HHS Explains Multi-State Licensure Compacts for Telehealth
Multi-state compacts make licensing easier to navigate by streamlining the application process. Visit this page at Telehealth.HHS.gov to learn how mu…
Month: January 2024
Department Seeks Further Comments on Proposals Related to No Surprises Act – Comment by February 5
Along with the Office of Personnel Management, the Internal Revenue Service, and the Departments of Labor and Treasury, HHS seeks comments on proposed…
CMS Finalizes Rule for Interoperability and Prior Authorization
Last week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized a rule that advances federal efforts toward interoperability. Through this r…
CMS Innovation in Behavioral Health (IBH) Model Announced
Last week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a new state-based model that focuses on community-based behavioral health prac…
Prevention Is Still the Best Medicine
Health and Well-Being Matter is the monthly blog of the Director of the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion.Clinical preventive services…
New Report Published: Race and Ethnicity May Affect Whether and Where Hospitals Transfer Patients
Black patients in Florida are transferred to public hospitals more often than white patients, even when comparing patients from the same hospital with…
ICYMI: 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee Met Virtually for Fourth Meeting
ICYMI: Last week, on January 19, the 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee convened for its fourth official meeting. While members had planned to…
USDA Rural Development Invests $211,000 in Public Safety and Health Care Projects in Pennsylvania
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Pennsylvania State Director Bob Morgan announced investments of more than $211,000 in four Com…
Millions of Latinos at Risk for Losing Medicaid, CHIP Coverage in 2024
The time is now to secure medical insurance through Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). After three years of automatic re…
After Three Years on Mars, NASA’s Ingenuity Helicopter Mission Ends
NASA’s history-making Ingenuity Mars Helicopter has ended its mission at the Red Planet after surpassing expectations and making dozens more flights than planned. While the…
