Costs are up while Medicare payments are down. A new report from the American Hospital Association shows that massive growth in expenses and rising inflation are fueling continued…
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President’s Administration Releases Drug Control Plan
Focuses on preventing death and illness. President Biden’s administration sent its first drug control strategy to Congress for review last week. Though there have been many federal drug…
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VP Harris Convenes Cabinet Meeting For Maternal Health
Administration seeking to reduce minority maternal mortality. Vice President Kamala Harris conducted a meeting last week with Cabinet secretaries and agency leaders to discuss maternal mortality and morbidity…
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Obamacare Subsidies Expanded
President Biden and former President Obama make announcement. President Joe Biden met with former President Barack Obama for a working lunch on Tuesday. Afterward, they announced that more…
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HHS Releases HIV/AIDS Care Letter
Encourages the use of existing structures to reduce health disparities for transgender. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a letter last week written by their…
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President Announces Increase in Obamacare Enrollment
Gives highlights in ACA anniversary statement. Last week, President Joe Biden celebrated the 12th anniversary of the Affordable Care Act, former President Barack Obama’s signature legislation that addressed…
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Secretary Blinken Celebrates 19 Years of AIDS Relief
Encouraged by data-driven impact of global AIDS program. Last week, Secretary of State Antony Blinken celebrated the 19th anniversary of the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR).…
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HHS Distributes $2 Billion for Provider Relief
Fourth phase of Provider Relief Fund kicks in. The Department of Health and Human Services announced this week that Phase 4 of the Provider Relief Fund would be…
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$103 million dedicated to mental health and wellness. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced last week that $103 million will be awarded to help improve…
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Supreme Court Rules on Vaccine Mandates
Decisions on the two cases differ. On Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court granted the applications for stays against the vaccine-or-test rule from the president’s administration for private businesses…
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