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HHS News Releases Week of March 27, 2022

ICYMI: HRSA Promotes Access to Gender Affirming Care and Treatment in the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program March 25, 2022   The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) announced that it has released a letter encouraging Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program service providers to leverage their existing infrastructure to provide access to gender affirming care and treatment services to transgender and gender diverse individuals with HIV. Read full news release

 

Readout of External Convening on 988 State-Level Plans, Featuring Remarks from Secretary Becerra March 24, 2022   On Thursday, March 24, 2022, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra delivered remarks on the importance of the 988-suicide prevention line before 500+ leaders and public partners; 911 centers and emergency medical providers; crisis centers; and behavioral health providers, as HHS encourages states to step up planning for an official July launch. Read full news release

HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra, Education Secretary Miguel A. Cardona Announce a Joint Effort to Develop and Share Resources to Ensure Children Have Access to School-based Health Services March 24, 2022   WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra and U.S. Education Department (ED) Secretary Miguel A. Cardona today reaffirmed their commitment to children and youth by launching a joint-department effort to expand school-based health services, ensuring children have the health services and supports necessary to build resilience and thrive. Read full news release

 

HHS Announces Dramatic Increase in Funding to Expand the Availability of Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics Across the Nation March 24, 2022   Today, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is announcing two Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHCs) funding opportunities to expand and increase access to evidence-based mental health and substance use services for all Americans. Read full news release

ICYMI: Secretary Becerra Talks to NBC News About Latino Successes in His First Year as HHS Secretary March 23, 2022   U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra recently sat down with NBC News reporter Suzanne Gamboa to discuss the Department’s success in the Latino community, including protecting the community from COVID-19 by increasing uptake of vaccines and boosters and expanding health care coverage in the community by increasing enrollment in the Affordable Care Act insurance marketplaces. Read full news release

 

Remarks by Secretary Xavier Becerra at Livestream Event Celebrating the 12th Anniversary of the Affordable Care Act March 23, 2022   On Wednesday, March 23, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) hosted a special livestream event to celebrate the 12th Anniversary of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Read full news release

G7 Health Ministers condemn attacks on health facilities in Ukraine March 23, 2022   Today, Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra joined fellow G7 health ministers in issuing the statement below condemning the attacks on Ukraine health facilities. Read full news release

 

On 12-Year Anniversary of the Affordable Care Act, New HHS Report Shows Ways the Biden-Harris Administration’s American Rescue Plan Investments Are Lowering Health Care Costs and Expanding Coverage March 23, 2022   Today, on the 12th anniversary of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a new report highlighting data on the record-setting 2022 Open Enrollment Period and key health care coverage gains made under the Biden-Harris Administration. Read full news release

HHS Distributing an Additional $413 Million in Provider Relief Fund Payments to Health Care Providers Impacted by the COVID-19 Pandemic March 22, 2022   The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), today announced more than $413 million in Provider Relief Fund (PRF) payments to more than 3,600 providers across the country. Read full news release

 

HHS Recognizes One-Year Anniversary of Health Center COVID-19 Vaccine Program to Advance Equity in Pandemic Response March 21, 2022   Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recognized the one-year anniversary of the Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA) Health Center COVID-19 Vaccine Program, which received funding from President Biden’s American Rescue Plan and has provided COVID-19 vaccines directly to thousands of HRSA-supported health center sites nationwide. Read full news release

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