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2020 News Releases

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August

HHS Announces Investments for Health Information Exchanges to Strengthen their Ability to Support State and Local Public Health Agencies
August 12, 2020
Trump Administration collaborates with Moderna to produce 100 million doses of COVID-19 investigational vaccine
August 11, 2020
Secretary Azar Highlights the Importance of Open, Transparent Global Health Leadership During Visit to Taiwan
August 11, 2020
HHS Releases July - December COVID-19 State Testing Plans
August 10, 2020
HHS Provider Relief Fund Phase 2 General Distribution Now Accepting Additional Applicants
August 10, 2020
Secretary Azar Statement on Meeting with Taiwan President Tsai
August 10, 2020
HHS Secretary Azar Signs Joint Statement with Taiwan Minister of Health and Welfare
August 10, 2020
HHS Secretary Azar Meets with President Tsai of Taiwan and Praises Taiwan’s Transparent COVID-19 Response
August 10, 2020
HHS Announces Allocations of CARES Act Provider Relief Fund for Nursing Homes
August 7, 2020
HHS Awards Contract to TrialCard to Help Reduce New HIV Infections in America
August 6, 2020
HHS Awards Over $101 Million to Combat the Opioid Crisis
August 6, 2020
HHS, DOD Collaborate With Johnson & Johnson to Produce Millions of COVID-19 Investigational Vaccine Doses
August 5, 2020
HHS Secretary Alex Azar to Lead Delegation to Taiwan in First Visit by a U.S. HHS Secretary
August 4, 2020
Trump Administration Announces New Actions to Improve Access to Healthcare across America
August 3, 2020

July

HHS Extends Application Deadline for Medicaid Providers and Plans to Reopen Portal to Certain Medicare Providers
July 31, 2020
HHS Secretary Azar Statement on Court Victory for President Trump’s Drug-Pricing Agenda
July 31, 2020
HHS Details Multiple COVID-19 Testing Statistics as National Test Volume Surges
July 31, 2020
HHS, DOD Partner With Sanofi and GSK on Commercial-Scale Manufacturing Demonstration Project to Produce Millions of COVID-19 Investigational Vaccine Doses
July 31, 2020
The Nation’s Public Health Experts to America: Donate Plasma
July 30, 2020
HHS Secretary’s Report Calls for Congressional Action to Combat Surprise Billing and Promote Price Transparency
July 29, 2020
HHS Issues New Report Highlighting Dramatic Trends in Medicare Beneficiary Telehealth Utilization amid COVID-19
July 28, 2020
DOE, HHS, VA Announce COVID-19 Insights Partnership
July 28, 2020
HHS Reserves and Rapidly Expands Manufacturing Capacity for COVID-19 Vaccines at Texas Center for Innovation in Advanced Development and Manufacturing
July 27, 2020
Lifespan Pays $1,040,000 to OCR to Settle Unencrypted Stolen Laptop Breach
July 27, 2020
HHS and DOD Invest $7.6M in Hologic to Expand Production of Custom Sample Collection and Processing Consumables for COVID-19 Tests
July 26, 2020
Trump Administration Announces Historic Action to Lower Drug Prices for Americans
July 24, 2020
HHS Marks the 30th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act
July 24, 2020
Fact Sheet: Trump Administration Accomplishments to Empower Americans with Disabilities
July 24, 2020
Small Health Care Provider Fails to Implement Multiple HIPAA Security Rule Requirements
July 23, 2020
HHS and the American Society of Nephrology Announce Winners of $3 Million KidneyX Redesign Dialysis Phase 2 Prize Competition at KidneyX Summit
July 22, 2020
U.S. Government Engages Pfizer to Produce Millions of Doses of COVID-19 Vaccine
July 22, 2020
OCR Resolves Complaint After Hospital Accommodates Medical Student’s Religious Needs During COVID-19
July 21, 2020
OCR Resolves Religious Discrimination Complaint after Maryland Hospital System Ensures Patients Can Receive Religious Visitations During COVID-19
July 21, 2020
HHS Announces National COVID-19 Testing Implementation Forum
July 21, 2020
HHS Protect: Frequently Asked Questions
July 20, 2020
OCR Issues Guidance on Civil Rights Protections Prohibiting Race, Color, and National Origin Discrimination During COVID-19
July 20, 2020
HHS To Begin Distributing $10 Billion in Additional Funding to Hospitals in High Impact COVID-19 Areas
July 17, 2020
Prepared Remarks from HHS Media Call with CDC Director Redfield and CIO Arrieta on COVID-19 Data Collection
July 15, 2020
Trump Administration Announces Initiative for More and Faster COVID-19 Testing in Nursing Homes
July 14, 2020
Health Privacy Rule 42 CFR Part 2 Is Revised, Modernizing Care Coordination for Americans Seeking Treatment for Substance Use Disorders
July 13, 2020
Fact Sheet: SAMHSA 42 CFR Part 2 Revised Rule
July 13, 2020
HHS Announces Over $4 Billion in Additional Relief Payments to Healthcare Providers Impacted by the Coronavirus Pandemic
July 10, 2020
HHS Releases May and June COVID-19 State Testing Plans
July 10, 2020
HHS Marks One-Year Anniversary of Advancing American Kidney Health Initiative
July 10, 2020
HHS Awards More Than $21 Million to Support Health Centers’ COVID-19 Response
July 9, 2020
Secretary Azar Statement on Little Sisters of the Poor Supreme Court Ruling
July 8, 2020
HHS Launches ‘Surge’ COVID-19 Testing in Hotspot Jurisdictions in Florida, Louisiana and Texas
July 7, 2020
HHS, DOD Collaborate with Regeneron on Large-Scale Manufacturing Demonstration Project of COVID-19 Investigational Therapeutic Treatment
July 7, 2020
HHS, DOD Collaborate with Novavax to Produce Millions of COVID-19 Investigational Vaccine Doses in Commercial-Scale Manufacturing Demonstration Projects
July 7, 2020
Assistant Secretary for Health Admiral Brett P. Giroir, M.D., Statement on FDA EUA Approval of the BD Veritor Portable, Rapid Point-of-Care Antigen Test to Detect SARS-CoV-2
July 6, 2020
Indian Health Service Announces National Expansion of the Community Health Aide Program
July 2, 2020
The Nation’s Doctor to America: #COVIDStopsWithMe
July 2, 2020

