The HHS, through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, announced notices of funding opportunities this week for grant programs that address behavioral health challenges in local communities by preventing substance use initiation, reducing the progression of substance use, and addressing other related concerns.
The White House and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, is releasing several resources to help support federal agencies, states, local and tribal governments to better coordinate health care, public health, and social services.
The HHS announces the establishment of the Secretary’s Advisory Committee on Long COVID and invites nominations for the Committee. This Committee is called for in the National Research Action Plan on Long COVID, published in April of 2022 to make recommendations on research and innovation in the whole-of-government response to the longer-term impacts of COVID-19.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through the Health Resources and Services Administration, announced the top 10 percent of health centers receiving a Gold Health Center Quality Leader badge for their achievements in improving health outcomes and providing high-quality care for patients in rural and underserved communities.
The Office for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, issued two resource documents to help explain to patients the privacy and security risks to their protected health information when using telehealth services and ways to reduce these risks.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health announced $2.1 million in grants to three organizations for the Health Equity Leadership Development Initiative. The awards will support a three-year initiative to implement HHS fellowships that provide training in health equity issues and leadership to early career individuals.
The HHS, through the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, announced nine grant awards of $1 million each for up to 5 years to support existing multidisciplinary Long COVID clinics across the country to expand access to comprehensive, coordinated, and person-centered care for people with Long COVID, particularly…
CMS issued a proposed rule that seeks to establish comprehensive staffing requirements for nursing homes—including, for the first time, national minimum nurse staffing standards—to ensure access to safe, high-quality care for the over 1.2 million residents living in nursing homes each day.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response, awarded more than $1.4 billion for Project NextGen to support the development of a new generation of tools and technologies to protect against COVID-19 for years to come.
CMS released draft guidance for comment that outlines the requirements and procedures for certain aspects of the new Medicare Prescription Payment Plan. By enabling seniors and people with disabilities with Medicare Part D coverage to spread out cost sharing over the year, the program could reduce the burden of high upfront out-of-pocket prescription drug costs.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released the following statement announcing the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps’ first official mascot – Lt. Cmdr. Abigail, a trained facility dog who will provide therapeutic care to patients and Public Health Service officers.
Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy urges action to ensure social media environments are healthy and safe, as previously-advised national youth mental health crisis continues.
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