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2020 News Releases

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December

HHS Releases Advisory Opinion Clarifying that 340B Discounts Apply to Contract Pharmacies
Make Every Bite Count: USDA, HHS Release Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2020-2025
Secretary Azar Statement on Executive Order Supporting In-Person Schooling
HHS, DOD collaborate with Merck to continue the development and large-scale manufacturing of investigational COVID-19 treatment
Trump Administration purchases additional 100 million doses of COVID-19 investigational vaccine from Pfizer
OCR Settles Thirteenth Investigation in HIPAA Right of Access Initiative
Statement: U.S. Surgeon General Calls for COVID-19 Survivors to Donate Plasma
Guidance for National Guard Personnel Regarding COVID-19 Vaccines and Immunity under the PREP Act
HHS and DoD Statements on FDA Authorization of Moderna Vaccine
OCR Issues Guidance on HIPAA, Health Information Exchanges, and Disclosures of Protected Health Information for Public Health Purposes
HHS Releases First National Strategic Plan to Address Sexually Transmitted Infections
HHS Continues COVID-19 Testing Support to States, Territories, and High-Risk Groups
OCR Issues Audit Report on Health Care Industry Compliance with the HIPAA Rules
HHS to Disallow $200M in California Medicaid Funds Due to Unlawful Abortion Insurance Mandate; Refers Vermont Medical Center to DOJ for Lawsuit Over Conscience Violations
HHS Secretary Azar Statement on EUA for At-Home Use of BinaxNOW Card Test
Winners of HHS Design-a-thon to Develop Innovative Digital Health Tools for COVID-19 At-Anywhere Diagnostic Tests Announced
HHS Increases and Begins Distributing Over $24 Billion in Phase 3 COVID-19 Provider Relief Funding
OCR Facilitates Safe Clergy Access for Patients at Mt. Sinai Hospital During COVID-19
HHS Secretary Azar Statement on FDA Authorization of First Fully At-Home, Over-the-Counter COVID-19 Test
HHS Announces that CDC will Award Nearly $227 million for COVID-19 Vaccine Preparedness and Response Activities
HHS Announces Joint Final Rule Regarding Equal Treatment of Faith-Based Organizations in HHS-Supported Social Service Programs
Statement from HHS and DoD on FDA Emergency Use Authorization of a COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate
Trump Administration purchases additional 100 million doses of COVID-19 investigational vaccine from Moderna
HHS Proposes Modifications to the HIPAA Privacy Rule to Empower Patients, Improve Coordinated Care, and Reduce Regulatory Burdens
HHS Publishes COVID-19 Hospital Facility-Level Data
Trump Administration Announces New Half Billion Incentive Payment Distribution to Nursing Homes
HHS Announces False Claims Act Working Group to Enhance Efforts to Combat Fraud and Focus Resources on Bad Actors
Statement from Brian Harrison on HHS Chief of Staff’s Taxpayer Accountability Board
HHS Finalizes Good Guidance Practices Rule and Issues Advisory Opinion Regarding Compliance with Notice-and-Comment Obligations
HHS Amends PREP Act Declaration, Including to Expand Access to COVID-19 Countermeasures Via Telehealth
Secretary Azar Statement on Maternal Health Actions
HHS Outlines New Plans and a Partnership to Reduce U.S. Pregnancy-related Deaths
Tribal Health Programs and Urban Indian Organizations Choose How They Will Access the COVID-19 Vaccine
Secretary Azar Statement on World AIDS Day

