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#  News Releases 

**Collected by:** U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 

**Archived since:**Sep, 2013

**Description:**
This collection includes HHS news and announcements from 1991+.

**Subject:**    	    Government - US Federal,     	    Science & Health

**Creator:**    	    OS/ASPA

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### 	  Title:       Widespread HIPAA vulnerabilities result in $2.7 million settlement with Oregon Health & Science University    	  

### URL:     https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/07/18/widespread-hipaa-vulnerabilities-result-in-settlement-with-oregon-health-science-university.html

**Description:**	  	Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) has agreed to settle potential violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Privacy and Security Rules following an investigation by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) that found widespread and diverse problems at OHSU, which will be addressed through a comprehensive three-year corrective action plan.	  

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**Creator:**    	    HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)

**Date:**        	2016        

**Group:**        	HHS News Releases        

**Categories:**    	    HIPAA

### 	  Title:       Using evidence and evaluation to improve Teen Pregnancy Prevention Programs    	  

### URL:     https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/07/15/using-evidence-and-evaluation-to-improve-teen-pregnancy-prevention-programs.html

**Description:**	  	The HHS Office of Adolescent Health (OAH) Teen Pregnancy Prevention (TPP) Program today released findings from implementing and evaluating teen pregnancy prevention programs.	  

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**Creator:**    	    HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)

**Date:**        	2016        

**Group:**        	HHS News Releases        

**Categories:**    	    Health Care

### 	  Title:       United States Surgeon General appeals to America's clinicians to "Turn the Tide" on the prescription drug epidemic    	  

### URL:     https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/08/25/united-states-surgeon-general-appeals-to-americas-clinicians-turn-the-tide-prescription-drug-epidemic.html

**Description:**	  	In a historic first, the U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek H. Murthy has sent a letter to 2.3 million American health professionals, asking them to lead a national movement to turn the tide on the nation's prescription opioid epidemic.	  

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**Creator:**    	    HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)

**Date:**        	2016        

**Group:**        	HHS News Releases        

**Categories:**    	    Mental Health and Substance Abuse

### 	  Title:       Unauthorized Filming for "NY Med" Results in $2.2 Million Settlement with New York Presbyterian Hospital    	  

### URL:     https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/04/21/unauthorized-filming-ny-med-results-22-million-settlement-new-york-presbyterian-hospital.html

**Description:**	  	The Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights announced that it has reached a $2.2 million settlement with New York Presbyterian Hospital for the egregious disclosure of two patients' protected health information to film crews and staff during the filming of "NY Med," an ABC television series, without first obtaining authorization from the patients.	  

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**Creator:**    	    HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)

**Date:**        	2016        

**Group:**        	HHS News Releases        

**Categories:**    	    HIPAA

### 	  Title:       UMass settles potential HIPAA violations following malware infection    	  

### URL:     https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/11/22/umass-settles-potential-hipaa-violations-following-malware-infection.html

**Description:**	  	The University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMass) has agreed to settle potential violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Privacy and Security Rules.	  

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**Creator:**    	    HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)

**Date:**        	2016        

**Group:**        	HHS News Releases        

**Categories:**    	    HIPAA

**HHS Official:**    	    Jocelyn Samuels

### 	  Title:       The Secretary's Ventures Program Announces Projects for 2016    	  

### URL:     https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/03/09/secretary-ventures-program-announces-projects-2016.html

**Description:**	  	The Acting Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Mary Wakefield today announced the selection of five entrepreneurial projects for investment by the Secretary's Ventures program (HHS Ventures).	  

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**Creator:**    	    HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)

**Date:**        	2016        

**Group:**        	HHS News Releases        

**Categories:**    	    Fraud

**HHS Official:**    	    Andrea Palm, Mary K. Wakefield, Susannah Fox

### 	  Title:       Surgeon General Reports Youth and Young Adult E-Cigarette Use Poses a Public Health Threat    	  

### URL:     https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/12/08/surgeon-general-reports-youth-and-young-adult-e-cigarette-use-poses-public-health-threat.html

**Description:**	  	A new report from the U.S. Surgeon General raises public health concerns about e-cigarette use among U.S. youth and young adults.	  

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**Creator:**    	    HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)

**Date:**        	2016        

**Group:**        	HHS News Releases        

**Categories:**    	    Prevention and Wellness

### 	  Title:       Surgeon General Issues Landmark Report on Alcohol, Drugs and Health    	  

### URL:     https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/11/17/surgeon-general-issues-landmark-report-alcohol-drugs-and-health.html

**Description:**	  	A new Surgeon General's report finds alcohol and drug misuse and severe substance use disorders, commonly called addiction, to be one of America's most pressing public health concerns.	  

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**Creator:**    	    HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)

**Date:**        	2016        

**Group:**        	HHS News Releases        

**Categories:**    	    Prevention and Wellness

### 	  Title:       Statement from Assistant Secretary for Aging Kathy Greenlee on Older Americans Act Reauthorization Signed Into Law    	  

### URL:     https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/04/19/statement-assistant-secretary-aging-kathy-greenlee-older-americans-act-reauthorization.html

**Description:**	  	President Obama signed the Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2016 into law today, reaffirming our nation's commitment to the health and well-being of older adults.	  

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**Creator:**    	    HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)

**Date:**        	2016        

**Group:**        	HHS News Releases        

**Categories:**    	    Prevention and Wellness

**HHS Official:**    	    Kathy Greenlee

### 	  Title:       Statement from Assistant Secretary for Aging Kathy Greenlee on House passage of the Older Americans Act Reauthorization    	  

### URL:     https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/03/23/statement-from-assistant-secretary-for-aging-kathy-greenlee.html

**Description:**	  	We are excited to see the Older Americans Act on the verge of reauthorization, and we applaud the House for this important step.	  

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**Creator:**    	    HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)

**Date:**        	2016        

**Group:**        	HHS News Releases        

**Categories:**    	    Health Care

**HHS Official:**    	    Kathy Greenlee

### 	  Title:       Statement by Secretary Burwell on the Uninsured Rate    	  

### URL:     https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/09/07/statement-by-secretary-burwell-on-the-uninsured-rate.html

**Description:**	  	"Under the Affordable Care Act, our nation's uninsured rate dropped in the first quarter of the year to 8.6 percent â€“ the lowest level on record. Because of the law, 20 million more Americans had quality, affordable coverage as of early 2016. And it is helping to bend the cost curve, contributing to the slowest growth in the price of health care in 50 years and reducing health expenditures by billions."	  

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**Creator:**    	    HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)

**Date:**        	2016        

**Group:**        	HHS News Releases        

**Categories:**    	    Affordable Care Act

### 	  Title:       Statement by Secretary Burwell on the National Health Interview Survey    	  

### URL:     https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/05/17/statement-by-secretary-burwell-on-national-health-interview-survey.html

**Description:**	  	Today's report is further proof that our country has made undeniable and historic strides thanks to the Affordable Care Act.	  

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**Creator:**    	    HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)

**Date:**        	2016        

**Group:**        	HHS News Releases        

**Categories:**    	    Affordable Care Act

**HHS Official:**    	    Sylvia Mathews Burwell

### 	  Title:       Statement by HHS Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell on Senate confirmation of Dr. Robert Califf as FDA Commissioner    	  

### URL:     https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/02/24/statement-by-hhs-secretary-on-senate-confirmation-of-dr-robert-califf-as-fda-commissioner.html

**Description:**	  	U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell today congratulated new U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. Robert Califf after his nomination was confirmed by the United States Senate	  

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**Creator:**    	    HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)

**Date:**        	2016        

**Group:**        	HHS News Releases        

**Categories:**    	    HHS Administrative

**HHS Official:**    	    Sylvia Mathews Burwell

### 	  Title:       Statement by HHS Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell on H.R. 3762    	  

### URL:     https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/01/06/statement-hhs-secretary-sylvia-m-burwell-hr-3762.html

**Description:**	  	"We are in the final weeks of Open Enrollment for 2016 under the Affordable Care Act and saw unprecedented demand for January 2016 coverage. Yet at the same time, we continue to see efforts to repeal the ACA and turn back the clock."	  

