The
United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has issued
its latest press releases on health care topics, which you can read and
access below.
National Minority Health Month |
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April
is National Minority Health Month, and this year, the U.S. Department
of Health and Human Services’ Office of Minority Health and its partners
are highlighting the critical role individuals and organizations can
play in reducing health disparities and improving the health of
individuals from racial and ethnic minority groups and American Indian
and Alaska Native communities. |
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On
Friday, March 29, 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR), announced a settlement
with Phoenix Healthcare, an Oklahoma multi-facility organization in
nursing care. |
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On
Thursday, March 28, 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS), through the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
(CMS), announced additional actions it is taking to help people maintain
coverage as states continue Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance
Program (CHIP) eligibility renewals, which restarted across the country
last spring following a pause during the COVID-19 pandemic. |
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On
Thursday, March 28, 2024, the Biden-Harris Administration is taking
another action to lower health care costs and protect consumers from
being scammed into purchasing lower quality insurance, or “junk
insurance.” |
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The
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Office
of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC),
today released the draft 2024–2030 Federal Health IT Strategic Plan (the
draft Plan) for public comment. |
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The
Biden-Harris Administration today unveiled a final rule that will
protect and improve how millions of eligible people apply for, renew,
and maintain health care coverage through Medicaid, the Children’s
Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and the Basic Health Program (BHP). |
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The
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Centers
for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), today announced 41 drugs
available through Medicare Part B will have a lowered Part B coinsurance
rate from April 1 – June 30, 2024, if the drug company raises prices
faster than the rate of inflation. |
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Veterans and Military Health |
Military
service members and veterans face different health issues than
civilians. They may be injured during training or combat, and their
experiences while serving may put them at risk for mental health
conditions as well. There are resources that can help. |
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