June

Trump Administration Re-Establishes Ready Reserve Corps as Part of the United States Public Health Service
June 30, 2020
HHS Extends COVID-19 Testing Public-Private Partnership
June 30, 2020
Trump Administration Secures New Supplies of Remdesivir for the United States
June 29, 2020
Assistant Secretary for Health Admiral Brett P. Giroir, M.D., Statement on Texas Community-Based Testing Sites 1.0 Extension
June 26, 2020
OCR Resolves Complaint with Tennessee After it Revises its Triage Plans to Protect Against Disability Discrimination
June 26, 2020
HHS Announces New Organ Transplant Guidance
June 25, 2020
HHS Secretary Azar Statement on End of Eastern DRC Ebola Outbreak
June 25, 2020
HHS Secretary Azar Statement on Victory for President Trump’s Price Transparency Agenda
June 23, 2020
HHS Announces MENTAL Health Innovation Challenge
June 23, 2020
HHS Announces Partnership with Morehouse School of Medicine to Fight COVID-19 in Racial and Ethnic Minority and Vulnerable Communities
June 23, 2020
HHS Awards $107.2 Million to Grow and Train the Health Workforce
June 18, 2020
Fact Sheet: Explaining Operation Warp Speed
June 16, 2020
Albertsons Companies and Walmart Donate Their Dispensing Services to HHS to Support the Ending the HIV Epidemic Initiative
June 15, 2020
Secretary Azar statement on World Blood Donor Day
June 14, 2020
HHS Finalizes Rule on Section 1557 Protecting Civil Rights in Healthcare, Restoring the Rule of Law, and Relieving Americans of Billions in Excessive Costs
June 12, 2020
OCR Issues Guidance on How Health Care Providers Can Contact Former COVID-19 Patients About Blood and Plasma Donation Opportunities
June 12, 2020
Operation Warp Speed ramps up U.S.-based manufacturing capacity for vials for COVID-19 vaccines and treatments
June 11, 2020
HHS awards $8 million to expand COVID-19 training and technical assistance for health centers
June 11, 2020
HHS Announces Enhanced Provider Portal, Relief Fund Payments for Safety Net Hospitals, Medicaid & CHIP Providers
June 9, 2020
OCR Resolves Complaints after State of Connecticut and Private Hospital Safeguard the Rights of Persons with Disabilities to Have Reasonable Access to Support Persons in Hospital Settings During COVID-19
June 9, 2020
HHS Announces New Laboratory Data Reporting Guidance for COVID-19 Testing
June 4, 2020
HHS Provides an Additional $250 Million to Help U.S. Health Care Systems Respond to COVID-19
June 2, 2020
HHS Awards $20.3 Million to Expand the Addiction Workforce in Underserved Communities
June 2, 2020
HHS Adds $628 Million to Contract with Emergent BioSolutions to Secure CDMO Manufacturing Capacity for Operation Warp Speed
June 1, 2020

May

HHS Awards $15 Million to Combat the COVID-19 Pandemic in Rural Tribal Communities
May 28, 2020
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
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic: HHS Letter to Hospital Administrators
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