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**Creator:**    	    HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)

**Date:**        	2016        

**Group:**        	HHS News Releases        

**Categories:**    	    Affordable Care Act

**HHS Official:**    	    Sylvia Mathews Burwell

### 	  Title:       Statement by Acting Assistant Secretary for Health DeSalvo on World Health Organization Guidance and Resolution on Ending Inappropriate Promotion of Foods for Infants and Young Children    	  

### URL:     https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/05/28/statement-acting-assistant-secretary-health-desalvo-world-health-organization-guidance-and.html

**Description:**	  	This week the World Health Organization introduced Guidance on Ending the Inappropriate Promotion of Foods for Infants and Young Children.	  

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**Creator:**    	    HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)

**Date:**        	2016        

**Group:**        	HHS News Releases        

**Categories:**    	    Global Health

**HHS Official:**    	    Karen B. DeSalvo, MD, MPH, MSc

### 	  Title:       Secretary Burwell Highlights Bundled Payments, Future of Delivery System Reform in Florida    	  

### URL:     https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/07/26/secretary-burwell-highlighs-bundled-payments-future-delivery-system-reform-florida.html

**Description:**	  	JACKSONVILLEâ€”Today, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell hosted an event in Florida to discuss the Obama Administration's ongoing work to improve the health care system to deliver better care at a lower cost.	  

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**Creator:**    	    HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)

**Date:**        	2016        

**Group:**        	HHS News Releases        

**Categories:**    	    Affordable Care Act

**HHS Official:**    	    Sylvia Mathews Burwell

### 	  Title:       Report: Unchanged Medical Costs Show Strength of Affordable Care Act's Marketplace    	  

### URL:     https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/08/11/report-unchanged-medical-costs-show-strength-affordable-care-act-s-marketplace.html

**Description:**	  	Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the first data on how the Affordable Care Act's individual market risk pool evolved between 2014 and 2015.The report shows that per-enrollee medical costs in the ACA individual market were essentially unchanged in 2015, even as costs in the broader insurance market continued to rise. Moreover, the states with the highest enrollment growth saw significant reductions in per-enrollee medical costs. These findings suggest a year-over-year improvement in the ACA individual risk pool, with the Marketplace gaining healthier, lower-cost consumers as it grew	  

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**Creator:**    	    HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)

**Date:**        	2016        

**Group:**        	HHS News Releases        

**Categories:**    	    Affordable Care Act

**HHS Official:**    	    Sylvia Mathews Burwell

### 	  Title:       ONC announces Phase 1 winners of Consumer Health Data Aggregator and Provider User Experience Challenges    	  

### URL:     https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/07/18/onc-announces-phase-1-winners-consumer-health-data-aggregator-and-provider-user-experience.html

**Description:**	  	Today the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) announced the Phase 1 winners of two application (app) challenges to make electronic health information easier to access and use for both consumers and providers. Applicants were challenged to use the Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIRÂ®) standard and open application programming interfaces (APIs), which are modern resources that make it easier to retrieve and share information superseding what currently exist in most EHRs.	  

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**Creator:**    	    HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)

**Date:**        	2016        

**Group:**        	HHS News Releases        

**Categories:**    	    Health Data

### 	  Title:       ONC announces Blockchain challenge winners    	  

### URL:     https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/08/29/onc-announces-blockchain-challenge-winners.html

**Description:**	  	The Department of Health and Human Services' Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) today announced the winners of the Use of Blockchain in Health IT and Health-related Research Challenge.	  

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**Creator:**    	    HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)

**Date:**        	2016        

**Group:**        	HHS News Releases        

**Categories:**    	    Health Data

### 	  Title:       ONC Unveils New Videos Empowering Patients to Learn Their Rights Under HIPAA    	  

### URL:     https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/06/02/onc-unveils-new-videos-empowering-patients-learn-their-rights-under-hipaa.html

**Description:**	  	As part of the final day of the 2016 Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) Annual Meeting taking place at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C., ONC today unveiled a series of consumer-oriented videos about the rights patients have to access their health information, as well as a Patient Engagement Playbook for Providers designed to help clinicians and office staff better engage patients through the use of health IT.	  

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**Creator:**    	    HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)

**Date:**        	2016        

**Group:**        	HHS News Releases        

**Categories:**    	    Health IT

### 	  Title:       ONC Launches New Challenges to Spur Innovation for Market-Ready, User-Friendly Health Technology Apps for Consumers and Providers    	  

### URL:     https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/03/01/onc-launches-new-challenges-spur-innovation-market-ready-user-friendly-health-technology-apps.html

**Description:**	  	The Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) announced today a three-part strategy to spur the development of market-ready, user-friendly software applications (apps) for consumers and health care providers.	  

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**Creator:**    	    HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)

**Date:**        	2016        

**Group:**        	HHS News Releases        

**Categories:**    	    Health IT

**HHS Official:**    	    Karen B. DeSalvo, MD, MPH, MSc

### 	  Title:       New standards improve quality and safety for millions of children in child care    	  

### URL:     https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/09/23/new-standards-improve-quality-safety-for-millions-of-children.html

**Description:**	  	The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families (ACF) today announced new quality and safety standards aimed at providing for higher quality care and safer environments for millions of children, including our youngest learners.	  

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**Creator:**    	    HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)

**Date:**        	2016        

**Group:**        	HHS News Releases        

**Categories:**    	    Programs for Families and Children

### 	  Title:       New report shows Medicaid expansion can improve behavioral health care access    	  

### URL:     https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/03/28/new-report-shows-medicaid-expansion-can-improve-behavioral-health-care-access.html

**Description:**	  	Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released a report showing that states can greatly improve access to behavioral health services for residents by expanding Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act.	  

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**Creator:**    	    HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)

**Date:**        	2016        

**Group:**        	HHS News Releases        

**Categories:**    	    Affordable Care Act

**HHS Official:**    	    Sylvia Mathews Burwell

### 	  Title:       New members named to serve on federal Health Information Technology Policy and Standards Committees    	  

### URL:     https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/06/23/new-members-named-to-serve-on-federal-health-information-technology-policy-and-standards-committees.html

**Description:**	  	Today, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell named eight new members of the Health Information Technology Standards Committee (HITSC) and one new member to the Health Information Technology Policy Committee (HITPC). The HITSC is charged with recommending standards, implementation specifications, and certification criteria for the electronic exchange and use of health information.	  

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**Creator:**    	    HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)

**Date:**        	2016        

**Group:**        	HHS News Releases        

**Categories:**    	    Health IT

### 	  Title:       New hospitals and health care providers join successful, cutting-edge federal initiative that cuts costs and puts patients at the center of their care    	  

### URL:     https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/01/11/new-hospitals-and-health-care-providers-join-successful-cutting-edge-federal-initiative.html

**Description:**	  	Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced 121 new participants â€“ representing 49 states and the District of Columbia â€“ in Medicare Accountable Care Organization (ACO) initiatives designed to improve the care patients receive in the health care system and lower costs.	  

