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FACT SHEET: Actions Taken by the Biden- - The White House

(7 days ago) WebAccess to COVID-19 vaccines provided by the Federal government will not be affected in the months to come. After the transition to the traditional health care phase of the COVID-19 response

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/05/09/fact-sheet-actions-taken-by-the-biden-harris-administration-to-ensure-continued-covid-19-protections-and-surge-preparedness-after-public-health-emergency-transition/

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What About the Next Pandemic? How Can the Federal …

(9 days ago) WebWe have made about 400 recommendations to improve the government’s response for future public health emergencies. Congress and agencies have taken actions on about 45% of these recommendations. May 11 marked the official end of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency. The federal government played a critical role in …

https://www.gao.gov/blog/what-about-next-pandemic-how-can-federal-government-better-prevent-and-plan-next-public-health-emergency

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How Can the Federal Government Strengthen its Response to the …

(3 days ago) WebCongress provided a total of $178 billion under the Provider Relief Fund to reimburse eligible health care providers for expenses related to COVID-19 or revenues lost as a result of the pandemic. As of August 31, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) had allocated and disbursed about $132.5 billion of this amount, and had …

https://www.gao.gov/blog/how-can-federal-government-strengthen-its-response-covid-19-pandemic

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Integrating The US Public Health And Medical Care - Health Affairs

(Just Now) WebThe operational cleavage between the US public health and medical care systems contributed to the country’s difficulty in containing community spread of COVID-19 in the pandemic’s first months.

https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/hlthaff.2022.01255

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US Cyber Agency Questioned Over Response to Massive Health …

(4 days ago) WebApril 30, 2024 at 6:00 AM PDT. Listen. 1:58. A trio of US senators asked the federal government’s lead cybersecurity agency to explain its response to a February ransomware attack on an

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-30/us-cyber-agency-questioned-over-response-to-massive-health-hack

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UnitedHealth Hack: Lawmakers Probe Change Healthcare Data …

(4 days ago) WebUnitedHealth, which has market value of $456 billion, has estimated that the Feb. 21 attack could reduce its profit by as much as $1.6 billion this year, making it one of the costliest hacks ever

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-29/unitedhealth-hack-lawmakers-probe-change-healthcare-data-breach

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US Cyber Agency Questioned Over Response to Massive Health …

(Just Now) WebUS Cyber Agency Questioned Over Response to Massive Health Hack. A trio of US senators asked the federal government’s lead cybersecurity agency to explain its response to a February ransomware attack on an insurance company that paralyzed much of the country’s health-care system. The group, led by Senator Elizabeth Warren, a …

https://news.bloombergtax.com/ip-law/us-cyber-agency-questioned-over-response-to-massive-health-hack

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United States response to the COVID-19 pandemic, …

(3 days ago) WebThese and other key administration appointments and the proposed Biden COVID-19 response plan suggest the potential for a more scientifically driven, federal government-led response. The long-lasting impact of this crisis on systemic issues – health insurance coverage, health care costs, access to care, and social determinants of health

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8060542/

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Why Public Health Faces a Crisis Across the U.S. - The New York …

(8 days ago) WebThe Times interviewed more than 140 local health officials, public health experts and lawmakers, reviewed new state laws, analyzed local government documents and sent a survey to every county

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/18/us/coronavirus-public-health.html

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The Biden-Harris Administration Issues New Rule to Support …

(3 days ago) WebProhibits the use or disclosure of PHI when it is sought to investigate or impose liability on individuals, health care providers, or others who seek, obtain, provide, or facilitate reproductive health care that is lawful under the circumstances in which such health care is provided, or to identify persons for such activities.

https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2024/04/22/biden-harris-administration-issues-new-rule-support-reproductive-health-care-privacy-under-hipaa.html

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Fact Sheet: End of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency

(1 days ago) WebBased on current COVID-19 trends, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is planning for the federal Public Health Emergency (PHE) for COVID-19, declared under Section 319 of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act, to expire at the end of the day on May 11, 2023. Our whole-of-government response to Long COVID will …

https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2023/05/09/fact-sheet-end-of-the-covid-19-public-health-emergency.html

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Biden-Harris Administration Announces Key AI Actions 180 Days …

(6 days ago) WebToday, federal agencies reported that they completed all of the 180-day actions in the E.O. on schedule, following their recent successes completing each 90-day, 120-day, and 150-day action on time.

