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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: $750,000 HIPAA settlement emphasizes the importance of risk analysis and device and media control policies

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2015/09/02/750,000-dollar-hipaa-settlement-emphasizes-the-importance-of-risk-analysis-and-device-and-media-control-policies.html

Description: Cancer Care Group, P.C. agreed to settle potential violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Privacy and Security Rules with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR).

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Title: $750,000 HIPAA settlement underscores the need for organization-wide risk analysis

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2015/12/14/750000-hipaa-settlement-underscores-need-for-organization-wide-risk-analysis.html

Description: The University of Washington Medicine (UWM) has agreed to settle charges that it potentially violated the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Security Rule by failing to implement policies and procedures to prevent, detect, contain, and correct security violations.

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Title: 10 million people expected to have Marketplace coverage at end of 2016

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2015/10/15/10-million-people-expected-have-marketplace-coverage-end-2016.html

Description: U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell announced today that she expects 10 million individuals to be enrolled in coverage through the Health Insurance Marketplaces and paying their premiums – so-called effectuated coverage – at the close of 2016.

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Title: 2015 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee submits report

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2015/02/19/2015-dietary-guidelines-advisory-committee-submits-report.html

Description: The 2015 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee, a group of prestigious outside experts, submitted its recommendations to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, in order to inform the 2015 edition of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans.

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Title: ACF and IHS award $21 million to support Tribal family violence victims and organizations

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2015/10/01/acf-and-ihs-award-21-million-support-tribal-family-violence-victims-and-organizations.html

Description: October marks National Domestic Violence Prevention Month and today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families (ACF) and Indian Health Service (IHS) are announcing the award of nearly $21 million to support tribal domestic violence victims and organizations in American Indian and Alaska Native communities across the nation.

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Title: About 137 million individuals with private insurance are guaranteed access to free preventive services

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2015/05/14/about-137-million-individuals-with-private-insurance-are-guaranteed-access-to-free-preventive-services.html

Description: Nationwide, about 137 million individuals, including 55 million women and 28 million children, have private health insurance that covers recommended preventive services without cost sharing, according to a new ASPE Data Point from the Department of Health and Human Services.

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Title: Administration issues final rules on coverage of certain recommended preventive services without cost sharing

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2015/07/10/administration-issues-final-rules-on-coverage-of-certain-recommended-preventive-services-without-cost-sharing.html

Description: Today, the Administration took important steps to make sure women have access to recommended preventive services, including contraceptive services, at no additional cost as required by the Affordable Care Act.

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Title: Affordable Care Act initiative builds on success of ACOs

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2015/03/10/affordable-care-act-initiative-builds-on-success-of-acos.html

Description: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services today announced a new initiative from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' Innovation Center (CMS Innovation Center): the Next Generation Accountable Care Organization (ACO) Model of payment and care delivery.

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Title: Affordable Care Act payment model saves more than $384 million in two years, meets criteria for first-ever expansion

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2015/05/04/affordable-care-act-payment-model-saves-more-than-384-million-in-two-years-meets-criteria-for-first-ever-expansion.html

Description: Today, an independent evaluation report released by the Department of Health and Human Services showed that an innovative payment model created as a pilot project by the Affordable Care Act generated substantial savings to Medicare in just two years.

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Title: Aging in 2015: HHS and the White House Conference on Aging

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2015/07/13/aging-in-2015-hhs-and-the-white-house-conference-on-aging.html

Description: Today's White House Conference on Aging is focusing on the issues facing every American as they plan for retirement, care for older loved ones, and improving the quality of life for older Americans.

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Title: Almost 6.5 million consumers qualify for an average tax credit of $268 per month through the Health Insurance Marketplaces

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2015/02/09/almost-6-point-5-million-consumers-qualify-for-an-average-tax-credit-of-268-per-month-through-the-health-insurance-marketplaces.html

Description: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released today a report outlining the impact of advanced premium tax credits on premiums in the Health Insurance Marketplaces.

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Title: Better, Smarter, Healthier: Health Care Payment Learning and Action Network kick off to advance value and quality in health care

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2015/03/25/better-smarter-healthier-health-care-payment-learning-and-action-network-kick-off-to-advance-value-and-quality-in-health-care.html

Description: The Affordable Care Act established an ambitious new framework to move our health care system away from rewarding health providers for the quantity of care they provide and toward rewarding quality.