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**Creator:**    	    HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)

**Date:**        	2016        

**Group:**        	HHS News Releases        

**Categories:**    	    Affordable Care Act

**HHS Official:**    	    Sylvia Mathews Burwell

### 	  Title:       New data show major improvements in health care access, affordability, and quality under the Affordable Care Act    	  

### URL:     https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/09/14/new-data-show-major-improvements-health-care-access-affordability-and-quality-under-affordable-care

**Description:**	  	New studies released this week show Americans are experiencing slower growth in health care premiums, increased access to coverage, and higher quality of care under the Affordable Care Act (ACA).	  

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**Creator:**    	    HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)

**Date:**        	2016        

**Group:**        	HHS News Releases        

**Categories:**    	    Affordable Care Act

**HHS Official:**    	    Sylvia Mathews Burwell

### 	  Title:       New analysis shows 2.5 million Americans currently buying individual health coverage off-Marketplace may be eligible for Affordable Care Act premium tax credits    	  

### URL:     https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/10/04/new-analysis-shows-americans-currently-buying-individual-health-coverage-off-marketplace.html

**Description:**	  	Since the Affordable Care Act became law, millions of Americans gained coverage or found more affordable options thanks to premium tax credits available through the Health Insurance Marketplace. Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released data showing that 2.5 million Americans who currently purchase off-Marketplace individual market coverage may qualify for tax credits if they shop for 2017 coverage through the Marketplace. Â Six states (California, Texas, Florida, North Carolina, Illinois, and Pennsylvania) each have more than 100,000 individuals enrolled in off-Marketplace individual market coverage whose incomes may qualify them for Marketplace tax credits.	  

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**Creator:**    	    HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)

**Date:**        	2016        

**Group:**        	HHS News Releases        

**Categories:**    	    Affordable Care Act

**HHS Official:**    	    Sylvia Mathews Burwell

### 	  Title:       New Survey Shows Nearly All U.S. Hospitals Using Certified Health IT to Manage Patient Care    	  

### URL:     https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/05/31/new-survey-shows-nearly-all-us-hospitals-using-certified-health-it-manage-patient-care.html

**Description:**	  	According to data from a new survey released today at the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology's (ONC) 2016 Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C., nearly all of the nation's hospitals have adopted certified electronic health records (EHRs).	  

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**Creator:**    	    HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)

**Date:**        	2016        

**Group:**        	HHS News Releases        

**Categories:**    	    Health IT

**HHS Official:**    	    Karen B. DeSalvo, MD, MPH, MSc

### 	  Title:       New Report Details Impact of the Affordable Care Act    	  

### URL:     https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/12/13/new-report-details-impact-affordable-care-act.html

**Description:**	  	Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released an extensive compilation of national and state-level data illustrating the substantial improvements in health care for all Americans in the last six years. The uninsured rate has fallen to the lowest level on record, and 20 million Americans have gained coverage thanks to the Affordable Care Act (ACA).	  

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**Creator:**    	    HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)

**Date:**        	2016        

**Group:**        	HHS News Releases        

**Categories:**    	    Affordable Care Act

### 	  Title:       New Medicaid guidance improves access to health care for justice-involved Americans reentering their communities    	  

### URL:     https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/04/28/new-medicaid-guidance-improves-access-health-care-justice-involved-americans-reentering-their.html

**Description:**	  	Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) strengthened access to health care for individuals transitioning from incarceration back to their communities.	  

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**Creator:**    	    HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)

**Date:**        	2016        

**Group:**        	HHS News Releases        

**Categories:**    	    Health Care

### 	  Title:       New Guidance Highlights High Impact Opportunities to Support Healthy Students    	  

### URL:     https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/01/15/new-guidance-highlights-high-impact-opportunities-support-healthy-students.html

**Description:**	  	In a new letter sent today to governors, chief state school officers, state health officials and state Medicaid directors, the U.S. Departments of Education (ED) and Health and Human Services (HHS) recognize the critical role that healthcare coverage and health services play in ensuring all students are ready and able to learn, and recommend action steps to better coordinate health and education services for all students and their families.	  

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**Creator:**    	    HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)

**Date:**        	2016        

**Group:**        	HHS News Releases        

**Categories:**    	    Programs for Families and Children

**HHS Official:**    	    Mary K. Wakefield

### 	  Title:       Nationwide the Health Insurance Marketplaces signed up 4.9 million new people during the third Open Enrollment period    	  

### URL:     https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/03/11/nationwide-health-insurance-marketplaces-signed-49-million-new-people-during-third-open-enrollment.html

**Description:**	  	According to a final enrollment report released today, Health Insurance Marketplaces nationwide signed up 4.9 million new customers for 2016 coverage during the third Open Enrollment period.	  

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**Creator:**    	    HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)

**Date:**        	2016        

**Group:**        	HHS News Releases        

**Categories:**    	    Affordable Care Act

**HHS Official:**    	    Sylvia Mathews Burwell

### 	  Title:       National Patient Safety Efforts Save 125,000 Lives and Nearly $28 Billion in Costs    	  

### URL:     https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/12/12/national-patient-safety-efforts-save-125000-lives-and-nearly-28-billion-costs.html

**Description:**	  	A report released by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today shows that nationwide efforts to make health care safer are paying off.Â	  

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**Creator:**    	    HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)

**Date:**        	2016        

**Group:**        	HHS News Releases        

**Categories:**    	    Health Data

### 	  Title:       More Than 70 Percent of Consumers Can Find Marketplace Plans for Less than $75 Per Month    	  

### URL:     https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/10/24/more-70-percent-consumers-can-find-marketplace-plans-less-75-month.html

**Description:**	  	With window shopping beginning today, Health Insurance Marketplace consumers can now visit HealthCare.gov to check out their options for 2017 coverage in advance of the start of Open Enrollment on November 1.	  

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**Creator:**    	    HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)

**Date:**        	2016        

**Group:**        	HHS News Releases        

**Categories:**    	    Affordable Care Act

**HHS Official:**    	    Sylvia Mathews Burwell

### 	  Title:       Medicare spent $473 billion less from 2009 through 2014 compared to previous spending trends    	  

### URL:     https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/03/22/medicare-spent-473-billion-less-2009-through-2014-compared-previous-spending-trends.html

**Description:**	  	TheÂ Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced today that Medicare spent $473.1 billion less on personal health care expenditures between 2009 and 2014 than would have been spent if the 2000-2008 average growth rate had continued through 2014.	  

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**Creator:**    	    HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)

**Date:**        	2016        

**Group:**        	HHS News Releases        

**Categories:**    	    Health Care

**HHS Official:**    	    Sylvia Mathews Burwell

### 	  Title:       Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act leads to better care and improves financial well-being for new enrollees    	  

### URL:     https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/06/21/medicaid-expansion-under-aca-leads-better-care-and-improves-financial-well-being-for-new-enrollees.html

**Description:**	  	According to a new report summarizing research to date, 78 percent of new Medicaid enrollees indicated that absent Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), they wouldn't otherwise have the resources necessary to access regular care. Additionally, the overwhelming majority of new Medicaid enrollees report being satisfied with their health plans (93 percent) and their doctors (92 percent).	  

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**Creator:**    	    HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)

**Date:**        	2016        

**Group:**        	HHS News Releases        

**Categories:**    	    Medicare and Medicaid

**HHS Official:**    	    Sylvia Mathews Burwell

### 	  Title:       Medicaid expansion lowers Marketplace premiums by 7 percent    	  

### URL:     https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/08/25/medicaid-expansion-lowers-marketplace-premiums-7-percent.html

**Description:**	  	Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released a report showing that expanding Medicaid lowers Marketplace premiums by about 7 percent in those states.	  

