Washington Report Articles
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released the 2021 data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, which are now available through CDC's easy-to-use web-based tool.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has launched a National Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing Initiative to help drive research and development.
Two million dollars in funding has been awarded to the American Academy of Pediatrics to establish a National Center of Excellence on Social Media and Mental Wellness.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will provide approximately $11 million to support the first U.S.-based fill and finish manufacturing of JYNNEOS, a vaccine approved to prevent smallpox and monkeypox.
HHS (through SAMHSA) announced a State Opioid Response (SOR) grant funding of nearly $1.5 billion to help address the nation’s opioid addiction and overdose epidemic.
HHS has launched the PandemicX 2022 cohort, a program to accelerate private-public collaboration of 15 health tech startups.
NIH has awarded approximately $577 million to establish nine Antiviral Drug Discovery Centers for Pathogens of Pandemic Concern.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and U.S. Education Department have launched a joint-department effort to expand school-based health services.
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) announced two Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHCs) funding opportunities to expand and increase access to evidence-based mental health and substance use services for Americans.
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced more than $413 million in Provider Relief Fund (PRF) payments to more than 3,600 providers across the country.
New federal protections shield millions of consumers from surprise medical bills, which are unexpected bills from out-of-network providers, out-of-network facilities or out-of-network air ambulance providers.
The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted gaps the healthcare system. Two improvements to Medicare in 2022 seek to give people greater access to telehealth and other care delivery options.