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Title: Better, Smarter, Healthier: In historic announcement, HHS sets clear goals and timeline for shifting Medicare reimbursements from volume to value

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2015/01/26/better-smarter-healthier-in-historic-announcement-hhs-sets-clear-goals-and-timeline-for-shifting-medicare-reimbursements-from-volume-to-value.html

Description: In a meeting with nearly two dozen leaders representing consumers, insurers, providers, and business leaders, Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell today announced measurable goals and a timeline to move the Medicare program, and the health care system at large, toward paying providers based on the quality, rather than the quantity of care they give patients.

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Title: CMS announces Medicare Care Choices Model awards

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2015/07/20/cms-announces-medicare-care-choices-model-awards.html

Description: Many seniors, disabled Americans, and family members of individuals who suffer from life limiting illnesses must choose between the support services provided through hospice care or curative treatment.

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Title: CMS finalizes bundled payment initiative for hip and knee replacements

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2015/11/16/cms-finalizes-bundled-payment-initiative-hip-and-knee-replacements.html

Description: In 2014, more than 400,000 Medicare beneficiaries received a hip or knee replacement, costing more than $7 billion for the hospitalizations alone.

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Title: CMS proposes major initiative for hip and knee replacements

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2015/07/09/cms-proposes-major-initiative-for-hip-and-knee-replacements.html

Description: Hip and knee replacements are some of the most common surgeries that Medicare beneficiaries receive.

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Title: Competition and Choice in the Health Insurance Marketplace Lowered Premiums in 2015

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2015/07/30/competition-and-choice-in-the-health-insurance-marketplace-lowered-premiums-in-2015.html

Description: The Health Insurance Marketplace established by the Affordable Care Act allows consumers to compare health insurance plans based on key factors, such as covered services, providers, and importantly, price.

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Title: Comprehensive prevention program effectively reduces falls among older people

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2015/06/08/comprehensive-prevention-program-effectively-reduces-falls-among-older-people.html

Description: Families and physicians have a new tool in the fight against falls- a comprehensive prevention program developed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that reduces both falls and resulting use of long-term care such as nursing homes.

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Title: Consumers will continue to find affordable options in the Health Insurance Marketplace in 2016

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2015/10/30/consumers-will-continue-find-affordable-options-health-insurance-marketplace-2016.html

Description: A new report detailing affordability and plan choice in the Health Insurance Marketplace finds that with applicable tax credits, more than 7 in 10 current Marketplace enrollees could find plans for $75 a month in premiums or less, and almost 8 in 10 could find plans for $100 a month in premiums or less.

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Title: Departments of Justice and Health and Human Services announce over $27.8 billion in returns from joint efforts to combat health care fraud

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2015/03/19/departments-of-justice-and-health-and-human-services-announce-over-27-point-8-billion-in-returns-from-joint-efforts-to-combat-health-care-fraud.html

Description: More than $27.8 billion has been returned to the Medicare Trust Fund over the life of the Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control (HCFAC) Program, Attorney General Eric Holder and HHS Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell announced today.

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Title: Development of new anthrax vaccine underway with HHS support

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2015/08/17/development-of-new-anthrax-vaccine-underway-with-hhs-support.html

Description: A new anthrax vaccine that could be easier and faster to produce than the existing licensed product will undergo initial clinical studies through an agreement between the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) and Pfenex, Inc. of San Diego.

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Title: During National Health Center Week, HHS announces an additional $169 million in Affordable Care Act funding to 266 community health centers

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2015/08/11/hhs-announces-an-additional-169-million-in-affordable-care-act-funding-to-266-community-health-centers.html

Description: Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell announced today $169 million in Affordable Care Act funding to 266 new health center sites in 46 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico for the delivery of comprehensive primary health care services in communities that need them most.

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Title: Electronic health record product certifications terminated

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2015/09/02/electronic-health-record-product-certifications-terminated.html

Description: The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services today announced that two electronic health record (EHR) products, previously certified as products that may be used as part of the Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs, had their certifications terminated.

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Title: Establishment of the Presidential Advisory Council on Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2015/09/15/establishment-of-the-presidential-advisory-council-on-combating-antibiotic-resistant-bacteria

Description: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) announce the appointment of nationally recognized experts to the Presidential Advisory Council on Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria (the Advisory Council).