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**Creator:**    	    HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)

**Date:**        	2016        

**Group:**        	HHS News Releases        

**Categories:**    	    Affordable Care Act

**HHS Official:**    	    Sylvia Mathews Burwell

### 	  Title:       Investigation: Pre-October 2015 Flint Water, Sourced from Flint River, Might Have Caused Rashes, Other Irritant Conditions    	  

### URL:     https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/08/23/investigation-pre-october-2015-flint-water-sourced-flint-river-might-have-caused-rashes.html

**Description:**	  	The federal government and the State of Michigan today released the results of a months-long investigation launched to better understand the rashes and hair loss experienced by Flint residents.	  

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**Creator:**    	    HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)

**Date:**        	2016        

**Group:**        	HHS News Releases        

**Categories:**    	    Prevention and Wellness

### 	  Title:       Independent experts confirm that diabetes prevention model supported by the Affordable Care Act saves money and improves health    	  

### URL:     https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/03/23/independent-experts-confirm-diabetes-prevention-model-supported-affordable-care-act-saves-money.html

**Description:**	  	HHS announced that the independent Office of the Actuary in CMS certified that expansion of the Diabetes Prevention Program, a model funded by the ACA, would reduce net Medicare spending.	  

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**Creator:**    	    HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)

**Date:**        	2016        

**Group:**        	HHS News Releases        

**Categories:**    	    Affordable Care Act

**HHS Official:**    	    Sylvia Mathews Burwell

### 	  Title:       Improper disclosure of research participants' protected health information results in $3.9 million HIPAA settlement    	  

### URL:     https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/03/17/improper-disclosure-research-participants-protected-health-information-results-in-hipaa-settlement.html

**Description:**	  	Feinstein Institute for Medical Research agreed to pay $3.9 million to settle potential HIPAA violations and will undertake a substantial corrective action plan.Â	  

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**Creator:**    	    HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)

**Date:**        	2016        

**Group:**        	HHS News Releases        

**Categories:**    	    Health Data

**HHS Official:**    	    Jocelyn Samuels

### 	  Title:       Important Next Step towards a Better, Smarter, Healthier Medicare: New Payment Models and Rewards for Better Care at Lower Cost    	  

### URL:     https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/07/25/important-next-step-towards-better-smarter-healthier-medicare-new-payment-models-and-rewards-better

**Description:**	  	Today, the Department of Health & Human Services proposed new models that continue the Administration's progress to shift Medicare payments from quantity to quality by creating strong incentives for hospitals to deliver better care to patients at a lower cost. These models would reward hospitals that work together with physicians and other providers to avoid complications, prevent hospital readmissions, and speed recovery.	  

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**Creator:**    	    HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)

**Date:**        	2016        

**Group:**        	HHS News Releases        

**Categories:**    	    Health Care

**HHS Official:**    	    Sylvia Mathews Burwell

### 	  Title:       HRSA Awards More Than $149 million to Grow the Nation's Primary Care Workforce and Expand Health Professions Training    	  

### URL:     https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/07/20/hrsa-awards-more-149-million-grow-nation-s-primary-care-workforce-and-expand-health-professions.html

**Description:**	  	The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) announced more than $149 million in new awards through 12 workforce programs to prepare the next generation of skilled, diverse primary care providers to serve communities in need across the country.	  

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**Creator:**    	    HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)

**Date:**        	2016        

**Group:**        	HHS News Releases        

**Categories:**    	    Grants and Contracts

**HHS Official:**    	    Jim Macrae

### 	  Title:       HRSA Announces the Availability of $39 Million to Expand Fight Against Zika Virus    	  

### URL:     https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/10/28/hrsa-announces-availability-of-39-million-to-expand-fight-against-zika-virus.html

**Description:**	  	The Health Resources and Services Administration announced today the availability of $39 million for health centers in Puerto Rico, American Samoa and the U.S. Virgin Islands to expand the availability of preventive and primary health care services to meet immediate and anticipated Zika-related health care needs and enable health centers to expand services in response to other urgent and emergent primary health care needs.	  

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**Creator:**    	    HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)

**Date:**        	2016        

**Group:**        	HHS News Releases        

**Categories:**    	    Prevention and Wellness

### 	  Title:       HIPAA settlement illustrates the importance of reviewing and updating, as necessary, business associate agreements    	  

### URL:     https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/09/23/hipaa-settlement-illustrates-importance-of-reviewing-updating-business-associate-agreements.html

**Description:**	  	Care New England Health System (CNE), on behalf of each of the covered entities under its common ownership or control, has agreed to settle potential violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Privacy and Security Rules. The settlement includes a monetary payment of $400,000 and a comprehensive corrective action plan. CNE provides centralized corporate support for its subsidiary affiliated covered entities, which include a number of hospitals and health care providers in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. These functions include, but are not limited to, finance, human resources, information services and technical support, insurance, compliance and administrative functions.	  

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**Creator:**    	    HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)

**Date:**        	2016        

**Group:**        	HHS News Releases        

**Categories:**    	    HIPAA

**HHS Official:**    	    Jocelyn Samuels

### 	  Title:       HHS-sponsored study shows disrobing is vital decontamination method    	  

### URL:     https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/05/10/hhs-sponsored-study-shows-disrobing-vital-decontamination-method.html

**Description:**	  	Ninety-nine percent of chemical contamination can be removed by carefully removing clothes and wiping skin with a paper towel or dry wipe, according to new scientific studies of decontamination methods sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR).	  

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**Creator:**    	    HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)

**Date:**        	2016        

**Group:**        	HHS News Releases        

**Categories:**    	    Emergency Preparedness and Response

### 	  Title:       HHS takes steps to increase access to the opioid use disorder treatment medication buprenorphine    	  

### URL:     https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/03/29/hhs-takes-steps-increase-access-opioid-use-disorder-treatment-medication-buprenorphine.html

**Description:**	  	In conjunction with the President's visit to the National Rx Drug Abuse and Heroin Summit, HHS today announced a proposal to allow qualified physicians to prescribe the opioid use disorder treatment medication buprenorphine to an increased number of patients.	  

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**Creator:**    	    HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)

**Date:**        	2016        

**Group:**        	HHS News Releases        

**Categories:**    	    Health Care

**HHS Official:**    	    Kana Enomoto, Sylvia Mathews Burwell

### 	  Title:       HHS takes additional steps to expand access to opioid treatment    	  

### URL:     https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/11/16/additional-steps-expand-opioid-treatment.html

**Description:**	  	HHS is taking additional steps to address the U.S. opioid epidemic by further expanding access to medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorders.	  

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**Creator:**    	    HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)

**Date:**        	2016        

**Group:**        	HHS News Releases        

**Categories:**    	    Mental Health and Substance Abuse

**HHS Official:**    	    Kana Enomoto

### 	  Title:       HHS supports next-generation anthrax vaccine into advanced development    	  

### URL:     https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/09/30/hhs-supports-next-generation-anthrax-vaccine-advanced-development.html

**Description:**	  	An anthrax vaccine that may be effective in as few as two doses is moving forward in development with the assistance of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR).	  

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**Creator:**    	    HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)

**Date:**        	2016        

**Group:**        	HHS News Releases        

**Categories:**    	    Emergency Preparedness and Response

### 	  Title:       HHS supporting study of Zika virus blood screening test    	  

### URL:     https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/04/22/hhs-supporting-study-zika-virus-blood-screening-test.html

**Description:**	  	The development of a test to identify whether donated blood is infected with the Zika virus is moving forward with support from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) and the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH).	  

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**Creator:**    	    HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)

**Date:**        	2016        

**Group:**        	HHS News Releases        

**Categories:**    	    Public Health and Safety

### 	  Title:       HHS sponsors point-of-care anthrax diagnostic test    	  

### URL:     https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/05/09/hhs-sponsors-point-care-anthrax-diagnostic-test.html

**Description:**	  	The first blood test for anthrax that could show results within minutes at a doctor's office or emergency room will take the final steps in development with support from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR).	  

