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HHS News Releases Week of November 21, 2021

Statement from HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra: All Adults Are Now Eligible for COVID-19 Booster Shots November 19, 2021   On the heels of the FDA and CDC decisions to expand COVID-19 booster shots to all adults, HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra issued following statement. Read full news release

 

Biden-Harris Administration Announces Steps to Protect Consumers and Improve Ground Ambulance Billing Practices Through No Surprises Act Implementation November 19, 2021   Today, the Biden-Harris Administration unveiled details about the establishment of a new federal advisory committee, the Ground Ambulance and Patient Billing (GAPB) Advisory Committee. Read full news release

Statements by HHS Leaders Commemorating Transgender Day of Remembrance on November 20, 2021 November 19, 2021   The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recognizes Transgender Day of Remembrance on Saturday, November 20 in memory of the lives of transgender people tragically lost to violence in the last year, and the countless transgender people who face discrimination, violence, and harassment. Read full news release

 

HHS Takes Action to Prevent Discrimination and Strengthen Civil Rights November 18, 2021   Washington D.C. – Today, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) through the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) and Office for Civil Rights (OCR), announced actions to further civil rights and equal opportunity for all people, irrespective of their sexual orientation, gender identity, and religion. Read full news release

HHS Extends Postpartum Coverage in Virginia for Nearly 6,000 People November 18, 2021   The Biden-Harris Administration, through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today approved extended Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) postpartum coverage in Virginia. Read full news release

 

Statement from Secretary Xavier Becerra on National Rural Health Day November 18, 2021   In recognition of National Rural Health Day on November 18, 2021, Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra issued the following statement. Read full news release

Biden Administration Secures 10 Million Courses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 Oral Antiviral Medicine as Additional Tool to Reduce Hospitalizations and Save Lives November 18, 2021   As part of its ongoing efforts to curb the pandemic, reduce hospitalizations, and save lives, the Biden Administration has secured 10 million treatment courses of Pfizer’s promising COVID-19 oral antiviral drug, contingent on emergency use authorization (EUA) or approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Read full news release

 

Biden-Harris Administration Improves Transparency and Oversight of Prescription Drug and Medical Costs November 17, 2021   The Biden-Harris Administration took additional steps to lower health care costs by requiring health insurance issuers, employer-based health plans, and other group health plans to report on prescription drug and health coverage costs. Read full news release

HHS Office for Civil Rights and U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts Settle Disability Discrimination Case with Baystate Medical Center November 17, 2021   The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR), in partnership with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts (DOJ), entered into a Voluntary Resolution Agreement with Baystate Medical Center (Baystate), to ensure effective communication with individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Section 504) and Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act of 2010 (Section 1557). Read full news release

 

Readout of Secretary Becerra’s Virtual Roundtable with Medical and Community Leaders on Encouraging Pediatric Vaccinations November 16, 2021   Today, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra hosted a virtual roundtable on pediatric vaccinations with health care and community group leaders who are on the ground conducting trusted outreach to parents and families about the importance of getting children vaccinated against COVID-19. Read full news release

Remarks by HHS Secretary Becerra at the National Association of Medicaid Directors (NAMD) 2021 Fall Conference November 15, 2021   Let me begin by thanking Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, and CMS Deputy Administrator and Director of the Center for Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program Dan Tsai for their phenomenal leadership. Read full news release

 

Statement by HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra on Withdrawal of HHS Policy on Laboratory-Developed Tests November 15, 2021   The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Food and Drug Administration are committed to helping ensure that COVID-19 tests are accurate, reliable, and available. Read full news release

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