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Title: Experimental Ebola vaccine regimen takes new steps under HHS program

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2015/09/14/experimental-ebola-vaccine-regimen-takes-new-steps-under-hhs-program.html

Description: Experimental Ebola vaccine regimen takes new steps under HHS program.

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Title: Final Federal Health IT Strategic Plan 2015-2020 Released

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2015/09/21/final-federal-health-it-strategic-plan-2015-2020-released.html

Description: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), in collaboration with over 35 federal partners, today released the updated Federal Health IT Strategic Plan 2015–2020 (Plan).

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Title: Grants aim to reduce opioid overdoses in rural communities

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2015/09/17/grants-aim-reduce-opioid-overdoses-rural-communities.html

Description: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell announced today $1.8 million to support rural communities in reducing morbidity and mortality related to opioid overdoses.

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Title: HHS Announces Forum on Pharmaceutical Innovation, Access, Affordability and Better Health

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2015/11/03/hhs-announces-forum-pharmaceutical-innovation-access-affordability.html

Description: The Department of Health and Human Services today announced a public forum to explore pharmaceutical innovation, access, affordability and better health.

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Title: HHS Awards More Than $240 Million to Expand the Primary Care Workforce

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2015/10/14/hhs-awards-more-240-million-expand-primary-care-workforce.html

Description: Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Sylvia Burwell today announced more than $240 million – including about $176 million in Affordable Care Act funding – to support the National Health Service Corps (NHSC) and NURSE Corps scholarship and loan repayment programs to increase access to primary health care in the communities that need it most.

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Title: HHS Innovation Ventures Fund Program Announces 2015 Projects​

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2015/04/23/hhs-innovation-ventures-fund-program-announces-2015-projects.html

Description: Acting Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Mary Wakefield, Ph.D., R.N., announced today the selection of three projects spearheaded by entrepreneurial teams across the agency.

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Title: HHS Partners with LGBT Organizations to Promote Open Enrollment Activities during LGBT Week of Action

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2015/12/08/hhs-partners-with-lgbt-organizations-to-promote-open-enrollment-activities.html

Description: With the December 15 deadline for coverage starting in January 2016 fast approaching, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced partnerships with key national organizations to support LGBT outreach and enrollment efforts during 2016 Open Enrollment.

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Title: HHS Proposes Vision for the Future of Head Start, Releases New Performance Standards

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2015/06/16/hhs-proposes-vision-for-the-future-of-head-start-releases-new-performance-standards.html

Description: The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced today important steps to improve the quality of services at Head Start programs across the country.

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Title: HHS Secretary Burwell announces new members of Advisory Council on Alzheimer's Research, Care, and Services

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2015/10/20/hhs-secretary-burwell-announces-new-members-advisory-council-alzheimers-research-care-and-services

Description: HHS Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell today announced six new members to serve on the Advisory Council on Alzheimer's Research, Care, and Services.

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Title: HHS advances development of new monoclonal antibody drug for Ebola

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2015/09/21/hhs-advances-development-new-monoclonal-antibody-drug-ebola.html

Description: A novel Ebola virus disease treatment based on three monoclonal antibodies will advance in development through an agreement between the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. of Tarrytown, New York.

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Title: HHS advances development of novel drug to treat influenza

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2015/09/29/hhs-advances-development-novel-drug-treat-influenza.html

Description: A monoclonal antibody therapeutic drug, a novel approach to treating patients with influenza, will advance in development with funding 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: HHS and DOJ issue technical assistance for child welfare systems under the Americans with Disabilities Act and section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2015/08/10/hhs-and-doj-issue-technical-assistance-for-child-welfare-systems-under-the-americans-with-disabilities-act-and-section-504-of-the-rehabilitation-act.html

Description: The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) today issued joint technical assistance to state and local child welfare agencies and courts on the requirements of Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act.

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Title: HHS announces $1 million in new grant programs to help improve sharing of health information

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2015/04/14/hhs-announces-1-million-in-new-grant-programs-to-help-improve-sharing-of-health-information.html

Description: National Coordinator for Health Information Technology Karen B. DeSalvo, M.D., M.P.H., M.Sc., announced today the availability of $1 million in grant funds to support community projects for the Community Interoperability Health Information Exchange (HIE) Program.

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Title: HHS announces $101 million in Affordable Care Act funding to 164 new community health centers

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2015/05/05/hhs-announces-101-million-in-affordable-care-act-funding-to-164-new-community-health-centers.html

Description: Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell announced today approximately $101 million in Affordable Care Act funding to 164 new health center sites in 33 states and two U.S. Territories for the delivery of comprehensive primary health care services in communities that need them most.