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**Creator:**    	    HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)

**Date:**        	2016        

**Group:**        	HHS News Releases        

**Categories:**    	    Emergency Preparedness and Response

### 	  Title:       HHS sponsors next-generation genetic sequencing platform    	  

### URL:     https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/09/30/hhs-sponsors-next-generation-genetic-sequencing-platform.html

**Description:**	  	To help curb the spread of pandemic influenza and antibiotic-resistant infections, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) announced today it is advancing the development of a next-generation genetic sequencing platform.	  

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**Creator:**    	    HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)

**Date:**        	2016        

**Group:**        	HHS News Releases        

**Categories:**    	    Emergency Preparedness and Response

### 	  Title:       HHS sponsors new broad spectrum antibiotic development    	  

### URL:     https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/04/20/hhs-sponsors-new-broad-spectrum-antibiotic-development.html

**Description:**	  	A broad spectrum antibiotic that could become the first of its kind to treat specific Gram negative and Gram positive infections as well as tularemia, a bioterrorism threat, will undergo the last steps in development with support from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR).	  

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**Creator:**    	    HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)

**Date:**        	2016        

**Group:**        	HHS News Releases        

**Categories:**    	    Global Health

### 	  Title:       HHS sponsors commercial manufacturing tests for Ebola vaccine    	  

### URL:     https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/10/04/hhs-sponsors-commercial-manufacturing-tests-for-ebola-vaccine.html

**Description:**	  	An Ebola vaccine will take the next critical steps in development under a $24.75 million contract through May 2020 between the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) and BioProtection Systems Corp. (BPS) of Ames, Iowa.	  

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**Creator:**    	    HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)

**Date:**        	2016        

**Group:**        	HHS News Releases        

**Categories:**    	    Emergency Preparedness and Response

### 	  Title:       HHS showcases industry progress in bringing interoperable medication lists to consumers    	  

### URL:     https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/12/13/hhs-showcases-industry-progress-bringing-interoperable-medication-lists-consumers.html

**Description:**	  	The Department of Health and Human Services' Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) today, in partnership with leaders in the private sector, as well as patient and consumer advocates, coordinated a live demonstration of consumer-friendly applications (apps) that import data from some of the largest health information technology (IT) vendors in the country to allow individuals to access a consolidated list of their medications from a variety of sources in one place.Â	  

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**Creator:**    	    HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)

**Date:**        	2016        

**Group:**        	HHS News Releases        

**Categories:**    	    Health Care

**HHS Official:**    	    Dr. Vindell Washington

### 	  Title:       HHS ships blood products to Puerto Rico in response to Zika outbreak    	  

### URL:     https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/03/07/hhs-ships-blood-products-puerto-rico-response-zika-outbreak.html

**Description:**	  	The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services today announced that it is arranging and funding shipments of blood products from the continental United States to Puerto Rico to ensure an adequate supply of safe blood for island residents as the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico experiences active mosquito-borne Zika transmission.	  

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**Creator:**    	    HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)

**Date:**        	2016        

**Group:**        	HHS News Releases        

**Categories:**    	    Global Health

**HHS Official:**    	    Karen B. DeSalvo, MD, MPH, MSc

### 	  Title:       HHS selects regional Ebola treatment center for southwestern U.S.    	  

### URL:     https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/06/14/hhs-selects-regional-ebola-treatment-center-southwestern-us.html

**Description:**	  	Putting in place the final piece of a regional network to treat patients infected with severe, highly infectious diseases, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has selected a health department and associated partner hospital to serve the region covering Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada and the Pacific island territories and freely associated states.	  

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**Creator:**    	    HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)

**Date:**        	2016        

**Group:**        	HHS News Releases        

**Categories:**    	    Public Health and Safety

**HHS Official:**    	    Nicole Lurie

### 	  Title:       HHS selects eight states for new demonstration program to improve access to high quality behavioral health services    	  

### URL:     https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/12/21/hhs-selects-eight-states-new-demonstration-program-improve-access-high-quality-behavioral-health

**Description:**	  	HHS today announced the selection of eight states for participation in a two-year Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic demonstration program designed to improve behavioral health services in their communities.	  

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**Creator:**    	    HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)

**Date:**        	2016        

**Group:**        	HHS News Releases        

**Categories:**    	    Health Care

**HHS Official:**    	    Kana Enomoto

### 	  Title:       HHS releases report showing poverty reduction impact of safety net has increased tenfold since war on poverty began in 1964    	  

### URL:     https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/03/14/hhs-releases-report-showing-poverty-reduction-impact-safety-net-has-increased-tenfold-war-poverty

**Description:**	  	Just over 50 years ago, President Lyndon B. Johnson declared an "unconditional war on poverty."	  

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**Creator:**    	    HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)

**Date:**        	2016        

**Group:**        	HHS News Releases        

**Categories:**    	    Programs for Families and Children

**HHS Official:**    	    Andrea Palm, Richard G. Frank

### 	  Title:       HHS reaches goal of tying 30 percent of Medicare payments to quality ahead of schedule    	  

### URL:     https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/03/03/hhs-reaches-goal-tying-30-percent-medicare-payments-quality-ahead-schedule.html

**Description:**	  	Thanks to tools provided by the Affordable Care Act, an estimated 30 percent of Medicare payments are now tied to alternative payment models that reward the quality of care over quantity of services provided to beneficiaries, HHS announced today.	  

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**Creator:**    	    HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)

**Date:**        	2016        

**Group:**        	HHS News Releases        

**Categories:**    	    Affordable Care Act

**HHS Official:**    	    Sylvia Mathews Burwell

### 	  Title:       HHS pursues tests for radiation absorbed in nuclear emergency    	  

### URL:     https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/10/05/hhs-pursues-tests-radiation-absorbed-nuclear-emergency.html

**Description:**	  	In a large-scale nuclear or radiological emergency, such as a nuclear detonation, hundreds of thousands of people may need medical care for injuries or illness caused by high doses of radiation.	  

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**Creator:**    	    HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)

**Date:**        	2016        

**Group:**        	HHS News Releases        

**Categories:**    	    Emergency Preparedness and Response

### 	  Title:       HHS pursues development of single dose nasal spray anthrax vaccine    	  

### URL:     https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/05/10/hhs-pursues-development-of-single-dose-nasal-spray-anthrax-vaccine.html

**Description:**	  	For the first time, one of the nation's Centers for Innovation in Advanced Development and Manufacturing (CIADM) will support development of a second-generation anthrax vaccine under a task order issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR).	  

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**Creator:**    	    HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)

**Date:**        	2016        

**Group:**        	HHS News Releases        

**Categories:**    	    Global Health

### 	  Title:       HHS proposes changes to the rules governing the confidentiality of substance use disorder records    	  

### URL:     https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/02/05/hhs-proposes-changes-to-rules-governing-confidentiality-substance-use-disorder-records.html

**Description:**	  	U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell today announced proposed revisions to the Confidentiality of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Patient Records regulations, 42 CFR Part 2.	  

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**Creator:**    	    HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)

**Date:**        	2016        

**Group:**        	HHS News Releases        

**Categories:**    	    Mental Health and Substance Abuse

**HHS Official:**    	    Sylvia Mathews Burwell

### 	  Title:       HHS moves to boost Zika vaccine capacity in Brazil    	  

### URL:     https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/06/24/hhs-moves-boost-zika-vaccine-capacity-brazil.html

**Description:**	  	To aid Brazil in developing a vaccine to protect people from Zika virus infection, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will join the World Health Organization (WHO) and international public health groups in providing funding and technical assistance to Brazil's Butantan Institute, a biomedical research center and Brazilian government partner.	  

