioid use disorder treatment medication buprenorphine to an increased number of patients.

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Title: HHS issues major rule modernizing Medicaid managed care

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/04/25/hhs-issues-major-rule-modernizing-medicaid-managed-care.html

Description: Today, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a final rule on managed care in Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP).

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Title: Administration takes first step to implement legislation modernizing how Medicare pays physicians for quality

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/04/27/administration-takes-first-step-implement-legislation-modernizing-how-medicare-pays-physicians.html

Description: The Department of Health and Human Services today issued a proposal to align and modernize how Medicare payments are tied to the cost and quality of patient care for hundreds of thousands of doctors and other clinicians.

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Title: New Medicaid guidance improves access to health care for justice-involved Americans reentering their communities

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/04/28/new-medicaid-guidance-improves-access-health-care-justice-involved-americans-reentering-their.html

Description: Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) strengthened access to health care for individuals transitioning from incarceration back to their communities.

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Title: HHS announces challenge to redesign the medical bill for patients

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/05/09/hhs-announces-challenge-redesign-medical-bill-patients.html

Description: Speaking at the annual Health Datapalooza conference today, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell announced a challenge to encourage health care organizations, designers, developers, digital tech companies and other innovators to design a medical bill that's simpler, cleaner, and easier for patients to understand, and to improve patients' experience of the overall medical billing process.

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Title: Affordable Care Act dramatically improved health insurance coverage for people living in rural areas

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/06/10/affordable-care-act-dramatically-improved-health-insurance-coverage-people-living-rural-areas.html

Description: Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released an analysis of how the Affordable Care Act has benefited rural America.

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Title: CMS Announces $32 Million to Increase Number of Children with Quality, Affordable Health Coverage

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/06/13/cms-announces-32-million-increase-number-children-with-quality-affordable-health-coverage.html

Description: Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced it will provide $32 million in awards to help 38 community organizations in 27 states enroll eligible children in Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) as part of the Connecting Kids to Coverage campaign.

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Title: HHS awards $156 million to health centers to expand oral health services

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/06/16/hhs-awards-156-million-to-health-centers.html

Description: Today, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell announced nearly $156 million in funding to support 420 health centers in 47 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico to increase access to integrated oral health care services and improve oral health outcomes for Health Center Program patients.

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Title: Using evidence and evaluation to improve Teen Pregnancy Prevention Programs

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/07/15/using-evidence-and-evaluation-to-improve-teen-pregnancy-prevention-programs.html

Description: The HHS Office of Adolescent Health (OAH) Teen Pregnancy Prevention (TPP) Program today released findings from implementing and evaluating teen pregnancy prevention programs.

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Title: Important Next Step towards a Better, Smarter, Healthier Medicare: New Payment Models and Rewards for Better Care at Lower Cost

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/07/25/important-next-step-towards-better-smarter-healthier-medicare-new-payment-models-and-rewards-better

Description: Today, the Department of Health & Human Services proposed new models that continue the Administration's progress to shift Medicare payments from quantity to quality by creating strong incentives for hospitals to deliver better care to patients at a lower cost. These models would reward hospitals that work together with physicians and other providers to avoid complications, prevent hospital readmissions, and speed recovery.

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Title: HHS declares a public health emergency in Puerto Rico in response to Zika outbreak

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/08/12/hhs-declares-public-health-emergency-in-puerto-rico-in-response-to-zika-outbreak.html

Description: At the request of Governor Alejandro García Padilla, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell today declared a public health emergency for Puerto Rico, signaling that the current spread of Zika virus poses a significant threat to public health in the Commonwealth relating to pregnant women and children born to pregnant women with Zika.

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Title: HHS funds development of Zika diagnostic test for use in doctors' offices

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/08/25/hhs-funds-development-zika-diagnostic-test-use-doctors-offices.html

Description: A test that could provide a Zika diagnosis for patients less than 30 minutes in doctors' and other healthcare providers' offices is moving forward with funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR).

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Title: HHS forges strategic partnerships with two global companies to develop new antibiotics

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/09/21/hhs-forges-strategic-partnerships-companies-develop-antibiotics.html

Description: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) today announced two strategic partnerships with The Medicines Company headquartered in Parsippany, New Jersey, and Hoffmann-LaRoche Inc. (Roche), part of the Roche Group headquartered in Basel, Switzerland, to develop innovative products to combat the growing threat of multi-drug resistant bacterial infections.

