HHS Awards over $35 million to Increase Access to High Quality Health Care in Rural Communities | HHS.gov

HHS Awards over $35 million to Increase Access to High Quality Health Care in Rural Communities | HHS.gov

HHS Awards over $35 million to Increase Access to High Quality Health Care in Rural Communities

August 20, 2020

Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), awarded over $35 million to more than 50 rural organizations across 33 states as part of a sustained federal effort to increase access to high quality care in rural communities. Read full news release

OCR Resolves Complaint with Utah After it Revised Crisis Standards of Care to Protect Against Age and Disability Discrimination

August 20, 2020

Today, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is announcing it has reached an early case resolution with the state of Utah after it revised its crisis standards of care ("CSC") guidelines to ensure that such criteria do not discriminate against persons on the basis of age and disability. Read full news release Assistant Secretary for Health Admiral Brett P. Giroir, M.D., Statement on FDA EUA for LumiraDx UK Ltd.’s - LumiraDx SARS-CoV-2 Antigen Test August 19, 2020 This week the U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for LumiraDx UK Ltd.’s LumiraDx SARS-CoV-2 Ag Test. Read full news release HHS Expands Access to Childhood Vaccines during COVID-19 Pandemic August 19, 2020 The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a third amendment* to the Declaration under the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act (PREP Act) to increase access to lifesaving childhood vaccines and decrease the risk of vaccine-preventable disease outbreaks as children across the United States return to daycare, preschool and school. Read full news release HHS Secretary Azar Statement on Review of Protecting Life in Global Health Assistance Policy August 18, 2020 On Tuesday, the U.S. Departments of State, Defense, and Health and Human Services and the United States Agency for International Development released the second report that reviewed the implementation of the Protecting Life in Global Health Assistance (PLGHA) Policy. Read full news release Celebrating 30 Years of the Ryan White CARE Act August 18, 2020 Today marks the 30th anniversary of the Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency (CARE) Act. Read full news release HHS Releases Healthy People 2030 with National Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Objectives for the Next Decade August 18, 2020 Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released Healthy People 2030, the nation's 10-year plan for addressing our most critical public health priorities and challenges. Read full news release HHS Reports Progress on President Trump’s ‘Advancing American Kidney Health’ Initiative August 17, 2020 Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE), released a report describing the progress made over the past year since President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order launching the Advancing American Kidney Health initiative. Read full news release