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**Creator:**    	    HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)

**Date:**        	2016        

**Group:**        	HHS News Releases        

**Categories:**    	    Emergency Preparedness and Response

### 	  Title:       HHS launches 2017 Open Enrollment, encourages Americans to shop for affordable coverage on HealthCare.gov    	  

### URL:     https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/11/01/hhs-launches-2017-open-enrollment-encourages-americans-shop-affordable-coverage-healthcare-gov.html

**Description:**	  	Today, HHS announced that the Health Insurance Marketplaces are open for business, and Americans can again shop for high-quality, affordable coverage on an open, transparent market. This year, most Marketplace consumers will again have plan options for less than $75 per month, thanks to financial assistance.	  

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**Creator:**    	    HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)

**Date:**        	2016        

**Group:**        	HHS News Releases        

**Categories:**    	    Affordable Care Act

**HHS Official:**    	    Sylvia Mathews Burwell

### 	  Title:       HHS issues major rule modernizing Medicaid managed care    	  

### URL:     https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/04/25/hhs-issues-major-rule-modernizing-medicaid-managed-care.html

**Description:**	  	Today, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a final rule on managed care in Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP).	  

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**Creator:**    	    HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)

**Date:**        	2016        

**Group:**        	HHS News Releases        

**Categories:**    	    Health Care

**HHS Official:**    	    Andy Slavitt, Sylvia Mathews Burwell

### 	  Title:       HHS issues funding opportunities for Information Sharing and Analysis Organization for health and public health sector    	  

### URL:     https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/07/25/hhs-issues-funding-opportunities-information-sharing-and-analysis-organization-health-and-public

**Description:**	  	The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) and Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) today announced two cooperative agreement funding opportunities for an Information Sharing and Analysis Organization (ISAO) for the Healthcare and Public Health sector.Â	  

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**Creator:**    	    HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)

**Date:**        	2016        

**Group:**        	HHS News Releases        

**Categories:**    	    Grants and Contracts

**HHS Official:**    	    Karen B. DeSalvo, MD, MPH, MSc, Nicole Lurie

### 	  Title:       HHS issues final rule to enhance the reliability, transparency, accountability, and safety of certified health information technology    	  

### URL:     https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/10/14/hhs-issues-final-rule-enhance-reliability-transparency-accountability-and-safety-certified-health.html

**Description:**	  	Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) issued a final rule that emphasizes the importance of protecting public health and safety while also strengthening transparency and accountability in the ONC Health IT Certification Program ("Program").	  

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**Creator:**    	    HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)

**Date:**        	2016        

**Group:**        	HHS News Releases        

**Categories:**    	    Health IT

### 	  Title:       HHS helping lift key hurdle in the efforts to develop better Zika diagnostics    	  

### URL:     https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/04/27/hhs-helping-lift-key-hurdle-efforts-develop-better-zika-diagnostics.html

**Description:**	  	To speed the development of diagnostic tests for Zika virus infection, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) will support the collection of blood samples from people in the continental United States and Puerto Rico who have been infected with Zika virus.	  

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**Creator:**    	    HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)

**Date:**        	2016        

**Group:**        	HHS News Releases        

**Categories:**    	    Emergency Preparedness and Response

### 	  Title:       HHS funds development of Zika diagnostic test for use in doctors' offices    	  

### URL:     https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/08/25/hhs-funds-development-zika-diagnostic-test-use-doctors-offices.html

**Description:**	  	A test that could provide a Zika diagnosis for patients less than 30 minutes in doctors' and other healthcare providers' offices is moving forward with funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR).	  

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**Creator:**    	    HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)

**Date:**        	2016        

**Group:**        	HHS News Releases        

**Categories:**    	    Health Care

### 	  Title:       HHS forges unprecedented partnership to combat antimicrobial resistance    	  

### URL:     https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/07/28/hhs-forges-unprecedented-partnership-combat-antimicrobial-resistance.html

**Description:**	  	To address one of the greatest modern threats to public health â€” antibiotic resistance â€” the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Wellcome Trust of London, the AMR Centre of Alderley Park (Cheshire, United Kingdom), and Boston University School of Law will create one of the world's largest public-private partnerships focused on preclinical discovery and development of new antimicrobial products.	  

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**Creator:**    	    HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)

**Date:**        	2016        

**Group:**        	HHS News Releases        

**Categories:**    	    Global Health

### 	  Title:       HHS forges strategic partnerships with two global companies to develop new antibiotics    	  

### URL:     https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/09/21/hhs-forges-strategic-partnerships-companies-develop-antibiotics.html

**Description:**	  	The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) today announced two strategic partnerships with The Medicines Company headquartered in Parsippany, New Jersey, and Hoffmann-LaRoche Inc. (Roche), part of the Roche Group headquartered in Basel, Switzerland, to develop innovative products to combat the growing threat of multi-drug resistant bacterial infections.	  

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**Creator:**    	    HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)

**Date:**        	2016        

**Group:**        	HHS News Releases        

**Categories:**    	    Health Care

### 	  Title:       HHS finalizes streamlined Medicare payment system that rewards clinicians for quality patient care    	  

### URL:     https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/10/14/hhs-finalizes-streamlined-medicare-payment-system-rewards-clinicians-quality-patient-care.html

**Description:**	  	Today, the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) finalized a landmark new payment system for Medicare clinicians that will continue the Administration's progress in reforming how the health care system pays for care.	  

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**Creator:**    	    HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)

**Date:**        	2016        

**Group:**        	HHS News Releases        

**Categories:**    	    Health Care

### 	  Title:       HHS finalizes rule to improve health equity under the Affordable Care Act    	  

### URL:     https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/05/13/hhs-finalizes-rule-to-improve-health-equity-under-affordable-care-act.html

**Description:**	  	The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today issued a final rule to advance health equity and reduce health care disparities.	  

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**Creator:**    	    HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)

**Date:**        	2016        

**Group:**        	HHS News Releases        

**Categories:**    	    Affordable Care Act

**HHS Official:**    	    Sylvia Mathews Burwell

### 	  Title:       HHS expands Head Start in Flint    	  

### URL:     https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/03/02/hhs-expands-head-start-in-flint.html

**Description:**	  	HHS announced one-time emergency funds of $3.6 million to expand Head Start and Early Head Start services immediately in Flint, Michigan to help children and families exposed to lead in the city's water supply.	  

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**Creator:**    	    HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)

**Date:**        	2016        

**Group:**        	HHS News Releases        

**Categories:**    	    Programs for Families and Children

### 	  Title:       HHS enviarÃ¡ hemoderivados a Puerto Rico debido al brote de zika    	  

### URL:     https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/03/07/hhs-enviar-hemoderivados-puerto-rico-debido-al-brote-de-zika.html

**Description:**	  	El Departamento de Salud y Servicios Humanos de los Estados Unidos anunciÃ3 hoy que estÃ¡ preparando y encargÃ¡ndose de subvencionar envÃ­os de hemoderivado, los cuales saldrÃ¡n del territorio continental de Estados Unidos con destino a Puerto Rico con el objetivo de proporcionar un suministro de sangre no contaminada a los residentes de la isla, puesto que en la Mancomunidad de Puerto Rico se estÃ¡ produciendo una transmisiÃ3n activa del virus a travÃ©s de los mosquitos. El primer envÃ­o de hemoderivados llegÃ3 a Puerto Rico el sÃ¡bado 5 de marzo.	  