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Title: HHS announces $685 million to support clinicians delivering high quality, patient-centered care

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2015/09/29/hhs-announces-685-million-support-clinicians-delivering-high-quality-patient-centered-care.html

Description: HHS announces $685 million to support clinicians delivering high quality, patient-centered care

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Title: HHS announces and celebrates innovation award winners across the department

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2015/06/24/hhs-announces-and-celebrates-innovation-award-winners-across-the-department.html

Description: Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell today announced the seven winners of the 2015 HHS Innovates Awards.

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Title: HHS announces new funding to preserve Native languages and strengthen early childhood development and tribal courts

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2015/08/18/hhs-announces-new-funding-to-preserve-native-languages-and-strengthen-early-childhood-development-and-tribal-courts

Description: Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell today announced up to $5.8 million to help tribal communities boost early learning and development services, enhance native language revitalization efforts, and assess and improve the handling of child welfare cases including abuse, neglect, guardianship and adoption.

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Title: HHS announces partnership with Westfield shopping centers ahead of busiest shopping weekend of the year

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2015/11/27/hhs-announces-partnership-with-westfield-shopping-centers.html

Description: As shoppers head to the mall on Black Friday, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced a partnership with Westfield to raise awareness about Open Enrollment for 2016 coverage at HealthCare.gov.

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Title: HHS announces proposal to update rules governing research on study participants

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2015/09/02/hhs-announces-proposal-to-update-rules-governing-research-on-study-participants.html

Description: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services today announced proposed revisions to the regulations that govern research on individuals who participate in research.

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Title: HHS announces proposed rules to support the path to nationwide interoperability

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2015/03/20/hhs-announces-proposed-rules-to-support-the-path-to-nationwide-interoperability.html

Description: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) today announced the release of the Stage 3 notice of proposed rulemaking for the Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Records (EHRs) Incentive Programs and 2015 Edition Health IT Certification Criteria to improve the way electronic health information is shared and ultimately improve the way care is delivered and experienced.

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Title: HHS awards $112 million to help 5,000 primary care professionals advance heart health

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2015/05/26/hhs-awards-112-million-to-help-5000-primary-care-professionals-advance-heart-health.html

Description: Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell announced today awards of $112 million to regional cooperatives to work with about 5,000 primary care professionals in 12 states to improve the heart health of their nearly 8 million patients.

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Title: HHS awards $2.2 billion in grants for HIV/AIDS care and medications

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2015/10/21/hhs-awards-22-billion-grants-hivaids-care-and-medications.html

Description: Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell announced today that more than $2.2 billion in Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program grants was awarded in fiscal year (FY) 2015 to cities, states and local community-based organizations.

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Title: HHS awards $386 million to support families through the home visiting program

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2015/02/19/hhs-awards-386-million-to-support-families-through-the-home-visiting-program.html

Description: Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell today announced $386 million in grant awards to states, territories, and nonprofit organizations to support the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program (Home Visiting Program).

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Title: HHS awards Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program grants

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2015/07/06/hhs-awards-teen-pregnancy-prevention-program-grants

Description: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Adolescent Health (OAH) Director Evelyn Kappeler announced today more than $86 million in teen pregnancy prevention grants to non-profit organizations, school districts, universities, and others.

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Title: HHS awards improve health care, public health preparedness

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2015/07/06/hhs-awards-improve-health-care-public-health-preparedness.html

Description: Health departments across the country will receive more than $840 million in cooperative agreements from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to improve and sustain emergency preparedness of state and local public health and health care systems.

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Title: HHS awards nearly $500 million in Affordable Care Act funding to health centers to expand primary care services

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2015/09/15/hhs-awards-nearly-500-million-affordable-care-act-funding-health-centers-expand-primary-care.html

Description: Today, Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell announced nearly $500 million in Affordable Care Act funding to support health centers nationwide in providing primary care services to those who need them most.

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Title: HHS awards up to $22.9 million in Planning Grants for Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2015/10/19/hhs-awards-22-million-planning-grants-for-certified-community-behavioral-health-clinics.html

Description: The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), in conjunction with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Assistant Secretary of Planning and Evaluation (ASPE), today awarded a total of $22.9 million to support states throughout the nation in their efforts to improve behavioral health of their citizens by providing community-based mental and substance use disorder treatment.