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URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/09/28/hhs-announces-winners-challenge-improve-medical-bill-patients.html

Description: Today, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the winners of the HHS "A Bill You Can Understand" challenge, a design and innovation challenge to solicit new approaches and draw national attention to a common complaint with the health care system: that medical billing is a source of confusion for patients and families. HHS received submissions from health care organizations, technology companies, and design agencies, and today we are unveiling the two winning designs, which will be further evaluated for testing or implementation in six health care organizations across the country that are working to improve the patient billing experience.

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Title: HHS finalizes streamlined Medicare payment system that rewards clinicians for quality patient care

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/10/14/hhs-finalizes-streamlined-medicare-payment-system-rewards-clinicians-quality-patient-care.html

Description: Today, the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) finalized a landmark new payment system for Medicare clinicians that will continue the Administration's progress in reforming how the health care system pays for care.

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Title: HHS Fact Sheet: Working to Solve the Health Care Challenges in Puerto Rico

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/10/17/hhs-fact-sheet-working-solve-health-care-challenges-puerto-rico.html

Description: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has taken a number of steps to help ensure that residents of Puerto Rico continue to have access to quality and affordable health care. While the bipartisan passage of the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA, P.L. 114-187) was another important step forward, there is still critical work needed to be done to solve Puerto Rico's health challenges.

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Title: $2.14 million HIPAA settlement underscores importance of managing security risk

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/10/18/214-million-hipaa-settlement-underscores-importance-managing-security-risk.html

Description: St. Joseph Health (SJH) has agreed to settle potential violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Privacy and Security Rules following the report that files containing electronic protected health information (ePHI) were publicly accessible through internet search engines from 2011 until 2012.

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Title: HHS collaborates with innovative companies to encourage Marketplace enrollment

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/10/25/hhs-collaborates-with-innovative-companies-to-encourage-marketplace-enrollment.html

Description: WASHINGTON - Ahead of the fourth Open Enrollment period, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services today announced a commitment from seventeen companies to support enrollment in the Health Insurance Marketplace. These companies will connect freelance professionals, entrepreneurs, and customers with information and resources to encourage enrollment in affordable coverage throughout the Open Enrollment period beginning November 1 and ending on January 31.

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Title: HHS FACT Sheet: Delivery System Reform: Progress and the Future

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/10/25/hhs-fact-sheet-delivery-system-reform-progress-and-future.html

Description: As the largest health care purchaser in this country, the Department of Health and Human Services is directly responsible for ensuring access to high quality health care services for more than 100 million Americans.  This Administration is dedicated to using that role to ensure that all Americans receive better care; that we spend our health care dollars more wisely; and that we have healthier communities, a healthier economy, and ultimately, a healthier country.  To accomplish these goals, we are working with State and private partners to drive change throughout the system by find better ways of paying providers, delivering care, and sharing information.   We call these efforts delivery system reform, and we are making tremendous strides in advancing high-quality patient care.

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Title: El HHS inicia la Inscripción Abierta de 2017, alienta a los estadounidenses a comprar una cobertura a su alcance en CuidadodeSalud.gov o HealthCare.gov

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/11/01/el-hhs-inicia-la-inscripcion-abierta-de-2017-alienta-los-estadounidenses.html

Description: Hoy, el Departamento de Salud y Servicios Humanos (HHS por sus siglas en inglés) anunció que los Mercados de Seguros Médicos ya están abiertos para el público, y los estadounidenses pueden volver a buscar y comparar cobertura de salud a su alance económico y de alta calidad en un mercado abierto y transparente. Este año, gracias a la asistencia financiera, la mayoría de los consumidores del Mercado de seguros volverán a tener opciones de seguros por menos de $75 por mes.

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Title: HHS showcases industry progress in bringing interoperable medication lists to consumers

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/12/13/hhs-showcases-industry-progress-bringing-interoperable-medication-lists-consumers.html

Description: The Department of Health and Human Services' Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) today, in partnership with leaders in the private sector, as well as patient and consumer advocates, coordinated a live demonstration of consumer-friendly applications (apps) that import data from some of the largest health information technology (IT) vendors in the country to allow individuals to access a consolidated list of their medications from a variety of sources in one place.Â

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Title: 2017 Interoperability Standards Advisory Released

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/12/20/2017-interoperability-standards-advisory-released.html

Description: The Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) today released the 2017 Interoperability Standards Advisory (ISA). The ISA catalogues key information about standards and implementation specifications – such as whether they are required by any federal programs or how widely used they are – to help enhance information sharing for key clinical data, including medication lists, immunization records, and test results

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Title: HHS selects eight states for new demonstration program to improve access to high quality behavioral health services

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/12/21/hhs-selects-eight-states-new-demonstration-program-improve-access-high-quality-behavioral-health

Description: HHS today announced the selection of eight states for participation in a two-year Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic demonstration program designed to improve behavioral health services in their communities.

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