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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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### URL:     https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/01/05/first-ever-cms-innovation-center-pilot-project-test-improving-patients-health.html

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**Group:**    	    HHS News Releases

**Date:**        	2016        

### 	  Title:       First-ever CMS Innovation Center pilot project to test improving patients' health by addressing their social needs    	  

### URL:     https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/01/05/first-ever-cms-innovation-center-pilot-project-test-improving-patients-health.html

**Description:**	  	The Department of Health and Human Services today announced a new funding opportunity of up to $157 million to test whether screening beneficiaries for health-related social needs and associated referrals to and navigation of community-based services will improve quality and affordability in Medicare and Medicaid.	  

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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

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

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**Date:**        	2016        

### 	  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

### URL:     https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/01/07/11-million-individuals-nationwide-are-signed-up-through-the-health-insurance-marketplaces.html

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**Date:**        	2016        

### 	  Title:       11.3 million individuals nationwide are signed up through the Health Insurance Marketplaces    	  

### URL:     https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/01/07/11-million-individuals-nationwide-are-signed-up-through-the-health-insurance-marketplaces.html

**Description:**	  	According to a new report released today, more than 11.3 million people are signed up for coverage through the Health Insurance Marketplaces in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.	  

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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

### URL:     https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/01/07/hhs-and-usda-release-new-dietary-guidelines-encourage-healthy-eating-patterns-prevent-chronic.html

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**Date:**        	2016        

### 	  Title:       HHS and USDA Release New Dietary Guidelines to Encourage Healthy Eating Patterns to Prevent Chronic Diseases    	  

### URL:     https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/01/07/hhs-and-usda-release-new-dietary-guidelines-encourage-healthy-eating-patterns-prevent-chronic.html

**Description:**	  	Secretary of Health and Human Services Sylvia M. Burwell and Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack today released updated nutritional guidelines that encourage Americans to adopt a series of science-based recommendations to improve how they eat to reduce obesity and prevent chronic diseases like Type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and heart disease.	  

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

**Date:**        	2016        

**Group:**    	    HHS News Releases

**Categories:**    	    Prevention and Wellness

**HHS Official:**    	    Sylvia Mathews Burwell

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

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**Date:**        	2016        

### 	  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

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

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**Date:**        	2016        

### 	  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

### URL:     https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/01/20/fact-sheet-from-the-departments-of-the-treasury-and-health-and-human-services.html

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**Date:**        	2016        

### 	  Title:       Fact Sheet from the Departments of the Treasury and Health and Human Services on Preparing for Tax Season    	  

### URL:     https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/01/20/fact-sheet-from-the-departments-of-the-treasury-and-health-and-human-services.html

**Description:**	  	As tax filing season begins, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Treasury Department are once again putting in place resources to help tax filers understand how health care intersects with their taxes.	  

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

**Date:**        	2016        

**Group:**    	    HHS News Releases

**Categories:**    	    Affordable Care Act

### URL:     https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/01/21/eight-in-10-marketplace-customers-in-healthcaregov-states-qualify-for-tax-credit.html

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**Date:**        	2016        

### 	  Title:       Eight in 10 Marketplace customers in HealthCare.gov states qualify for a tax credit with an average value of nearly $300 per month    	  

### URL:     https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/01/21/eight-in-10-marketplace-customers-in-healthcaregov-states-qualify-for-tax-credit.html

**Description:**	  	According to a new report released today, more than 8 in 10 people (83 percent) who selected or were automatically enrolled in a 2016 plan through the Marketplace qualify for a tax credit with an average value of $294 per month, or about 72 percent of the pre-tax credit premium.	  

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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

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

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**Date:**        	2016        

### 	  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

### URL:     https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/02/03/administrative-law-judge-rules-favor-ocr-enforcement-requiring-lincare-inc-pay-penalties.html

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**Date:**        	2016        

### 	  Title:       Administrative Law Judge rules in favor of OCR enforcement, requiring Lincare, Inc. to pay $239,800    	  

### URL:     https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/02/03/administrative-law-judge-rules-favor-ocr-enforcement-requiring-lincare-inc-pay-penalties.html

**Description:**	  	A U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) has ruled that Lincare, Inc. (Lincare) violated the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Privacy Rule and granted summary judgment to the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) on all issues, requiring Lincare to pay $239,800 in civil money penalties (CMPs) imposed by OCR.	  