November

Statement from HHS Chief of Staff Brian Harrison on Efforts to Increase Transparency at HHS
HHS and DOD Award $11.6 Million Contract to Puritan Medical Products to Boost U.S. Production of Swabs for Cue Health COVID-19 Tests
HHS Allocates Regeneron Therapeutic to Treat Patients With Mild to Moderate COVID-19
Secretary Azar Statement on Final Rule to Increase Access to Lifesaving Organs
HHS Makes Stark Law and Anti-Kickback Statute Reforms to Support Coordinated, Value-Based Care
Statement from HHS Chief of Staff Brian Harrison on Unapproved Drugs Initiative
Secretary Azar Confirmation In Response to Executive Order on Lowering Prices for Patients by Eliminating Kickbacks to Middlemen
Trump Administration Announces Prescription Drug Payment Model to Put American Patients First
Fact Sheet: Trump Administration Finalizes Proposal to Lower Drug Costs by Targeting Backdoor Rebates and Encouraging Direct Discounts to Patients
HHS Finalizes Rule to Bring Drug Discounts Directly to Seniors at the Pharmacy Counter
HHS Drug Pricing Fact Sheet
HHS Office for Civil Rights Reaches Landmark Agreement with Massachusetts Department of Children and Families to Address Discrimination Against Parents with Disabilities
OCR Settles Twelfth Investigation in HIPAA Right of Access Initiative
HHS Provides $25 Million to Siemens Healthineers to Develop and Produce COVID-19 Antigen Diagnostic Tests
HHS Launches Pilot Program of Fast Molecular POC Test for COVID-19
Secretary Alex Azar Statement on FDA Authorization of First COVID-19 Test for Home Self-Tests
HHS Launches First-of-its-Kind Regulatory Clean-Up Initiative Utilizing AI
HHS Seeks Public Input on Leveraging Novel Technologies for Chronic Disease Management for Aging Underserved Populations
HHS Secretary Azar Statement on Moderna Vaccine Announcement
HHS OCR Provides Technical Assistance to Ensure New Jersey Department of Children and Families Protect Parents with Disabilities from Discrimination
Trump Administration Partners with Chain and Independent Community Pharmacies to Increase Access to Future COVID-19 Vaccines
OCR Settles Eleventh Investigation in HIPAA Right of Access Initiative
HHS allocates Lilly therapeutic to treat patients with mild to moderate COVID-19
KidneyX COVID-19 Kidney Care Challenge Seeks Replicable Frontline Solutions
OCR Settles Tenth Investigation in HIPAA Right of Access Initiative
HHS Proposes Unprecedented Regulatory Reform through Retrospective Review

