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2020 News Releases

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May

HHS Announces 45-Day Compliance Deadline Extension for Providers
May 22, 2020
HHS Announces $500 Million Distribution to Tribal Hospitals, Clinics, and Urban Health Centers
May 22, 2020
HHS Announces Nearly $4.9 Billion Distribution to Nursing Facilities Impacted by COVID-19
May 22, 2020
Trump Administration’s Operation Warp Speed Accelerates AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine to be Available Beginning in October
May 21, 2020
Providers Must Act by June 3, 2020 to Receive Additional Relief Fund General Distribution Payment
May 20, 2020
HHS Provides $225 Million for COVID-19 Testing in Rural Communities
May 20, 2020
U.S. Statement on Taiwan's Participation at the World Health Assembly
May 19, 2020
HHS, Industry Partners Expand U.S.-Based Pharmaceutical Manufacturing for COVID-19 Response
May 19, 2020
HHS Delivers Funding to Expand Testing Capacity for States, Territories, Tribes
May 18, 2020
Secretary Alex Azar Statement on National EMS Week
May 18, 2020
Secretary Azar Statement on National Hospital Week
May 15, 2020
Trump Administration Announces Framework and Leadership for 'Operation Warp Speed'
May 15, 2020
HHS To Award $5 Million for Health Services Research Related to COVID-19
May 14, 2020
HHS Awards $15 Million to Support Telehealth Providers During the COVID-19 Pandemic
May 13, 2020
OCR Secures Agreement with West Virginia to Protect Persons in Recovery from Opioid Use Disorder from Discrimination on the Basis of Disability
May 13, 2020
HHS announces shipments of donated remdesivir for hospitalized patients with COVID-19
May 9, 2020
Secretary Azar Statement on Senate Confirmation of Brett Giroir to WHO Executive Board
May 8, 2020
HHS Deploys New Portable Dialysis Machines to New York for COVID-19 Response
May 7, 2020
HHS Awards More than Half Billion Dollars Across the Nation to Expand COVID-19 Testing
May 7, 2020
HHS Extends Deadline for Attestation, Acceptance of Terms and Conditions for Provider Relief Fund Payments to 45 Days
May 7, 2020
Secretary Azar Statement on National Nurses Day
May 6, 2020
OCR Issues Guidance on Covered Health Care Providers and Restrictions on Media Access to Protected Health Information about Individuals in Their Facilities
May 5, 2020
COVID-19 Funding Available to Minority, Rural and Socially Vulnerable Communities for Linkages to Services, Information and Education
May 1, 2020
HHS Begins Distribution of Payments to Hospitals with High COVID-19 Admissions, Rural Providers
May 1, 2020

April

HHS Awards $20 Million to Combat COVID-19 Pandemic through Telehealth
April 30, 2020
Secretary Azar Statement on Positive Results from NIH Remdesivir Trial
April 29, 2020
Eligible Providers Can Submit Information to Receive Additional Provider Relief Fund Payments
April 28, 2020
HHS Launches COVID-19 Uninsured Program Portal
April 27, 2020
SAMHSA Awards Grants Expanding Community-Based Behavioral Health Services, Strengthens COVID-19 Response
April 27, 2020
Secretary Azar Statement on President Trump’s Signing of New Coronavirus Relief Package
April 24, 2020
The Administration for Children and Families to Release Funding to Support Child Welfare Services
April 24, 2020
HHS Announces More Time for Hospitals to Apply for COVID-19 High-Impact Payments
April 23, 2020
HHS Awards Nearly $5 Million to Poison Control Centers as Calls Spike Due to COVID-19
April 23, 2020
HHS Announces CARES Act Funding Distribution to States and Localities in Support of COVID-19 Response
April 23, 2020
HHS Announces Additional Allocations of CARES Act Provider Relief Fund
April 22, 2020
HHS Awards Nearly $165 Million to Combat the COVID-19 Pandemic in Rural Communities
April 22, 2020
Secretary Azar Statement on Confirmation of Rear Admiral Weahkee as IHS Director
April 21, 2020
Statements from the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on Interoperability Flexibilities amid the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
April 21, 2020
HHS Announces Nearly $1 Billion in CARES Act Grants to Support Older Adults and People with Disabilities in the Community During the COVID-19 Emergency
April 21, 2020
SAMHSA Moves Quickly to Begin Releasing $110 Million in Emergency Grant Funding to Provide Americans with Substance Use Treatment and Mental Health Services During the COVID-19 Pandemic
April 20, 2020
Oracle Donates Therapeutic Learning System to HHS to Gather Crowd-Sourced Data on COVID-19
April 20, 2020
Secretary Azar Statement on New Partnership to Develop National Strategy for COVID-19 Therapies and Vaccines
April 17, 2020
OCR Resolves Civil Rights Complaint Against Pennsylvania After it Revises its Pandemic Health Care Triaging Policies to Protect Against Disability Discrimination
April 16, 2020
HHS Announces Ventilator Contract with GE Under Defense Production Act
April 16, 2020
HHS Awards $90 Million to Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Recipients for COVID-19 Response
April 15, 2020
The Administration for Children and Families to Release Funding to Support the Child Care and Development Block Grant
April 14, 2020
HHS Announces New Ventilator Contracts, Orders Now Totaling Over 130,000 Ventilators
April 13, 2020
Guidance for Application of the Human Subjects Protection Regulations to Actions Taken in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic
April 10, 2020
HHS to Begin Immediate Delivery of Initial $30 Billion of CARES Act Provider Relief Funding
April 10, 2020
OCR Announces Notification of Enforcement Discretion for Community-Based Testing Sites During the COVID-19 Nationwide Public Health Emergency
April 9, 2020
HHS Statements on Authorizing Licensed Pharmacists to Order and Administer COVID-19 Tests
April 8, 2020
OCR Reaches Early Case Resolution With Alabama After It Removes Discriminatory Ventilator Triaging Guidelines
April 8, 2020
HHS Announces Ventilator Contract with Philips under Defense Production Act
April 8, 2020
Indian Health Service Expands Telehealth Services During COVID-19 Response
April 8, 2020
HHS Awards $1.3 Billion to Health Centers in Historic U.S. Response to COVID-19
April 8, 2020
HHS to Provide Millions of TYVEK Protective Suits for U.S. Healthcare Workers
April 8, 2020
HHS Announces Ventilator Contract with GM under Defense Production Act
April 8, 2020
Secretary Azar Statement on World Health Day
April 6, 2020
HHS Supports State, Territorial and Tribal Public Health Labs with COVID-19 Rapid Point-of-Care Test
April 6, 2020
HHS Announces Upcoming Funding Action to Provide $186 Million for COVID-19 Response
April 6, 2020
Secretary Azar Statement on New CDC Face Covering Guidance
April 3, 2020
Secretary Azar Statement on New Defense Production Act Orders
April 3, 2020
DOJ and HHS Partner to Distribute More Than Half A Million Medical Supplies Confiscated From Price Gougers
April 2, 2020
OCR Announces Notification of Enforcement Discretion to Allow Uses and Disclosures of Protected Health Information by Business Associates for Public Health and Health Oversight Activities During The COVID-19 Nationwide Public Health Emergency
April 2, 2020