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

**Date:**        	2016        

**Group:**    	    HHS News Releases

**Categories:**    	    Health Data

### URL:     https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/02/04/fact-sheet-about-127-million-people-nationwide-are-signed-coverage-during-open-enrollment.html

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**Date:**        	2016        

### 	  Title:       FACT SHEET: About 12.7 million people nationwide are signed up for coverage during Open Enrollment    	  

### URL:     https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/02/04/fact-sheet-about-127-million-people-nationwide-are-signed-coverage-during-open-enrollment.html

**Description:**	  	On January 31, Open Enrollment for 2016 coverage ended, with about 12.7 million consumers selecting plans or being automatically re-enrolled across all states, either through the HealthCare.gov platform or a State-based Marketplace, HHS Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell 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

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

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**Date:**        	2016        

### 	  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

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

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**Date:**        	2016        

### 	  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

### URL:     https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/02/18/hhs-fact-sheet-working-solve-health-care-challenges-puerto-rico.html

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**Date:**        	2016        

### URL:     https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/02/18/hhs-fact-sheet-working-solve-health-care-challenges-puerto-rico.html

**Description:**	  	Secretary Burwell and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) are a core part of the Administration's team working closely with Puerto Rico and other key stakeholders to address the fiscal crisis in the Commonwealth.	  

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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

### 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

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**Date:**        	2016        

### 	  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

### URL:     https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/02/29/fact-sheet-health-care-industry-make-electronic-health-records-work-better-patients-and-providers.html

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**Date:**        	2016        

### 	  Title:       Fact Sheet: Commitments from health care industry to make electronic health records work better for patients and providers    	  

### URL:     https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/02/29/fact-sheet-health-care-industry-make-electronic-health-records-work-better-patients-and-providers.html

**Description:**	  	U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell announced today that companies that provide 90 percent of electronic health records used by hospitals nationwide as well as the top five largest private healthcare systems in the country have agreed to implement three core commitments:	  

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

**Date:**        	2016        

**Group:**    	    HHS News Releases

**Categories:**    	    Health IT

### URL:     https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/02/29/hhs-announces-major-commitments-healthcare-industry-make-electronic-health-records-work-better.html

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**Date:**        	2016        

### 	  Title:       HHS announces major commitments from healthcare industry to make electronic health records work better for patients and providers    	  

### URL:     https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/02/29/hhs-announces-major-commitments-healthcare-industry-make-electronic-health-records-work-better.html

**Description:**	  	Today, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell announced that companies that provide 90 percent of electronic health records used by U.S. hospitals, the nation's five largest private healthcare systems, and more than a dozen leading professional associations and stakeholder groups have pledged to implement three core commitments that will improve the flow of health information to consumers and healthcare providers.	  

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

**Date:**        	2016        

**Group:**    	    HHS News Releases

**Categories:**    	    Health IT

**HHS Official:**    	    Sylvia Mathews Burwell

### URL:     https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/03/01/hhs-announces-proposed-rule-support-reliability-transparency-accountability-and-safety-certified

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**Date:**        	2016        

### 	  Title:       HHS Announces Proposed Rule to Support the Reliability, Transparency, Accountability, and Safety of Certified Health IT    	  

### URL:     https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/03/01/hhs-announces-proposed-rule-support-reliability-transparency-accountability-and-safety-certified

**Description:**	  	The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) today proposed a new rule that would further enhance the safety, reliability, transparency, and accountability of certified health IT for users.	  

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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

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

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**Date:**        	2016        

### 	  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

### URL:     https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/03/02/hhs-approves-major-medicaid-expansion-flint.html

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**Group:**    	    HHS News Releases

**Date:**        	2016        

### 	  Title:       HHS Approves Major Medicaid Expansion for Flint    	  

### URL:     https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/03/02/hhs-approves-major-medicaid-expansion-flint.html

**Description:**	  	Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has approved the State of Michigan's 1115 demonstration to extend Medicaid coverage and services to Flint residents impacted by the lead exposure.	  

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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

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

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**Group:**    	    HHS News Releases

**Date:**        	2016        

### 	  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

### URL:     https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/03/03/20-million-people-have-gained-health-insurance-coverage-because-affordable-care-act-new-estimates

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**Group:**    	    HHS News Releases

**Date:**        	2016        

### 	  Title:       20 million people have gained health insurance coverage because of the Affordable Care Act, new estimates show    	  

### URL:     https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/03/03/20-million-people-have-gained-health-insurance-coverage-because-affordable-care-act-new-estimates

**Description:**	  	A new report released today finds that the provisions of the Affordable Care Act have resulted inÂ  an estimated 20.0 million people gaining health insurance coverage between the passage of the law in 2010 and early 2016â€”an historic reduction in the uninsured.	  

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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

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

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**Group:**    	    HHS News Releases

**Date:**        	2016        

### 	  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

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

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**Group:**    	    HHS News Releases

**Date:**        	2016        

### 	  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

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

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**Group:**    	    HHS News Releases

**Date:**        	2016        

### 	  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

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

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**Group:**    	    HHS News Releases

**Date:**        	2016        

### 	  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

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

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**Group:**    	    HHS News Releases

**Date:**        	2016        

### 	  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

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

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**Group:**    	    HHS News Releases

**Date:**        	2016        

### 	  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

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

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**Group:**    	    HHS News Releases

**Date:**        	2016        

### 	  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

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

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**Group:**    	    HHS News Releases

**Date:**        	2016        

### 	  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

### URL:     https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/03/16/155-million-settlement-underscores-importance-executing-hipaa-business-associate-agreements.html

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**Group:**    	    HHS News Releases

**Date:**        	2016        

### URL:     https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/03/16/155-million-settlement-underscores-importance-executing-hipaa-business-associate-agreements.html

**Description:**	  	North Memorial Health Care of Minnesota has agreed to pay $1,550,000 to settle charges that it potentially violated HIPAA.	  