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Title: HHS collaborating with national grocery and retail stores to promote Open Enrollment

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2015/12/14/hhs-collaborating-with-national-grocery-and-retail-stores-to-promote-open-enrollment.html

Description: Today, with only one day left until the December 15th deadline for coverage beginning January 1, 2016, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell announced a collaboration with national grocery and retail stores, connecting millions of consumers to affordable health coverage.

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Title: HHS contracts to develop new Ebola drug

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2015/03/31/hhs-contracts-to-develop-new-ebola-drug.html

Description: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) awarded approximately $12 million today to BioCryst Pharmaceuticals of Durham, North Carolina, for the advanced development of a promising experimental drug for Ebola, including preparing for large-scale manufacturing of the drug and conducting related studies.

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Title: HHS education and training resources on multiple chronic conditions for the health care workforce

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2015/07/01/hhs-education-and-training-resources-on-multiple-chronic-conditions-for-the-health-careworkforce.html

Description: New training material to help provide health care professionals with education necessary to care for people living with multiple chronic conditions was launched today by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

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Title: HHS enhances preparedness with new products to treat severe burns

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2015/09/30/hhs-enhances-preparedness-new-products-treat-severe-burns.html

Description: HHS enhances preparedness with new products to treat severe burns

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Title: HHS enters into strategic alliance to accelerate new antibiotic development

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2015/09/16/hhs-enters-strategic-alliance-accelerate-new-antibiotic-development.html

Description: Multiple drugs to combat bioterrorism threats and other life-threatening bacterial infections will be developed under a public-private partnership agreement between the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) and AstraZeneca, a global biopharmaceutical company.

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Title: HHS hosts 50-state convening focused on preventing opioid overdose and opioid use disorder, takes important step to increase access to treatment

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2015/09/17/hhs-hosts-50-state-convening-focused-preventing-opioid-overdose-and-opioid-use-disorder.html

Description: Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell today kicked off a two-day intensive convening of representatives from all 50 states and Washington, DC focused on preventing opioid overdose and opioid use disorder.

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Title: HHS increases access to substance use disorder treatment

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2015/07/25/hhs-increases-access-to-substance-use-disorder-treatment.html

Description: The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced new steps to increase access to substance use disorder treatment services, focusing on treatment for opioid use disorder.

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Title: HHS invests in enhancing domestic preparedness efforts for Ebola

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2015/02/20/hhs-invests-in-enhancing-domestic-preparedness-efforts-for-ebola.html

Description: The Department of Health and Human Services released a new funding opportunity announcement (FOA) today:  the Hospital Preparedness Program (HPP) Ebola Preparedness and Response Activities.

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Title: HHS issues final recommendation for community water fluoridation

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2015/04/27/hhs-issues-final-recommendation-for-community-water-fluoridation.html

Description: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services today released the final Public Health Service (PHS) recommendation for the optimal fluoride level in drinking water to prevent tooth decay.

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Title: HHS issues rules to advance electronic health records with added simplicity and flexibility

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2015/10/06/hhs-issues-rules-advance-electronic-health-records-added-simplicity-and-flexibility.html

Description: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) today released final rules that simplify requirements and add new flexibilities for providers to make electronic health information available when and where it matters most and for health care providers and consumers to be able to readily, safely, and securely exchange that information.

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Title: HHS launches GIS-based tool for health disaster readiness

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2015/06/23/hhs-launches-gis-based-tool-for-health-disaster-readiness.html

Description: The HHS emPOWER Map, an interactive online tool, launched today to aid community health agencies and emergency management officials in disaster preparedness as they plan ahead to meet the emergency needs of community residents who rely on electrically powered medical and assistive equipment to live independently at home.

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Title: HHS launches National Ebola Training and Education Center

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2015/07/01/hhs-launches-national-ebola-training-and-education-center.html

Description: To ensure that U.S. health care providers and facilities are prepared to safely identify, isolate, transport, and treat patients with Ebola and other emerging threats, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services today launched a National Ebola Training and Education Center.

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Title: HHS launches innovative digital storytelling project to support federal HIV response

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2015/03/25/hhs-launches-innovative-digital-storytelling-project-to-support-federal-hiv-response.html

Description: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services today released Positive Spin, a comprehensive digital educational tool that uses personal storytelling to promote the importance of getting people with HIV into treatment.