March

Optimizing Ventilator Use during the COVID-19 Pandemic
March 31, 2020
Secretary Azar Statement on FDA Authorization of Mask Sterilization Procedure
March 30, 2020
HHS Accelerates Clinical Trials, Prepares for Manufacturing of COVID-19 Vaccines
March 30, 2020
HHS accepts donations of medicine to Strategic National Stockpile as possible treatments for COVID-19 patients
March 29, 2020
OCR Issues Bulletin on Civil Rights Laws and HIPAA Flexibilities That Apply During the COVID-19 Emergency
March 28, 2020
Secretary Azar Statement on President Trump's Signing of the CARES Act
March 27, 2020
Secretary Azar Statement on Reauthorization of the Older Americans Act
March 25, 2020
HHS Implements President Trump’s Hoarding Prevention Executive Order
March 25, 2020
HHS Announces Grants to Provide Meals for Older Adults
March 24, 2020
OCR Issues Guidance to Help Ensure First Responders and Others Receive Protected Health Information about Individuals Exposed to COVID-19
March 24, 2020
HHS Provides $100 Million to Help U.S. Healthcare Systems Prepare For COVID-19 Patients
March 24, 2020
HHS Awards $100 Million to Health Centers for COVID-19 Response
March 24, 2020
HHS Funds Phase 2/3 Clinical Trial for Potential Treatment for COVID-19
March 21, 2020
OCR Issues Guidance on Telehealth Remote Communications Following Its Notification of Enforcement Discretion
March 20, 2020
HHS, DOD coordinate international airlift of COVID-19 supplies
March 20, 2020
HHS announces upcoming action to provide funding to tribes for COVID-19 response
March 20, 2020
Secretary Azar hosts call with counterparts of G7 countries on COVID-19 response
March 19, 2020
Secretary Azar Statement on President Trump’s Invoking the Defense Production Act
March 18, 2020
HHS Announces New Public-Private Partnership to Develop U.S.-Based, High-Speed Emergency Drug Packaging Solutions
March 18, 2020
HHS Supports Mesa Biotech to Develop a Rapid Diagnostic to Detect Novel Coronavirus Infections
March 18, 2020
HHS Takes New Action to Cut Red Tape to Support COVID-19 Response
March 18, 2020
Secretary Azar Announces Historic Expansion of Telehealth Access to Combat COVID-19
March 17, 2020
OCR Announces Notification of Enforcement Discretion for Telehealth Remote Communications During the COVID-19 Nationwide Public Health Emergency
March 17, 2020
Secretary Azar Statement on Launch of Phase 1 COVID-19 Vaccine Trial
March 16, 2020
Statement from Secretary Azar on President Trump's National Emergency Declaration
March 13, 2020
Secretary Azar Designates Admiral Giroir to Coordinate COVID-19 Diagnostic Testing Efforts
March 13, 2020
HHS funds development of COVID-19 diagnostic tests
March 13, 2020
Secretary Azar's Statement on President Trump's Oval Office Address
March 12, 2020
CDC to Award Over $560 Million to State & Local Jurisdictions in Support of COVID-19 Response
March 11, 2020
HHS Supports Development of First High-Throughput COVID-19 Diagnostic Test
March 9, 2020
HHS Finalizes Historic Rules to Provide Patients More Control of Their Health Data
March 9, 2020
Notification – HHS and State of California to Support Passengers On The Grand Princess Cruise Ship
March 8, 2020
HHS Solicits Proposals for Development of Medical Products for Novel Coronavirus
March 6, 2020
HHS Announces Initial Funding to Jurisdictions Supporting COVID-19 Response
March 4, 2020
HHS to Procure N95 Respirators to Support Healthcare Workers in COVID-19 Outbreaks
March 4, 2020
Health Mart Independent Pharmacies Donate Their Dispensing Services to HHS to Support the Ending the HIV Epidemic Initiative
March 3, 2020
Health Care Provider Pays $100,000 Settlement to OCR for Failing to Implement HIPAA Security Rule Requirements
March 3, 2020
Secretary Azar Statement on Launch of Kidney Risk Awareness Campaign
March 2, 2020