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2024/04/29/biden-harris-administration-announces-key-ai-actions-180-days-following-president-bidens-landmark-executive-order/

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Calls grow for federal funding after Change Healthcare cyberattack

(8 days ago) WebGouker added that the provider noted that the $4,000-a-month loan program Change Healthcare offered was a fraction of the organization's $350,000 monthly payroll. “Healthcare also has many more

https://www.scmagazine.com/news/calls-grow-for-federal-funding-after-change-healthcare-cyberattack

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The federal government’s coronavirus actions and failures

(2 days ago) WebMarch 18, 2020. White House. President Trump signs into law the Families First Coronavirus Response Act of 2020, which provides paid sick leave, free testing, expanded food assistance and

https://www.brookings.edu/articles/the-federal-governments-coronavirus-actions-and-failures-timeline-and-themes/

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COVID-19: Federal Efforts Could Be Strengthened by Timely and …

(1 days ago) WebWe are making nine recommendations to improve the federal government’s public health response. [13] According to HHS, the department had obligated about $144 billion of its more than $250 billion in COVID-19 relief funds and expended about $99 billion as of July 31, 2020. As of that date, FEMA reported that it had expended $2.5 billion for

https://files.gao.gov/reports/GAO-20-701/index.html

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U.S. federal government response to the COVID-19 pandemic

(7 days ago) WebIn late April, Trump's adviser and son-in-law, Jared Kushner, declared that in response to the pandemic "the federal government rose to the challenge, and this is a great success story." [154] By mid-May, media appearances of senior federal health officials had been sharply reduced. [155]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._federal_government_response_to_the_COVID-19_pandemic

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The Importance of Universal Health Care in Improving Our …

(9 days ago) WebThe first federal health care program, the medical division of the Freedmen’s Bureau, was established arguably out of Congress’s desire for newly emancipated slaves to return to working plantations in the midst of a smallpox outbreak in their community rather than out of concern for their well-being.[15]

https://www.apha.org/policies-and-advocacy/public-health-policy-statements/policy-database/2021/01/14/the-importance-of-universal-health-care-in-improving-response-to-pandemics-and-health-disparities

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Federalism, the Affordable Care Act, and Health Reform in the …

(6 days ago) WebIn health care, the federal government’s increasing role was most significantly manifested in the creation of Medicare and Medicaid in 1965. By the 1970s, there was a backlash to federal decision-making, and a new form of federalism emerged that emphasizes a greater role for states in policy. 18 For example,

https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/fund-reports/2019/jul/federalism-affordable-care-act-health-reform-2020-election

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States Adopt Dangerous Legal Reforms Undercutting Public …

(3 days ago) Web2. “When the federal government did attempt to mount a robust response to COVID-19, it found itself constrained by the courts,” the authors wrote. As Mello noted in this NEJM perspective, the Supreme Court limited the ability of federal agencies to implement mitigation measures, calling on Congress to give them the authority to do so. 3.

https://healthpolicy.fsi.stanford.edu/news/states-adopt-dangerous-legal-reforms-undercutting-public-health-emergency-powers

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National Health Initiatives, Strategies & Action Plans

(9 days ago) WebBelow is a list of national public health initiatives, strategies, and action plans organized by health topic. Created by groups of experts and stakeholders, these planning documents establish strategic priorities for addressing the nation’s most pressing health problems. You can use these resources to develop state or local plans, prioritize

https://www.cdc.gov/publichealthgateway/strategy/index.html

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The COVID-19 Pandemic: Reshaping Public Health Policy Response

(3 days ago) WebFederal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site. In most countries, public health response to the COVID-19 outbreak has required the efforts of a large proportion of the public health workforce, alongside most other sectors of society.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9408503/

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The Crisis of Drug Misuse and Federal Efforts to Address It

