Here's What You Missed from HHS: November 22, 2020

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Latest U.S. Department of Health & Human Services News Releases

 

Secretary Azar Statement on Final Rule to Increase Access to Lifesaving Organs November 20, 2020   Today, the Department of Health and Human Services, through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), is finalizing a rule that is designed to increase the supply of lifesaving organs available for transplant in the United States by requiring that the organizations responsible for organ procurement be transparent in their performance, highlighting the best and worst performers, and requiring them to compete on their ability to successfully facilitate transplants. Read full news release

HHS Makes Stark Law and Anti-Kickback Statute Reforms to Support Coordinated, Value-Based Care November 20, 2020   Today, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published two final rules that aim to reduce regulatory barriers to care coordination and accelerate the transformation of the healthcare system into one that pays for value and promotes the delivery of coordinated care. Read full news release

 

Statement from HHS Chief of Staff Brian Harrison on Unapproved Drugs Initiative November 20, 2020   Today, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) through a Notice published in the Federal Register announced the withdrawal of guidance documents issued as part of the Unapproved Drugs Initiative. Read full news release

Trump Administration Announces Prescription Drug Payment Model to Put American Patients First November 20, 2020   In support of President Trump's historic commitment to lowering drug prices for American patients, HHS Secretary Alex Azar announced a drug payment model through the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services that will lower Medicare Part B payments for certain drugs to the lowest price for similar countries and save American taxpayers and beneficiaries more than $85 billion over seven years. Read full news release

 

Secretary Azar Confirmation In Response to Executive Order on Lowering Prices for Patients by Eliminating Kickbacks to Middlemen November 20, 2020   President Trump has made it a priority to decrease the costs of prescription drugs for Americans, and he has never wavered from this commitment. Read full news release

Fact Sheet: Trump Administration Finalizes Proposal to Lower Drug Costs by Targeting Backdoor Rebates and Encouraging Direct Discounts to Patients November 20, 2020   Directed by President Trump's July 24, 2020 Executive Order on "Lowering Prices for Patients by Eliminating Kickbacks to Middlemen," the Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar and the HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) have finalized a regulation that encourages lower list prices and reduced out-of-pocket spending on prescription drugs. Read full news release

 

 

YouTube Spotlight

In this new video, Surgeon General Jerome Adams shares five things you should know about the US Public Health Service (USPHS) Commissioned Corps and their work to respond to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Visit the HHS YouTube Channel

 

HHS Finalizes Rule to Bring Drug Discounts Directly to Seniors at the Pharmacy Counter November 20, 2020   Today, in response to President Trump’s July 24, 2020 Executive Order on “Lowering Prices for Patients by Eliminating Kickbacks to Middlemen,” HHS Secretary Alex Azar and the HHS Office of Inspector General finalized a regulation to eliminate the current system of drug rebates in Medicare Part D, in order to create incentives to lower list prices and reduce out-of-pocket spending on prescription drugs by delivering discounts directly at the pharmacy counter. Read full news release

 

HHS Drug Pricing Fact Sheet November 20, 2020   President Trump is delivering on his promise to cut down on foreign freeriding through the Most Favored Nation Model that will substantially lower drug prices without restricting access. Read full news release

HHS Office for Civil Rights Reaches Landmark Agreement with Massachusetts Department of Children and Families to Address Discrimination Against Parents with Disabilities November 19, 2020   The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced today that they have reached a landmark agreement with the Massachusetts Department of Children and Families (DCF). Read full news release

 

OCR Settles Twelfth Investigation in HIPAA Right of Access Initiative November 19, 2020   The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announces its twelfth settlement of an enforcement action in its HIPAA Right of Access Initiative. Read full news release

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