HHS: HHS Issues Advisory on Mental Health Symptoms and Conditions Related to Long COVID
Long COVID can impact mental health due to chronic illness, social isolation, financial insecurity, caregiver burnout, and grief.
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HHS: ACL Proposes Update to Older Americans Act Program Regulations
HHS Administration for Community Living (ACL) is proposing updates to the regulations for its Older Americans Act (OAA) programs.
HHS: HHS Announces Nearly $9 Million to Increase the Number of Substance Use Disorder Clinicians in Underserved Communities
20 grantees will use the funding to train healthcare providers to offer mental health and substance use services in underserved, rural areas
HHS: Biden-Harris Administration Announces New York’s Medicaid and CHIP Postpartum Coverage Expansion; 35 States & D.C. Now Offer Full Year of Coverage After Pregnancy
New York becomes the 35th state with approved extended coverage, increasing eligible Medicaid recipients in the state by 26,000.
HHS: HHS Takes Additional Action to Keep People Covered as States Resume Medicaid, CHIP Renewals
HHS Secretary Becerra emphasized the importance of ensuring children and families don’t lose coverage due to administrative complexities.
HHS: Letter to U.S. Governors from HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra on Medicaid Redeterminations
The letter is addressing the issue of people losing their Medicaid coverage due to administrative processes.
HHS: HHS and the American Society of Nephrology Announce Winners of $9.2 Million Artificial Kidney Prize Phase 2 at KidneyX Summit
The competition recognized innovative bioartificial kidney development approaches. 850 million people globally suffer from kidney diseases.
HHS: FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Announces New Tools to Lower Prescription Drug Costs for Low-Income Seniors and People with Disabilities
The Extra Help program, set to expand in 2024, aims to lower prescription drug costs for low-income people with Medicare.
HHS: HHS Announces New $15 Million Loan Repayment Program to Strengthen the Pediatric Health Care Workforce
The Pediatric Specialty Loan Repayment Program is aimed at recruiting and retaining health care providers for children and adolescents.
HHS: Biden Administration Announces Savings on 43 Prescription Drugs as Part of Cost-Saving Measures Under President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act
HHS has released a list of 43 prescription drugs that may have lower coinsurances for Medicare Part B beneficiaries