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Title: HHS launches resources system to improve disaster preparedness

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2015/09/30/hhs-launches-resources-system-improve-disaster-preparedness.html

Description: HHS launches resources system to improve disaster preparedness

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Title: HHS partners with more than 20 faith organizations to promote enrollment in the Health Insurance Marketplace

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2015/12/11/hhs-partners-with-more-than-20-faith-organizations.html

Description: As the December 15th deadline for coverage starting January 1st approaches, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced a collaboration with more than 20 faith-based organizations nationwide, with a combined reach of more than five million people to support outreach and enrollment efforts for the 2016 Open Enrollment.

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Title: HHS partners with nation's largest pharmacies to promote Health Insurance Marketplace

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2015/12/10/hhs-partners-nation-s-largest-pharmacies-promote-health-insurance-marketplace.html

Description: As the deadline for signing up for coverage starting January 1 approaches, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell today announced that HHS is collaborating with some of the nation's largest pharmacies to connect consumers with health coverage and encourage enrollment through the Health Insurance Marketplace.

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Title: HHS partnership advances experimental Ebola drug

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2015/07/20/hhs-partnership-advances-experimental-ebola-drug.html

Description: One of the nation's centers dedicated to developing and manufacturing drugs and vaccines for emergencies will produce a novel therapeutic drug to treat Ebola virus disease under a task order issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

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Title: HHS proposes path to improve health technology and transform care

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2015/01/30/hhs-proposes-path-to-improve-health-technology-and-transform-care.html

Description: The Department of Health and Human Services' Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) today released Connecting Health and Care for the Nation: A Shared Nationwide Interoperability Roadmap Version 1.0.

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Title: HHS proposes to improve care and safety for nursing homes residents

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2015/07/13/hhs-proposes-to-improve-care-and-safety-for-nursing-homes-residents.html

Description: A proposal announced today at the White House Conference on Aging would make major changes to improve the care and safety of the nearly 1.5 million residents in the more than 15,000 long-term care facilities or nursing homes that participate in the Medicare and Medicaid programs.

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Title: HHS publishes a roadmap to advance health information sharing and transform care

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2015/10/06/hhs-publishes-roadmap-advance-health-information-sharing-and-transform-care.html

Description: The Department of Health and Human Services' Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) today released the final Connecting Health and Care for the Nation: A Shared Nationwide Interoperability Roadmap.

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Title: HHS pursues fast, easy test to detect Ebola virus infections

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2015/06/12/hhs-pursues-fast-easy-test-to-detect-ebola-virus-infections.html

Description: To assist doctors in diagnosing Ebola virus disease quickly, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) will pursue development of an Ebola virus diagnostic test for use in a doctor's office, hospital, clinic, or field setting that will provide results within 20 minutes.

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Title: HHS seeks to develop improved anthrax vaccine

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2015/03/23/hhs-seeks-to-develop-improved-anthrax-vaccine.html

Description: Advanced development is underway on an improved anthrax vaccine that could provide protection in fewer doses than the currently licensed anthrax vaccine and so may be more cost-effective to stockpile, Dr. Nicole Lurie, assistant secretary for preparedness and response for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced today.

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Title: HHS selects nine regional Ebola and other special pathogen treatment centers

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2015/06/12/hhs-selects-nine-regional-ebola-and-other-special-pathogen-treatment-centers.html

Description: To further strengthen the nation's infectious disease response capability, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has selected nine health departments and associated partner hospitals to become special regional treatment centers for patients with Ebola or other severe, highly infectious diseases.

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Title: HHS sponsors development of drug for hospitalized influenza patients

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2015/09/28/hhs-sponsors-development-of-drug-for-hospitalized-influenza-patients.html

Description: Development of an experimental influenza antiviral drug that may be more potent and could have a longer treatment window than existing drugs will receive support 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: HHS study finds early dialysis saved lives following Hurricane Sandy

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2015/06/29/hhs-study-finds-early-dialysis-saved-lives-following-hurricane-sandy.html

Description: People with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) who receive dialysis in advance of natural disasters, such as hurricanes, are significantly less likely to need an emergency department visit or hospitalization in the week following the disaster and less likely to die within 30 days after the disaster, according to a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services study published Friday in the American Journal of Kidney Diseases.

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Title: HHS takes next step in advancing health equity through the Affordable Care Act

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2015/09/03/hhs-takes-next-step-advancing-health-equity-through-affordable-care-act.html

Description: Today, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a proposed rule to advance health equity and reduce disparities in health care.

