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COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Eligibility Update   CDC has expanded recommendations for COVID-19 vaccine booster shots to now include everyone 16 years and older. Learn more »

 

HHS News Releases Week of December 12, 2021

Readout of Secretary Becerra’s Trip to West Virginia to Highlight Biden-Harris Administration Plans to Build Back Better by Strengthening Rural and Behavioral Health, Substance Use Treatment, and More December 10, 2021   Today, December 10, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra traveled to West Virginia to highlight Biden-Harris Administration plans to improve rural and behavioral health, substance use treatment, and more. Read full news release

 

ICYMI: HHS Actions to Improve Maternal Health Outcomes December 10, 2021   This week, on December 7, 2021, the White House hosted the first-ever Maternal Health Day of Action with a nationwide call-to-action to address maternal mortality and morbidity. Read full news release

HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra: 16-17 Year Olds Are Now Eligible for COVID-19 Booster Shots December 9, 2021   Following the FDA and CDC decisions to expand Pfizer COVID-19 booster shots to 16 and 17 year-olds who received Pfizer as their primary vaccine, HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra issued this statement. Read full news release

 

Secretary Becerra Launches the Biden-Harris Administration’s White House Initiative on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders December 9, 2021   Washington D.C. – Today, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra launched the Biden-Harris Administration’s White House Initiative on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders (WHIAANHPI) and announced U.S. Trade Representative Ambassador Katherine Tai as his co-chair of both the White House Initiative and the President’s Advisory Commission on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders. Read full news release

HHS Selects Phase 1 Winners of Competition to Decrease Rates of Hypertension among Pregnant and Postpartum Women December 9, 2021   The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office on Women’s Health announced the 20 winners of Phase I of the HHS Hypertension Innovator Award Competition. Read full news release

 

HHS Secretary Becerra Names Dr. Lawrence Tabak Acting Director of NIH December 9, 2021   Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra today announced that Lawrence A. Tabak, D.D.S., Ph.D., the principal deputy director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), will serve as the acting director of NIH effective December 20, 2021. Read full news release

HHS Announces Increased Marketplace Enrollment Trends with Nearly 4.6 Million New Plan Selections Since Open Enrollment’s Start December 9, 2021   The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a new monthly National Marketplace Open Enrollment report shows that, so far, nearly 4.6 million Americans have signed up for 2022 health coverage through HealthCare.gov and State-based Marketplaces since the start of the 2022 Open Enrollment Period on November 1. Read full news release

 

Secretary Becerra Delivers Remarks During Joint HHS-ONDCP Press Call on Biden-Harris Administration Harm Reduction Investments December 8, 2021   Today, we’re here to discuss a crisis that has taken far too many lives across the nation. Synthetic opioids, like fentanyl, stimulants -- like methamphetamine and cocaine -- and other drugs are harming our citizens at an alarming rate. Read full news release

HHS and HUD announce expanded partnership, new Housing and Services Resource Center December 8, 2021   Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced the expansion of a partnership - PDF established earlier this year to improve access to affordable, accessible housing and the critical services that make community living possible. Read full news release

 

SAMHSA Announces Unprecedented $30 Million Harm Reduction Grant Funding Opportunity to Help Address the Nation’s Substance Use and Overdose Epidemic December 8, 2021   The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is now accepting applications for the first-ever SAMHSA Harm Reduction grant program and expects to issue $30 million in grant awards. Read full news release

HHS Awards $82 Million in American Rescue Plan Funding to Expand Home Visiting Assistance for Families Affected by the COVID-19 Pandemic December 8, 2021   The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), today awarded approximately $82 million in American Rescue Plan (ARP) emergency home visiting funds to 56 states, jurisdictions, and nonprofit organizations to support children and families affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Read full news release

 

HHS Announces Efforts to Help Expand Nationwide Access and Coverage for High-quality Maternal Health Services December 7, 2021   As part of Vice President Kamala Harris’s Call to Action to Reduce Maternal Mortality and Morbidity, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), is taking steps to improve maternal health and support the delivery of equitable, high-quality care for pregnancy and postpartum care. Read full news release

Secretary Becerra Delivers Remarks at White House Maternal Health Call to Action Summit December 7, 2021   Thank you to Vice President Harris and the White House for hosting us, and for your critical leadership over the past year. Read full news release

 

U.S. Surgeon General Issues Advisory on Youth Mental Health Crisis Further Exposed by COVID-19 Pandemic December 7, 2021   Today, U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy issued a new Surgeon General’s Advisory to highlight the urgent need to address the nation’s youth mental health crisis. Read full news release

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