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**Creator:**    	    HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)

**Date:**        	2016        

**Group:**        	HHS News Releases        

**Categories:**    	    Global Health

**HHS Official:**    	    Karen B. DeSalvo, MD, MPH, MSc

### 	  Title:       HHS enhances nation's health preparedness for radiological threats    	  

### URL:     https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/10/06/hhs-enhances-nation-s-health-preparedness-radiological-threats.html

**Description:**	  	As a part of its mission to help protect Americans' health following even the most unthinkable of disasters, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) is purchasing two medical products to treat injuries to bone marrow in victims of radiological or nuclear incidents. Bone marrow is essential to producing blood.	  

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**Creator:**    	    HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)

**Date:**        	2016        

**Group:**        	HHS News Releases        

**Categories:**    	    Emergency Preparedness and Response

### 	  Title:       HHS deploys Assistant Surgeon General to serve as temporary Senior Advisor to Flint Mayor    	  

### URL:     https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/03/11/hhs-deploys-assistant-surgeon-general-serve-temporary-senior-advisor-flint-mayor.html

**Description:**	  	During a news conference at city hall today, Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response Dr. Nicole Lurie and Mayor Karen Weaver announced that Rear Admiral (RADM) Michelle E. Dunwoody, an assistant U.S. surgeon general, will serve as a temporary senior advisor to Mayor Weaver.	  

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**Creator:**    	    HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)

**Date:**        	2016        

**Group:**        	HHS News Releases        

**Categories:**    	    HHS Administrative

**HHS Official:**    	    Karen B. DeSalvo, MD, MPH, MSc, Nicole Lurie

### 	  Title:       HHS declares a public health emergency in Puerto Rico in response to Zika outbreak    	  

### URL:     https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/08/12/hhs-declares-public-health-emergency-in-puerto-rico-in-response-to-zika-outbreak.html

**Description:**	  	At the request of Governor Alejandro GarcÃ­a Padilla, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell today declared a public health emergency for Puerto Rico, signaling that the current spread of Zika virus poses a significant threat to public health in the Commonwealth relating to pregnant women and children born to pregnant women with Zika.	  

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**Creator:**    	    HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)

**Date:**        	2016        

**Group:**        	HHS News Releases        

**Categories:**    	    Health Care

**HHS Official:**    	    Sylvia Mathews Burwell

### 	  Title:       HHS collaborates with innovative companies to encourage Marketplace enrollment    	  

### URL:     https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/10/25/hhs-collaborates-with-innovative-companies-to-encourage-marketplace-enrollment.html

**Description:**	  	WASHINGTON - Ahead of the fourth Open Enrollment period, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services today announced a commitment from seventeen companies to support enrollment in the Health Insurance Marketplace. These companies will connect freelance professionals, entrepreneurs, and customers with information and resources to encourage enrollment in affordable coverage throughout the Open Enrollment period beginning November 1 and ending on January 31.	  

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**Creator:**    	    HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)

**Date:**        	2016        

**Group:**        	HHS News Releases        

**Categories:**    	    Health Care

**HHS Official:**    	    Sylvia Mathews Burwell

### 	  Title:       HHS calls on center for innovation to accelerate Zika vaccine development    	  

### URL:     https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/06/27/hhs-calls-center-innovation-accelerate-zika-vaccine-development.html

**Description:**	  	To accelerate development of a Zika vaccine, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) will begin developing a vaccine using its Center for Innovation in Advanced Development and Manufacturing (CIADM) in Baltimore, Maryland.	  

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**Creator:**    	    HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)

**Date:**        	2016        

**Group:**        	HHS News Releases        

**Categories:**    	    Emergency Preparedness and Response

### 	  Title:       HHS begins listing new transparency information for certified health information technology    	  

### URL:     https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/06/01/hhs-begins-listing-new-transparency-information-certified-health-information-technology.html

**Description:**	  	Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) began listing more detailed and easier-to-understand information about certified health information technology (health IT).	  

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**Creator:**    	    HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)

**Date:**        	2016        

**Group:**        	HHS News Releases        

**Categories:**    	    Fraud

**HHS Official:**    	    Karen B. DeSalvo, MD, MPH, MSc

### 	  Title:       HHS awards over $87 million for health centers' IT enhancements    	  

### URL:     https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/09/15/hhs-awards-over-87-million-health-centers-it-enhancements.html

**Description:**	  	Today, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell announced more than $36Â million in funding for 50 Health Center Controlled Networks (HCCNs) in 41 states and Puerto Rico. This increase in health information technology support will impact over 1,020 participating health center organizations in all 50 states and Puerto Rico.	  

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**Creator:**    	    HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)

**Date:**        	2016        

**Group:**        	HHS News Releases        

**Categories:**    	    Grants and Contracts

**HHS Official:**    	    Sylvia Mathews Burwell

### 	  Title:       HHS awards more than $8.6 million for Health Centers to Improve Care Coordination and Become Patient-Centered Medical Homes    	  

### URL:     https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/08/04/hhs-awards-more-than-8.6-million-for-health-centers-to-improve-care-coordination-and-become-patient-centered-medical-homes.html

**Description:**	  	HHS Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell announced more than $8.6 million in funding for 246 health centers in 41 states, the District of Columbia, the Federation of Micronesia and the Northern Mariana Islands.	  

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**Creator:**    	    HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)

**Date:**        	2016        

**Group:**        	HHS News Releases        

**Categories:**    	    Affordable Care Act

**HHS Official:**    	    Jim Macrae, Sylvia Mathews Burwell

### 	  Title:       HHS awards more than $36 million for health center adoption of health information technology    	  

### URL:     https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/07/21/hhs-awards-more-than-36-million-for-health-center-adoption-of-health-information-technology.html

**Description:**	  	Today, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell announced more than $36 million in funding for 50 Health Center Controlled Networks (HCCNs) in 41 states and Puerto Rico. This increase in health information technology support will impact over 1,020 participating health center organizations in all 50 states and Puerto Rico.	  

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**Creator:**    	    HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)

**Date:**        	2016        

**Group:**        	HHS News Releases        

**Categories:**    	    Grants and Contracts

**HHS Official:**    	    Sylvia Mathews Burwell

### 	  Title:       HHS awards funding to help protect health sector against cyber threats    	  

### URL:     https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/10/04/hhs-awards-funding-help-protect-health-sector-against-cyber-threats.html

**Description:**	  	The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded cooperative agreements totaling $350,000 to strengthen the ability of health care and public health sector partners to respond to cybersecurity threats.	  

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**Creator:**    	    HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)

**Date:**        	2016        

**Group:**        	HHS News Releases        

**Categories:**    	    Global Health

### 	  Title:       HHS awards $94 million to health centers to help treat the prescription opioid abuse and heroin epidemic in America    	  

### URL:     https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/03/11/hhs-awards-94-million-to-health-centers.html

**Description:**	  	Today, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell announced $94 million in Affordable Care Act funding to 271 health centers in 45 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico to improve and expand the delivery of substance abuse services in health centers, with a specific focus on treatment of opioid use disorders in underserved populations.	  

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**Creator:**    	    HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)

**Date:**        	2016        

**Group:**        	HHS News Releases        

**Categories:**    	    Mental Health and Substance Abuse

**HHS Official:**    	    Jim Macrae, Sylvia Mathews Burwell

### 	  Title:       HHS awards $7 million to OraSure to speed development of Zika diagnostic test    	  

### URL:     https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/08/23/hhs-awards-7-million-orasure-speed-development-zika-diagnostic-test.html

**Description:**	  	The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) today announced a $7 million contract with Orasure Technologies, Inc. of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, to further the development of a Zika virus test that potentially can provide results in about 30 minutes at a doctor's office.	  