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Title: HHS takes strong steps to address opioid-drug related overdose, death and dependence

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2015/03/26/hhs-takes-strong-steps-to-address-opioid-drug-related-overdose-death-and-dependence.html

Description: U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell today announced a targeted initiative aimed at reducing prescription opioid and heroin related overdose, death and dependence.

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Title: HHS targets funding, programs to help older people reduce the risk of falling

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2015/07/13/hhs-targets-funding-programs-to-help-older-people-reduce-the-risk-of-falling.html

Description: As part of the White House Conference on Aging, the Administration on Aging (AoA), a component of the Administration for Community Living, announced the award of $4 million in new grants to significantly expand falls prevention efforts.

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Title: HHS to procure two inhalational anthrax treatments for national supply

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2015/11/12/hhs-procure-two-inhalational-anthrax-treatments-for-national-supply.html

Description: To better protect public health in an anthrax attack, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) will add two types of anthrax antitoxin drugs for the Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) as options to treat inhalational anthrax.

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Title: HHS to work with non-profit organizations and tax preparers to help consumers understand the intersection of taxes and health care

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2015/01/28/hhs-to-work-with-non-profit-organizations-and-tax-preparers-to-help-consumers-understand-the-intersection-of-taxes-and-health-care.html

Description: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell announced today that HHS is collaborating with a wide range of non-profit organizations and some of the nation's largest tax preparers to ensure that the public understands how health care and their taxes intersect.

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Title: HHS unveils first compendium of resources for health emergencies

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2015/07/16/hhs-unveils-first-compendium-of-resources-for-health-emergencies.html

Description: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services today launched the first online collection of the federal resources and capabilities available to mitigate the health impacts of emergencies.

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Title: HIPAA Settlement Reinforces Lessons for Users of Medical Devices

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2015/11/25/hipaa-settlement-reinforces-lessons-users-medical-devices.html

Description: Lahey Hospital and Medical Center (Lahey)  has agreed to settle potential violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Privacy and Security Rules with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR).

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Title: March Effectuated Enrollment Consistent with Department's 2015 Goal

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2015/06/02/march-effectuated-enrollment-consistent-with-departments-2015-goal.html

Description: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today released a data snapshot providing a detailed look at how many consumers paid their premiums in 2015 and had "effectuated" coverage in March 2015. During Open Enrollment for 2015 Marketplace coverage, through February 22, about 11.7 million Americans selected plans through the Marketplaces.

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Title: Montana Becomes the 30th State to Expand Medicaid

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2015/11/02/montana-becomes-30th-state-expand-medicaid.html

Description: HHS Secretary Sylvia Burwell issued the following statement today after Montana became the 30th state, plus the District of Columbia, to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act.

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Title: More than $38 million awarded to improve coordinated health information sharing in communities across America

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2015/07/28/more-than-38-million-awarded-to-improve-coordinated-health-information-sharing-in-communities-across-america.html

Description: As part of the Administration's efforts to create an interoperable learning health system that achieves better care, smarter spending and healthier people, the Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) announced today twenty awardees for three health information technology (health IT) grant programs totaling about $38 million.

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Title: National Medicare fraud takedown results in charges against 243 individuals for approximately $712 million in false billing

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2015/06/18/National-Medicare-fraud-takedown-results-in-charges-against-243-individuals-for-approximately-712-million-in-false-billing.html

Description: WASHINGTON – Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell and Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch announced today a nationwide sweep led by the Medicare Fraud Strike Force in 17 districts, resulting in charges against 243 individuals, including 46 doctors, nurses and other licensed medical professionals, for their alleged participation in Medicare fraud schemes involving approximately $712 million in false billings.

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Title: National patient safety efforts save 87,000 lives and nearly $20 billion in costs

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2015/12/01/national-patient-safety-efforts-save-lives-and-costs.html

Description: A report released by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today shows that thanks in part to provisions of the Affordable Care Act, an estimated 87,000 fewer patients died in hospitals and nearly $20 billion in health care costs were saved as a result of a reduction in hospital-acquired conditions from 2010 to 2014.

