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Collected by: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Archived since: Sep, 2013

Description:

This collection includes HHS news and announcements from 1991+.

Subject:   Government - US Federal Science & Health

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Title: HHS makes progress on Health IT Safety Plan with release of the SAFER Guides

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2014/01/15/hhs-makes-progress-on-health-it-safety-plan-with-release-of-the-safer-guides.html

Description: A new set of guides and interactive tools to help health care providers more safely use electronic health information technology products, such as electronic health records (EHRs), are now available at www.HealthIT.gov.

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Title: Statement by Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on African American History Month

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2014/02/03/statement-by-secretary-kathleen-sebelius-on-african-american-history-month.html

Description: Today, we celebrate the beginning of African American History Month, a time for all Americans to recognize the countless contributions African Americans have made to our nation, including major advances in scientific research and public health.

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Title: Enrollment in the Health Insurance Marketplace increases by 53 percent in January

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2014/02/12/enrollment-in-the-health-insurance-marketplace-increases-by-53-percent-in-january.html

Description: Enrollment in the Health Insurance Marketplace continued to rise in January, with a 53 percent increase in overall enrollment over the prior three month reporting period, with young adult enrollment outpacing all other age groups combined, HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced today.

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Title: Eight out of 10 uninsured Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders may be eligible for Medicaid, CHIP or tax credits in the Health Insurance Marketplace

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2014/03/18/eight-out-of-10-uninsured-asian-americans-native-hawaiians-and pacific-islanders-may-be-eligible-for-medicaid-chip-or-tax-credits-in-the-health-insurance-marketplace.html

Description: According to a new report released today by HHS, 8 out of 10 (1.6 million) uninsured Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders (AANHPIs) may be eligible for coverage through the Health Insurance Marketplace and could qualify for Medicaid, the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), or tax credits to help with the cost of premiums.

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Title: HHS releases security risk assessment tool to help providers with HIPAA compliance

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2014/03/28/hhs-releases-security-risk-assessment-tool-to-help-providers-with-hipaa-compliance.html

Description: A new security risk assessment (SRA) tool to help guide health care providers in small to medium sized offices conduct risk assessments of their organizations is now available from HHS.

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Title: Proposed health IT strategy aims to promote innovation, protect patients, and avoid regulatory duplication

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2014/04/03/proposed-health-it-strategy-aims-to-promote-innovation-protect-patients-and-avoid-regulatory-duplication.html

Description: Proposed health IT strategy aims to promote innovation, protect patients, and avoid regulatory duplication.

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Title: 2014 National Alzheimer's Disease Plan Available

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2014/04/29/2014-national-alzheimer-s-disease-plan-available.html

Description: HHS today released the National Plan to Address Alzheimer's Disease: 2014 Update, reflecting the nation's progress toward accomplishing goals set in 2012 and current action steps to achieving them.

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Title: HHS releases new data and tools to increase transparency on hospital utilization and other trends

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2014/06/02/hhs-releases-new-data-and-tools-to-increase-transparency-on-hospital-utilization-and-other-trends.html

Description: With more than 2,000 entrepreneurs, investors, data scientists, researchers, policy experts, government employees and more in attendance, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is releasing new data and launching new initiatives at the annual Health Datapalooza conference in Washington, D.C.

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Title: HHS awards $65 million in Healthy Start grants to reduce infant mortality

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2014/09/02/hhs-awards-65-million-in-healthy-start-grants-to-reduce-infant-mortality.html

Description: HHS Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell today released $65 million in grants to help 87 organizations in 33 states reduce high infant mortality rates and other health problems related to pregnancy and mothers' health.

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Title: HHS provides additional flexibility for certification of electronic health

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2014/09/10/hhs-provides-additional-flexibility-for-certification-of-electronic-health.html

Description: Health information technology (IT) developers, providers and consumers will get more flexibility through a final rule issued today by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

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Title: HHS announces $99 million in new grants to improve mental health services for young people

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2014/09/22/hhs-announces-99-million-in-new-grants-to-improve-mental-health-services-for-young-people.html

Description: Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell announced today $99 million to train new mental health providers, help teachers and others recognize mental health issues in youth and connect them to help, and increase access to mental health services for young people.

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Title: HHS pursues detection tests for influenza

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2014/10/01/hhs-pursues-detection-tests-for-influenza.html

Description: Potential tests to help doctors diagnose influenza sooner and more accurately will advance in development under contracts from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR).

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Title: 2015 Medicare Part B premiums and deductibles to remain the same as last two years

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2014/10/09/2015-medicare-part-b-premiums-and-deductibles-remain-the-same-as-last-two-years.html

Description: Secretary of Health and Human Services Sylvia Burwell announced today that next year's standard Medicare Part B monthly premium and deductible will remain the same as the last two years.

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Title: Create your family health portrait on Thanksgiving: National Family Health History Day

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2014/11/24/create-your-family-health-portrait-thanksgiving-national-family-health-history-day.html

Description: Acting Surgeon General Boris D. Lushniak, M.D., M.P.H. today declared this Thanksgiving day, November 27,  as the eleventh annual Family Health History Day. Over the holiday or at other times when families gather, Americans are encouraged to talk about and keep a record of the health problems that seem to run in their families.

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Title: New HHS grants increase, improve learning opportunities for young children

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2014/12/10/new-hhs-grants-increase-improve-learning-opportunities-for-young-children.html

Description: HHS' Administration for Children and Families (ACF) today announced preliminary winners for its Early Head Start-Child Care Partnerships grants to improve the quality of existing child care programs and expand access to high-quality care for infants and toddlers.

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Title: Statement by Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell on Senate Confirmation of Dr. Vivek Murthy as U.S. Surgeon General

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2014/12/15/statement-by-health-and-human-services-secretary-sylvia-burwell-on-senate-confirmation-of-dr-vivek-murthy-as-us-surgeon-general.html

Description: Statement by Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell on Senate Confirmation of Dr. Vivek Murthy as U.S. Surgeon General

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