October

389,000 BinaxNOW COVID-19 Tests Distributed Thus Far to Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU’s)
HHS and DOD announce $12.7 million contract with InBios International to boost U.S. production of rapid COVID-19 tests
HHS and DOD Announce $119 Million Contract to Hologic to Better Meet the Demand of COVID-19 Testing
Readout from the Trump Administration’s 40th Governors Briefing on COVID-19 Response and Vaccine Distribution Best Practices
City Health Department failed to terminate former employee’s access to protected health information
Trump Administration Producing Supply Kits to Safely Administer COVID-19 Vaccines to Americans
KidneyX Artificial Kidney Prize Offers $10 Million to Accelerate Artificial Kidney Development
Federal Health IT Strategic Plan Supports Patient Access to Their Own Health Information
HHS Extends Compliance Dates for Information Blocking and Health IT Certification Requirements in 21st Century Cures Act Final Rule
Trump Administration Finalizes Rule Requiring Health Insurers to Disclose Price and Cost-Sharing Information
Trump Administration Distributes Incentive Payments to Nursing Homes Curbing COVID-19 Deaths and Infections
Aetna Pays $1,000,000 to Settle Three HIPAA Breaches
HHS, DOD Collaborate on Plans to Purchase of Lilly Investigational Therapeutic to Treat COVID-19
States Begin Detailing Specific Use of 150 Million BinaxNOW COVID-19 Tests Distributed by Trump Administration
HHS Expands Relief Fund Eligibility and Updates Reporting Requirements
Trump Administration Marks the Signing of the Geneva Consensus Declaration
Trump Administration Takes Action to Further Expand Access to Vaccines, COVID-19 Tests
OCR Resolves Religious Discrimination Complaints after Maryland and Virginia Hospitals Ensure Patients Can Receive Safe Religious Visitations During COVID-19
Trump Administration Provides Saliva Test at Surge Testing Site in Waco, TX
Trump Administration Partners with CVS and Walgreens to Provide COVID-19 Vaccine to Protect Vulnerable Americans in Long-Term Care Facilities Nationwide
HHS Awards Contract to Improve Maternal Health Data Collection and Drive Clinical Quality Improvement
HHS Issues Challenges to Find Best Practices in Maternal Health
HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health Presents Award to Dr. Kwaku Ohene-Frempong
HHS Awards Nearly $500 million to Support Primary Health Care Workforce Nationwide
HHS Secretary Azar Statement on First FDA Approval of Ebola Therapeutic
Trump Administration Expands Manufacturing Capacity with Cytiva for Components of COVID-19 Vaccines
Trump Administration Makes Major Investment to Increase Availability of Fast Molecular POC Test
HHS and the Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation Announce $25 Million “LymeX” Innovation Accelerator – Largest Lyme Public-Private Partnership in History
Trump Administration Expands Collaboration with AstraZeneca to Develop and Manufacture an Investigational Monoclonal Antibody to Prevent COVID-19
OCR Settles Ninth Investigation in HIPAA Right of Access Initiative
OCR Settles Eighth Investigation in HIPAA Right of Access Initiative
Surgeon General Releases Call to Action on Hypertension Control
Secretary Azar Statement on Mental Health Executive Order
Statement from Assistant Secretary for Health ADM Brett P. Giror: Update on Implementation of Resolution WHA73.1 on the COVID-19 Response
HHS Assistant Secretary for Health Admiral Brett Giroir to Participate in the World Health Organization Executive Board Special Session on COVID-19
HHS Teams Up with The Rockefeller Foundation to Share Best Practices for Increased COVID-19 Testing
Veklury (remdesivir) Now Available Directly from Distributor following Trump Administration’s Successful Allocations to States and U.S. Territories
Trump Administration Announces $20 Billion in New Phase 3 Provider Relief Funding
HHS Awards $2.24 Billion in Grants to Help Americans Access HIV/AIDS Care, Support Services, and Medication

September

HHS Announces Funding for Health Information Exchanges to Support Public Health Agencies – STAR HIE Program Funds Five Organizations to Improve Interoperability of Health Data
HHS Launching Initiative to Track Physician Use and Burdens of Health IT ONC Awards Cooperative Agreement to American Board of Family Medicine
Trump Administration Deploys Abbott BinaxNOW Tests to States
HHS Secretary Azar Statement on Executive Order to Protect Infants Born Alive
Health Insurer Pays $6.85 Million to Settle Data Breach Affecting Over 10.4 Million People
HHS Takes Action as Part of President Trump’s Healthcare Plan
Administration Announces $200 million from CDC to Jurisdictions for COVID-19 Vaccine Preparedness
HIPAA Business Associate Pays $2.3 Million to Settle Breach Affecting Protected Health Information of Over 6 million Individuals
HHS Announces Health IT Awardees Focused on Data Sharing to Support Clinical Care, Research, and Improved Outcomes
HHS Awards Nearly $360 Million To Programs Supporting Maternal and Child Health
Orthopedic Clinic Pays $1.5 Million to Settle Systemic Noncompliance with HIPAA Rules
HHS Statement on Regulatory Process
HHS Congratulates NYSS Champions for Promoting Participation in Youth Sports
HHS Secretary Azar Declares Public Health Emergency in Oregon Due to Wildfires
Trump Administration Releases COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Strategy
OCR Settles Five More Investigations in HIPAA Right of Access Initiative
HHS Invests Nearly $115 Million to Combat the Opioid Crisis in Rural Communities
Trump Administration Takes Action to Expand Access to COVID-19 Vaccines
HHS Awards $79 Million to Support Health Center Response to Emergencies
Trump Administration Announces $2 Billion Provider Relief Fund Nursing Home Incentive Payment Plans
HHS Releases Rural Action Plan
Trump Administration Announces Provider Relief Fund Application for Assisted Living Facilities
Federal Communications Commission, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and U.S. Department of Agriculture Team Up for Rural Health Initiative