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Title: Nationwide 9.5 million consumers are signed up for Health Insurance Marketplace coverage

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2015/01/27/nationwide-9-point-5-million-consumers-are-signed-up-for-health-insurance-marketplace-coverage.html

Description: Nationwide, 9.5 million consumers selected or were automatically reenrolled in quality, affordable health insurance coverage from the Health Insurance Marketplace through the second month of 2015 Open Enrollment, according to a report released today by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

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Title: Nationwide nearly 11.7 million consumers are enrolled in 2015 Health Insurance Marketplace coverage

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2015/03/10/nationwide-nearly-11-point-7-million-consumers-are-enrolled-in-2015-health-insurance-marketplace-coverage.html

Description: Nationwide, nearly 11.7 million consumers selected or were automatically re-enrolled in quality, affordable health insurance coverage through the Health Insurance Marketplace as of Feb. 22, according to a report released today by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

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Title: New Affordable Care Act payment model seeks to reduce cardiovascular disease

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2015/05/28/new-affordable-care-act-payment-model-seeks-to-reduce-cardiovascular-disease.html

Description: Speaking today at the White House Conference on Aging regional forum in Boston, Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell announced a unique opportunity for health care providers to decrease cardiovascular disease risk for tens of thousands of Medicare beneficiaries by assessing an individual patient's risks for heart attack or stroke and working with them to reduce those risks.

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Title: New campaign to educate teens about sexual health before they have sex

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2015/11/07/new-campaign-to-educate-teens-about-sexual-health-before-they-have-sex.html

Description: During yesterday's opening session of the National HIV Prevention Conference, Douglas M. Brooks, M.S.W., the director of the White House Office of National AIDS Policy, announced the launch of the Know The Facts First campaign

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Title: New rules proposed to improve child care quality, health, and safety

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2015/12/18/new-rules-proposed-improve-child-care-quality-health-and-safety.html

Description: New proposed rules to improve child care were announced today by HHS's Administration for Children and Families.

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Title: Online tools and resources available to help states use health IT to improve health care quality and lower cost

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2015/04/02/online-tools-and-resources-available-to-help-states-use-health-it-to-improve-health-care-quality-and-lower-cost.html

Description: The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) announced today the availability of online tools and resources designed to help states participating in the State Innovation Models initiative improve health care quality and lower costs.

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Title: Opioid epidemic: Medication-Assisted Treatment need significantly exceeds capacity

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2015/06/11/opioid-epidemic-medication-assisted-treatment-need-significantly-exceeds-capacity.html

Description: A new study published today in the American Journal of Public Health indicates that increased access to methadone or buprenorphine-based medication-assisted treatment (MAT) is critical to fully address the epidemic of opioid abuse and dependence in the United States.

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Title: Readout on a call with Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew, Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell, and Tax Volunteers

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2015/01/16/readout-on-a-call-with-treasury-secretary-jacob-j-lew-health-and-human-services-secretary-sylvia-burwell-and-tax-volunteers.html

Description: Today, Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew and Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell spoke by phone with over one hundred volunteer tax preparers from across the country, who provide free tax filing services to low-income Americans.

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Title: Ryan White CARE Act Celebrates 25th Anniversary

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2015/08/18/ryan-white-care-act-celebrates-25th-anniversary.html

Description: Today marks the 25th anniversary of the Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency (CARE) Act, the legislation that created the most comprehensive Federal program that provides services exclusively to people living with HIV.

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Title: Seattle Seahawks Stars Russell Wilson and Richard Sherman encourage Americans to visit HealthCare.gov and shop for coverage through the Health Insurance Marketplace

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2015/01/09/seattle-seahawks-stars-russell-wilson-and-richard-sherman-encourage-americans-to-visit-healthcaregov-and-shop-for-coverage-through-the-health-insurance-marketplace.html

Description: Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson and cornerback Richard Sherman encourage Americans to visit HealthCare.gov to shop for quality, affordable health insurance in a video released today by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

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Title: Secretary Burwell announces new HHS Regional Director for Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2015/03/25/secretary-burwell-announces-new-hhs-regional-director-for-connecticut-maine-massachusetts-new hampshire-rhode-island-and-vermont.html

Description: BOSTON– Department of Health and Human (HHS) Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell today announced the appointment of Rachel Kaprielian as Region I Director of HHS.

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Title: Secretary Burwell previews third Open Enrollment

URL: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2015/09/22/secretary-burwell-previews-third-open-enrollment.html

Description: In a speech at the Howard University College of Medicine today, U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Sylvia M. Burwell reflected on the progress of the first five years of the Affordable Care Act and provided a look at the upcoming Open Enrollment period.

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