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HHS ordered an additional 2.5 million doses of an FDA-licensed vaccine for prevention of smallpox and monkeypox, for use in responding to current or future monkeypox outbreaks and as part of the nation’s smallpox preparedness.
The FDA last week revised its Evusheld fact sheet for health care providers, recommending repeat dosing every six months if patients need ongoing protection.
The Kaiser Family Foundation released an analysis of CMS data on claims denials and appeals by health plans on the marketplace.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services June 30 approved a state plan amendment allowing Washington state to extend postpartum coverage from 60 days to 12 months after pregnancy for Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program enrollees under the American Rescue Plan Act.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention June 30 released guidance for all laboratories that perform diagnostics testing for monkeypox.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services June 29 updated its guidance regarding certain regulatory requirements for long-term care facilities participating in the Medicare and Medicaid programs
The FBI, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, Department of the Treasury, and Financial Crimes Enforcement Network today urged organizations to take certain actions to protect their networks from MedusaLocker ransomware, which uses vulnerabilities in the Remote Desktop Protocol to…
The House Appropriations Committee today voted 32-24 to approve legislation that would provide $242.1 billion in funding for the departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education in fiscal year 2023, a 13% increase over the prior fiscal year.
The departments of Health and Human Services and Defense yesterday announced an agreement to purchase at least 105 million doses of a Pfizer omicron-specific COVID-19 vaccine for use this fall if the Food and Drug Administration authorizes and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…
The Department of Health and Human Services has reopened their voluntary initiative for health sector organizations to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions to new signatories until Oct. 28.