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**Creator:**    	    HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)

**Date:**        	2016        

**Group:**        	HHS News Releases        

**Categories:**    	    Prevention and Wellness

### 	  Title:       HHS awards $53 million to help address opioid epidemic    	  

### URL:     https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/08/31/hhs-awards-53-million-to-help-address-opioid-epidemic.html

**Description:**	  	Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced $53 million in funding to 44 States, four tribes and the District of Columbia to improve access to treatment for opioid use disorders, reduce opioid related deaths, and strengthen drug misuse prevention efforts.	  

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**Creator:**    	    HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)

**Date:**        	2016        

**Group:**        	HHS News Releases        

**Categories:**    	    Grants and Contracts

**HHS Official:**    	    Thomas Frieden

### 	  Title:       HHS awards $500,000 in funding to Flint health centers    	  

### URL:     https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/02/18/hhs-awards-500000-funding-flint-health-centers.html

**Description:**	  	U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell today announced $500,000 in funding to help two area health centers increase and expand activities in response to the lead contamination of Flint's water.	  

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**Creator:**    	    HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)

**Date:**        	2016        

**Group:**        	HHS News Releases        

**Categories:**    	    Prevention and Wellness

### 	  Title:       HHS awards $5.1 million to InBios to advance Zika diagnostic    	  

### URL:     https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/08/01/hhs-awards-5_1-million-inbios-advance-zika-diagnostic.html

**Description:**	  	A blood test that may reduce from days to hours the time needed to diagnose patients with recent Zika virus infections will receive advanced development support from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR).	  

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**Creator:**    	    HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)

**Date:**        	2016        

**Group:**        	HHS News Releases        

**Categories:**    	    Emergency Preparedness and Response

### 	  Title:       HHS awards $5 million to Puerto Rico health centers to fight the spread of Zika virus    	  

### URL:     https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/04/26/hhs-awards-5-million-to-puerto-rico-health-centers.html

**Description:**	  	Today, HHS Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell announced $5 million in funding to 20 health centers in Puerto Rico to further combat the Zika virus disease.	  

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**Creator:**    	    HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)

**Date:**        	2016        

**Group:**        	HHS News Releases        

**Categories:**    	    Emergency Preparedness and Response

**HHS Official:**    	    Sylvia Mathews Burwell

### 	  Title:       HHS awards $4.1 million to Hologic, Inc. to develop better Zika blood screening test    	  

### URL:     https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/08/09/hhs-awards-4-million-hologic-inc-develop-better-zika-blood-screening-test.html

**Description:**	  	Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response announced a $4.1 million agreement with Hologic, Inc. of Marlborough, Massachusetts, to advance the development of a blood screening test that will help detect the presence of Zika in the blood supply.	  

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**Creator:**    	    HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)

**Date:**        	2016        

**Group:**        	HHS News Releases        

**Categories:**    	    Emergency Preparedness and Response

### 	  Title:       HHS awards $350,000 to American Academy of Pediatrics to help children affected by the Zika Virus    	  

### URL:     https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/09/08/hhs-awards-350000-to-american-academy-of-pediatrics.html

**Description:**	  	The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced a $350,000 supplement to a one year cooperative agreement with the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) to help expand capacity for caring for children who are or may be impacted by the Zika virus.	  

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**Creator:**    	    HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)

**Date:**        	2016        

**Group:**        	HHS News Releases        

**Categories:**    	    Emergency Preparedness and Response

### 	  Title:       HHS awards $2.6 million to DiaSorin Group to develop rapid, high-capacity Zika diagnostic laboratory test    	  

### URL:     https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/08/22/hhs-awards-2.6-million-to-diasorin-group-to-develop-rapid-high-capacity-zika-diagnostic-laboratory-test.html

**Description:**	  	The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response today announced a $2.6 million agreement with DiaSorin Group, an Italy-based company with U.S. offices in Stillwater, Minnesota, to further develop a Zika virus test that may help physicians determine more quickly whether a patient was infected recently with Zika virus.	  

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**Creator:**    	    HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)

**Date:**        	2016        

**Group:**        	HHS News Releases        

**Categories:**    	    Global Health

### 	  Title:       HHS awards $2.3 billion in grants to help Americans access HIV/AIDS care and medications    	  

### URL:     https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/10/20/hhs-awards-billions-in-grants-help-americans-access-hivaids-care-and-medications.html

**Description:**	  	Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced nearly $2.3 billion in Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program grants awarded to cities, states, and local community-based organizations in fiscal year (FY) 2016. This funding supports a coordinated and comprehensive system of care that provides lifesaving HIV health care, support services, and essential medications to over half a million people living with HIV in the United States.	  

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**Creator:**    	    HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)

**Date:**        	2016        

**Group:**        	HHS News Releases        

**Categories:**    	    Grants and Contracts

**HHS Official:**    	    Sylvia Mathews Burwell

### 	  Title:       HHS awards $156 million to health centers to expand oral health services    	  

### URL:     https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/06/16/hhs-awards-156-million-to-health-centers.html

**Description:**	  	Today, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell announced nearly $156 million in funding to support 420 health centers in 47 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico to increase access to integrated oral health care services and improve oral health outcomes for Health Center Program patients.	  

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**Creator:**    	    HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)

**Date:**        	2016        

**Group:**        	HHS News Releases        

**Categories:**    	    Health Care

**HHS Official:**    	    Jim Macrae, Sylvia Mathews Burwell

### 	  Title:       HHS awards $ 19.8 million to Japanese company to accelerate development of a Zika vaccine    	  

### URL:     https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/09/01/hhs-awards-19-8-million-japanese-company-accelerate-development-zika-vaccine.html

**Description:**	  	The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) will provide an initial $19.8 million over the next 18 months to Takeda Vaccines, Inc. of Deerfield, Illinois, a subsidiary of the Takeda Group headquartered in Japan, to develop a Zika vaccine for use in the United States.	  

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**Creator:**    	    HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)

**Date:**        	2016        

**Group:**        	HHS News Releases        

**Categories:**    	    Prevention and Wellness

### 	  Title:       HHS announces partnership with Lyft ahead of final Open Enrollment deadline    	  

### URL:     https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/01/28/hhs-announces-partnership-lyft-ahead-final-open-enrollment-deadline.html

**Description:**	  	With the final deadline to sign up for health insurance less than a week away, Sylvia M. Burwell, Secretary of Health and Human Services, and Logan Green, CEO of Lyft, announced a partnership to promote Open Enrollment.	  

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**Creator:**    	    HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)

**Date:**        	2016        

**Group:**        	HHS News Releases        

**Categories:**    	    Affordable Care Act

**HHS Official:**    	    Sylvia Mathews Burwell

### 	  Title:       HHS announces new standards to further strengthen the quality of Head Start programs    	  

### URL:     https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/09/01/hhs-announces-new-standards-further-strengthen-quality-head-start-programs.html

**Description:**	  	The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced new standards today to further improve and strengthen the Head Start program.	  

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**Creator:**    	    HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)

**Date:**        	2016        

**Group:**        	HHS News Releases        

**Categories:**    	    Programs for Families and Children

**HHS Official:**    	    Sylvia Mathews Burwell

### 	  Title:       HHS announces new actions to combat opioid epidemic    	  

### URL:     https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/07/06/hhs-announces-new-actions-combat-opioid-epidemic.html

**Description:**	  	U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell today announced several new actions the department is taking to combat the nation's opioid epidemic.	  

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**Creator:**    	    HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (ASPA)

**Date:**        	2016        

**Group:**        	HHS News Releases        

**Categories:**    	    Mental Health and Substance Abuse

**HHS Official:**    	    Sylvia Mathews Burwell

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