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.
By Julie Rovner – The Biden administration will support whatever expansions to Medicare Congress is willing to make, Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra said recently. Democratic lawmakers on Capitol Hill are working on plans both to add benefits to the health program for seniors and to lower its eligibility age from 65 to 60.
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.
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.
We’ve rounded up some of the latest news and announcements pertaining to the coronavirus and the pharmaceutical industry. News from Cognovi Labs, Affinity Empowering, Mayo Clinic, HHS, HRSA, Healthline, FDA, Clinical Trials Arena, UL and more.
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.
By Ben Eloff PhD, John Sedor MD FASN, & Molly ONeill – Congratulations to the winners of the COVID-19 Kidney Care Challenge. In this blog, we uncover why the best ideas come from all levels of the healthcare system.
We’ve rounded up some of the latest news and announcements pertaining to the coronavirus and the pharmaceutical industry. News from GTMRx Institute, Americares, Kaiser Health News, Pfizer, ixlayer, Maverick Health, CVS Health, HHS and more.
By Alex Wilson M. Eng., Leith States MD MPH, & Kristen Honey PhD PMP – Innovation can be a vague term. In the context of Lyme disease, one may ask, “what does innovation mean?” As part of the LymeX Innovation Accelerator, HHS is applying an established innovation approach to bring together diverse stakeholders and advance Lyme and tick-borne disease solutions.
We’ve rounded up some of the latest news and announcements pertaining to the coronavirus and the pharmaceutical industry. News from Health Hero, Prescryptive Health, FDA, AdhereHealth, AHIP, Novavax, medQ Inc., Alveo Technologies, DeliverHealth Solutions, HHS, Mayo Clinic and more.