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Opinion: A powerful law gives HHS the right to take control of remdesivir manufacturing and distribution

NewsemiaJuly 2, 2020

by NewsemiaJuly 2, 202000

A rare bright spot followed the emergence of Covid-19 and its spread across the globe: the discovery that remdesivir, an experimental antiviral originally developed by...

Gastroenterology

Court rejects HHS rule to include drug prices in TV ads

NewsemiaJune 18, 2020

by NewsemiaJune 18, 202000

A judge in the U.S. Court of Appeals blocked HHS from implementing a rule requiring drug companies to put the manufacturer’s list price for prescription...

Gastroenterology

HHS finalizes rule it says protects civil rights; LGBTQ, women’s health advocates disagree

NewsemiaJune 16, 2020

by NewsemiaJune 16, 202001

The HHS announced that it has finalized a rule that allows the government to interpret sex discrimination based on the definition of the word “sex”...

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HHS to Begin Paying Out Next Round of COVID-19 Relief Funds

NewsemiaApril 24, 2020

by NewsemiaApril 24, 2020036

HHS lays out its criteria to apply for the next round of money from the $100 billion Provider Relief Fund and explains how to be...

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In fine print, HHS appears to ban all surprise billing during the pandemic

NewsemiaApril 18, 2020

by NewsemiaApril 18, 202003

Federal officials offering emergency funding to hospitals, clinics and doctors’ practices have included this stipulation: They cannot foist surprise medical bills on COVID-19 patients. Source...

Gastroenterology

Experts: HHS plan to optimize ventilators is ‘suboptimal’

NewsemiaApril 15, 2020

by NewsemiaApril 15, 2020022

The HHS assistant secretary for health and the U.S. surgeon general are asking health care providers to repurpose and share ventilators, cancel elective surgeries and...

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Trump Administration Almost Ended Federal Support For Coronavirus Testing Sites

NewsemiaApril 13, 2020

by NewsemiaApril 13, 2020018

The White House decided to cancel a plan to end federal support for coronavirus testing sites across the U.S. after health experts and lawmakers criticized...

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AMA Asks HHS for 'Immediate' Aid to Ease Clinicians' 'Financial Peril' (if too long take out 'Immediate')

NewsemiaApril 13, 2020

by NewsemiaApril 13, 2020022

Under the AMA-led proposal, every doctor would get a full month’s worth of revenue to tide practices over. Source link...

Pharma / Biotech

FDA Issues EUA; HHS Accepts Donations of COVID-19 Drugs

NewsemiaApril 5, 2020

by NewsemiaApril 5, 202007

The EUA issued to the BARDA allows millions of doses of donated products to be distributed to states for patients with COVID-19. Source link...

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‘Red Dawn Breaking Bad’: Officials Warned About Safety Gear Shortfall Early On, Emails Show

NewsemiaMarch 31, 2020

by NewsemiaMarch 31, 2020015

As President Donald Trump called the nation “in good shape” to handle COVID-19, a cache of emails released by officials in Washington state show that...

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UPDATED: HHS fends off cyberattack as it fights coronavirus

NewsemiaMarch 17, 2020

by NewsemiaMarch 17, 202007

The agency was subject to a hacking attempt on Sunday, designed to slow down its COVID-19 pandemic response and sow disinformation, Bloomberg reports. Source link...

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Ciox Addresses HHS Interoperability and Patient Access Provisions Rules

NewsemiaMarch 12, 2020

by NewsemiaMarch 12, 2020028

ALPHARETTA, Ga.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Ciox, a leading health technology company, addresses HHS rules on interoperability and patient access provisions of the 21st Century Cures Act. Source link...

Gastroenterology

HHS rules give patients ‘unprecedented’ access to health data

NewsemiaMarch 10, 2020

by NewsemiaMarch 10, 202006

Patients will soon have what HHS called “unprecedented” secure and free access to their health information.Two rules finalized by the HHS Office of the National...

Pediatrics

Senators Grill HHS Secretary on Coronavirus Response

NewsemiaFebruary 27, 2020

by NewsemiaFebruary 27, 2020033

<![CDATA[]]>(MedPage Today) — WASHINGTON — Senators pounced Tuesday on the Trump administration’s request for $2.5 billion in additional funding to combat the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak,...

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Sanofi announces it will work with HHS to develop coronavirus vaccine

NewsemiaFebruary 18, 2020

by NewsemiaFebruary 18, 2020062

The drug maker Sanofi Pasteur is entering the race to develop a vaccine to protect against the new coronavirus sweeping through China, the company announced...

Gastroenterology

Azar: HHS ‘should be very proud’ of its achievements, life expectancy among them

NewsemiaFebruary 7, 2020

by NewsemiaFebruary 7, 202005

The past 3 years were marked by historic accomplishments that put HHS in a strong position to tackle the challenges that lie ahead, HHS Secretary...

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Tech heavyweights, others call on HHS to release info blocking rules

NewsemiaFebruary 3, 2020

by NewsemiaFebruary 3, 202007

Apple, IBM and Microsoft were some of the nearly 30 stakeholders asking CMS and ONC to “expeditiously finalize” the rules – but EHR vendors were...

Pediatrics

HHS Officials Stress 'Transparency' in Coronavirus Response

NewsemiaJanuary 31, 2020

by NewsemiaJanuary 31, 202004

<![CDATA[]]>(MedPage Today) — WASHINGTON — U.S. public health agencies are prepared to respond to “novel coronavirus” outbreak emanating from China, from public health guidance on...

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Chief Data Officer Mona Siddiqui to depart HHS

NewsemiaJanuary 20, 2020

by NewsemiaJanuary 20, 2020018

As she leaves the agency after three years, Siddiqui touts data-driven accomplishments such as AI, data privacy, opioid response and work with states on social...

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Opinion: A powerful law gives HHS the right to take control of remdesivir manufacturing and distribution

Court rejects HHS rule to include drug prices in TV ads

HHS finalizes rule it says protects civil rights; LGBTQ, women’s health advocates disagree

In fine print, HHS appears to ban all surprise billing during the pandemic

Experts: HHS plan to optimize ventilators is ‘suboptimal’

Trump Administration Almost Ended Federal Support For Coronavirus Testing Sites

AMA Asks HHS for 'Immediate' Aid to Ease Clinicians' 'Financial Peril' (if too long take out 'Immediate')

FDA Issues EUA; HHS Accepts Donations of COVID-19 Drugs

‘Red Dawn Breaking Bad’: Officials Warned About Safety Gear Shortfall Early On, Emails Show

UPDATED: HHS fends off cyberattack as it fights coronavirus

Ciox Addresses HHS Interoperability and Patient Access Provisions Rules

HHS rules give patients ‘unprecedented’ access to health data

Senators Grill HHS Secretary on Coronavirus Response

Sanofi announces it will work with HHS to develop coronavirus vaccine

Azar: HHS ‘should be very proud’ of its achievements, life expectancy among them

Tech heavyweights, others call on HHS to release info blocking rules

HHS Officials Stress 'Transparency' in Coronavirus Response

Chief Data Officer Mona Siddiqui to depart HHS

HHS Using Real-Time Data to Help Combat the Opioid Crisis

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