February

HHS Appoints Former Kansas Governor Jeff Colyer Chair of the National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services
February 27, 2020
HHS Awards $117 Million to End the HIV Epidemic in the United States
February 26, 2020
HHS Issues Strategy to Improve Care for Patients by Reducing Clinician Burdens
February 21, 2020
HHS, Janssen Collaborate To Develop Coronavirus Therapeutics
February 18, 2020
HHS Engages Sanofi’s Recombinant Technology for 2019 Novel Coronavirus Vaccine
February 18, 2020
Largest Study of Sepsis Cases among Medicare Beneficiaries Finds Significant Burden
February 14, 2020
HHS, Janssen Join Forces On Coronavirus Vaccine
February 11, 2020
HHS Assistant Secretary for Administration Scott W. Rowell Statement on the launch of Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions Program Management Office at HHS
February 11, 2020
SchoolSafety.gov Launches to Help Educators, Administrators, Parents, and Law Enforcement Prepare for Threats
February 10, 2020
Secretary Azar Statement on President Trump's FY 2021 Budget
February 10, 2020
HHS Pioneers First Foundry for American Biotechnology
February 10, 2020
Representatives of Coronavirus Task Force Brief Governors at NGA
February 9, 2020
HHS Marks 2019 Accomplishments
February 6, 2020
HHS Seeks Abstract Submissions for 2019-nCoV Diagnostics Development
February 5, 2020
Secretary Azar Statement on President Trump's 2020 State of the Union Address
February 4, 2020
HHS, Regeneron Collaborate to Develop 2019-nCoV Treatment
February 4, 2020

January

Secretary Azar Declares Public Health Emergency for United States for 2019 Novel Coronavirus
January 31, 2020
Secretary Azar Statement on 2018 Life Expectancy and Drug Overdose Death Data
January 30, 2020
HHS Issues Notice of Violation to California for its Abortion Coverage Mandate
January 24, 2020
Trump Administration Actions to Protect Life and Conscience
January 24, 2020
Secretary Azar Statement on March for Life
January 23, 2020
Surgeon General Releases First Report Focused on Smoking Cessation in 30 Years
January 23, 2020
Secretary Azar Hosts Foreign Officials to Reaffirm Trump Administration's Support for Protecting Life in Global Health Policy
January 16, 2020
HHS OCR Secures Voluntary Resolution with CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances Health System to Strengthen its Provision of Auxiliary Aids and Services to Individuals Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
January 16, 2020
HHS Announces Proposed Rule Regarding Equal Treatment of Faith-Based Organizations in HHS-Supported Social Service Programs
January 16, 2020
HHS Activates Emergency Prescription Assistance Program for Uninsured Puerto Rico Residents Needing Medicine after Recent Earthquakes
January 15, 2020
Draft Federal Health IT Strategic Plan Supports Patient Access to Their Own Health Information
January 15, 2020
OCR Issues Guidance to Help Ensure Equal Access to Emergency Services and the Appropriate Sharing of Medical Information Following Puerto Rico Earthquakes
January 9, 2020
HHS Secretary Azar Declares Public Health Emergency for Puerto Rico Following Earthquakes
January 8, 2020
Millennium Health Donates Data to Help Fight the Drug Overdose Crisis
January 7, 2020
HHS and CMS Announce Brad Smith as CMMI Director, Senior Advisor for Value-Based Transformation
January 6, 2020
FDA Finalizes Enforcement Policy on Unauthorized Flavored Cartridge-Based E-Cigarettes That Appeal to Children, Including Fruit and Mint
January 2, 2020