To increase vaccination coverage and protect more people from COVID-19, including the more transmissible Delta variant, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will require more than 25,000 members of its health care workforce to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
Thanks to the American Rescue Plan, the Health Resources and Services Administration is announcing a major effort to strengthen and expand community-based primary care medical and dental residency programs in rural and underserved communities.
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration has awarded 100 grants to increase access to facilities throughout the nation that provide community-based support for Americans in need of substance use disorder and mental health treatment services.
Thanks to the American Rescue Plan, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services through the Health Resources and Services Administration provided $398 million in funding through the Small Rural Hospital Improvement Program (SHIP) to 1,540 small rural hospitals for COVID-19 testing and mitigation.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services proposed a series of provisions to follow through on President Biden’s commitment to build on the Affordable Care Act, expand health coverage access and advance health equity. These provisions are the third installment of the payment notice for 2022.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health announced $250 million in grant awards to 73 local governments as part of a new, two-year initiative to identify and implement best practices for improving health literacy to enhance COVID-19 vaccination and other mitigation practices among underserved populations.
Thanks to the American Rescue Plan, the Biden Administration is investing more than $3 billion to accelerate the discovery, development and manufacturing of antiviral medicines as part of the Biden Administration’s whole-of-government strategy to develop the next generation of COVID-19 treatments.
Despite advances including the Affordable Care Act and Medicaid expansion bringing insurance coverage and health care accessibility to millions of Americans, the health of rural Americans continues to lag behind those in suburban and urban areas.
Below is a letter sent by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra to insurers and providers following recent reports of ongoing concerns about Americans facing costs associated with COVID-19 vaccinations or testing.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced that Health Resources and Services Administration Health Center Program-funded health centers and Health Center Program look-alikes have administered more than 10 million COVID-19 vaccine doses nationwide—with 61% provided to racial and ethnic minorities.
To help establish a new Center for Community Health Innovation, the RCHN Community Health Foundation has awarded $5 million to the National Association of Community Health Centers, the leading advocacy organization for community health centers and health care access for marginalized and medically underserved people.
Henry Ford Innovations, in partnership with Google Cloud and Miracle Software Systems, will launch an international competition hosted in Detroit, inviting entrepreneurs to propose their top ideas for reducing health inequities through the use of digital technology.
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