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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

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

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**Group:**    	    HHS News Releases

**Date:**        	2016        

### 	  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

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

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**Group:**    	    HHS News Releases

**Date:**        	2016        

### 	  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

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

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**Group:**    	    HHS News Releases

**Date:**        	2016        

### 	  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

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

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**Group:**    	    HHS News Releases

**Date:**        	2016        

### 	  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

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

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**Group:**    	    HHS News Releases

**Date:**        	2016        

### 	  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

### URL:     https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/03/29/fact-sheet-mat-opioid-use-disorders-increasing-buprenorphine-patient-limit.html

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**Group:**    	    HHS News Releases

**Date:**        	2016        

### URL:     https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/03/29/fact-sheet-mat-opioid-use-disorders-increasing-buprenorphine-patient-limit.html

**Description:**	  	HHS published a proposed rule to expand access to buprenorphine, one of three medications currently approved by the FDA for treatment of opioid dependence through medication-assisted treatment.	  

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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

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

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**Group:**    	    HHS News Releases

**Date:**        	2016        

### 	  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

### URL:     https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/03/31/final-rule-extends-new-religious-liberty-protections-beneficiaries-federally-funded-social-service.html

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**Group:**    	    HHS News Releases

**Date:**        	2016        

### 	  Title:       Final rule extends new religious liberty protections to beneficiaries of federally-funded social service programs    	  

### URL:     https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/03/31/final-rule-extends-new-religious-liberty-protections-beneficiaries-federally-funded-social-service.html

**Description:**	  	Today, HHS, along with other federal agencies, published a final rule that will provide new religious liberty protections for beneficiaries of federally funded social service programs, while also adding new protections for the ability of religious providers to compete for government funds on the same basis as any other private organization.	  

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

**Date:**        	2016        

**Group:**    	    HHS News Releases

**Categories:**    	    Grants and Contracts

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

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**Group:**    	    HHS News Releases

**Date:**        	2016        

### 	  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

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

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**Group:**    	    HHS News Releases

**Date:**        	2016        

### 	  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

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

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**Group:**    	    HHS News Releases

**Date:**        	2016        

### 	  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

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

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**Group:**    	    HHS News Releases

**Date:**        	2016        

### 	  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

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

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**Group:**    	    HHS News Releases

**Date:**        	2016        

### 	  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

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

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**Group:**    	    HHS News Releases

**Date:**        	2016        

### 	  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

### URL:     https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/04/27/administration-takes-first-step-implement-legislation-modernizing-how-medicare-pays-physicians.html

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**Group:**    	    HHS News Releases

**Date:**        	2016        

### 	  Title:       Administration takes first step to implement legislation modernizing how Medicare pays physicians for quality    	  

### URL:     https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/04/27/administration-takes-first-step-implement-legislation-modernizing-how-medicare-pays-physicians.html

**Description:**	  	The Department of Health and Human Services today issued a proposal to align and modernize how Medicare payments are tied to the cost and quality of patient care for hundreds of thousands of doctors and other clinicians.	  

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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

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

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**Group:**    	    HHS News Releases

**Date:**        	2016        

### 	  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

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

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**Group:**    	    HHS News Releases

**Date:**        	2016        

### 	  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

### URL:     https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/05/04/hhs-awards-over-260-million-health-centers-nationwide-build-and-renovate-facilities-serve-more.html

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**Group:**    	    HHS News Releases

**Date:**        	2016        

### 	  Title:       HHS Awards over $260 Million to Health Centers Nationwide to Build and Renovate Facilities to Serve More Patients    	  

### URL:     https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/05/04/hhs-awards-over-260-million-health-centers-nationwide-build-and-renovate-facilities-serve-more.html

**Description:**	  	Today, HHS Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell announced over $260 million in funding to 290 health centers in 45 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico for facility renovation, expansion, or construction.	  

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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

### URL:     https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/05/09/hhs-announces-challenge-redesign-medical-bill-patients.html

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**Group:**    	    HHS News Releases

**Date:**        	2016        

### 	  Title:       HHS announces challenge to redesign the medical bill for patients    	  

### URL:     https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2016/05/09/hhs-announces-challenge-redesign-medical-bill-patients.html

**Description:**	  	Speaking at the annual Health Datapalooza conference today, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell announced a challenge to encourage health care organizations, designers, developers, digital tech companies and other innovators to design a medical bill that's simpler, cleaner, and easier for patients to understand, and to improve patients' experience of the overall medical billing process.	  

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

**Date:**        	2016        

**Group:**    	    HHS News Releases

**Categories:**    	    Health Care

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