August

HHS Extends Coverage For COVID-19 Screening Tests at Congregate Facilities during the Pandemic
HHS Deputy Secretary Hargan Statement on Appointment of Acting CIO
Trump Administration Will Deploy 150 Million Rapid Tests in 2020
HHS Releases $1.5 Billion to States, Tribes to Combat Opioid Crisis
Trump Administration Announces the Distribution of $2.5 Billion to Nursing Homes for COVID-19 Relief Funding
HHS Secretary Azar declares Public Health Emergency in California due to wildfires
HHS Secretary Azar declares public health emergencies in Louisiana and Texas due to Hurricane Laura
Trump Administration to Release 1.5 Million N95 Respirators from the Strategic National Stockpile for Distribution to Nursing Homes
HHS Awards $117 Million to Support Health Center Quality Improvement
Trump Administration Adds Health Plans to June 2020 Plasma Donation Guidance
Trump Administration Uses Defense Production Act to Aid Our Most Vulnerable
HHS Awards over $35 million to Increase Access to High Quality Health Care in Rural Communities
OCR Resolves Complaint with Utah After it Revised Crisis Standards of Care to Protect Against Age and Disability Discrimination
Assistant Secretary for Health Admiral Brett P. Giroir, M.D., Statement on FDA EUA for LumiraDx UK Ltd.’s - LumiraDx SARS-CoV-2 Antigen Test
HHS Expands Access to Childhood Vaccines during COVID-19 Pandemic
Celebrating 30 Years of the Ryan White CARE Act
HHS Secretary Azar Statement on Review of Protecting Life in Global Health Assistance Policy
HHS Releases Healthy People 2030 with National Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Objectives for the Next Decade
HHS Reports Progress on President Trump’s ‘Advancing American Kidney Health’ Initiative
Trump Administration Collaborates with McKesson for COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution
Trump Administration to Begin Distributing $1.4 Billion in Relief Funds to Certain Children’s Hospitals
HHS Invests in Diagnostic Labs to Expand COVID-19 Testing Capacity in the United States
Secretary Azar Pays Respects to President Lee and Highlights Burgeoning U.S.-Taiwan Economic Relationship
HHS Announces Investments for Health Information Exchanges to Strengthen their Ability to Support State and Local Public Health Agencies
Trump Administration collaborates with Moderna to produce 100 million doses of COVID-19 investigational vaccine
Secretary Azar Highlights the Importance of Open, Transparent Global Health Leadership During Visit to Taiwan
HHS Releases July - December COVID-19 State Testing Plans
HHS Provider Relief Fund Phase 2 General Distribution Now Accepting Additional Applicants
Secretary Azar Statement on Meeting with Taiwan President Tsai
HHS Secretary Azar Signs Joint Statement with Taiwan Minister of Health and Welfare
HHS Secretary Azar Meets with President Tsai of Taiwan and Praises Taiwan’s Transparent COVID-19 Response
HHS Announces Allocations of CARES Act Provider Relief Fund for Nursing Homes
HHS Awards Contract to TrialCard to Help Reduce New HIV Infections in America
HHS Awards Over $101 Million to Combat the Opioid Crisis
HHS, DOD Collaborate With Johnson & Johnson to Produce Millions of COVID-19 Investigational Vaccine Doses
HHS Secretary Alex Azar to Lead Delegation to Taiwan in First Visit by a U.S. HHS Secretary
Trump Administration Announces New Actions to Improve Access to Healthcare across America

July

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

June

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

May

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

April

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

March

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

February

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

January

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