(4 days ago) WebThe federal strategy. In recent years, the federal government has spent billions of dollars and has enlisted more than a dozen agencies to help address drug misuse and its effects. The National Drug Control Strategy is the federal effort to reduce substance use disorders through a coordinated national drug control policy. The Office of National

https://www.gao.gov/blog/crisis-drug-misuse-and-federal-efforts-address-it

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Feds respond to Change Healthcare cyberattack; hospitals find it …

(7 days ago) WebSome providers had been critical of the government’s response to the cyberattack and welcomed the first steps. However, the American Hospital Association issued a statement that indicated the federal response was lacking. The federal response. The health department says it has been communicating regularly with …

https://www.chiefhealthcareexecutive.com/view/feds-respond-to-change-healthcare-cyberattack-hospitals-find-it-lacking

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Implementation of the Government-wide Response to Long …

(6 days ago) WebThank you, President Biden, for the opportunity to coordinate a U.S. government-wide effort to address the longer-term impacts of COVID-19. The U.S. government has been working on Long COVID since 2020. In January 2021, White House Executive Order 13995 established the COVID-19 Health Equity Task Force.

https://www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/long-covid-update-2024.pdf

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U.S. Congress Reintroduces New Comprehensive Federal Privacy Law

(7 days ago) WebWhile APRA preempts state privacy laws that cover the same requirements, it expressly does not preempt state data breach notification laws and state privacy laws relating to employee, student, and health care privacy. APRA does not preempt certain federal laws relating to data privacy and protection, like the GLBA or HIPAA.

https://www.jonesday.com/en/insights/2024/04/us-congress-reintroduces-new-comprehensive-federal-privacy-law

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Fact Sheet on FTC’s Proposed Final Noncompete Rule

(6 days ago) WebSpecifically, the final rule defines the term “senior executive” to refer to workers earning more than $151,164 annually who are in a “policy-making position.”. The FTC estimates that banning noncompetes will result in: Reduced health care costs: $74-$194 billion in reduced spending on physician services over the next decade.

https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2024/04/fact-sheet-ftcs-proposed-final-noncompete-rule

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Justice Dept. Recommends Easing Restrictions on Marijuana

(1 days ago) WebThe federal government last considered rescheduling marijuana at the end of the Obama administration. Ultimately, the D.E.A. declined to do so , based on a recommendation from the Department of

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/30/us/politics/justice-department-reclassify-marijuana.html

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FTC Announces Rule Banning Noncompetes Federal Trade …

(8 days ago) WebToday, the Federal Trade Commission issued a final rule to promote competition by banning noncompetes nationwide, protecting the fundamental freedom of workers to change jobs, increasing innovation, and fostering new business formation. “Noncompete clauses keep wages low, suppress new ideas, and rob the American …

https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2024/04/ftc-announces-rule-banning-noncompetes

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Tracking Abortion Bans Across the Country - The New York Times

(3 days ago) WebIn 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether the state’s ban violates a federal law requiring emergency care for any patient, including abortions for pregnant women in dire situations.

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/us/abortion-laws-roe-v-wade.html

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Federal Reserve: Interest rates will stay at two-decade high AP …

(2 days ago) WebWall Street traders now envision just a single rate cut this year to the Fed’s benchmark rate, now at a 23-year high of 5.3% after 11 hikes that ended last July. Traders have sharply downgraded their expectations since 2024 began, when they had expected up to six rate cuts. As recently as the Fed’s last meeting March 20, the policymakers

https://apnews.com/article/federal-reserve-inflation-prices-interest-rates-cuts-348e4db8a6c91f108268713d181d6a17

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Conservative states challenge federal rule on treatment of …

(1 days ago) WebIn a lawsuit filed Monday, April 29, 2024, four Republican state attorneys general are challenging a federal regulation that seeks to protect the rights of transgender students in the nation’s schools by banning blanket policies that bar transgender students from school bathrooms aligning with their gender, among other provisions.

https://apnews.com/article/title-ix-lawsuit-states-bathrooms-lawsuit-f731ff2f1afd24a1f246443f12053bcc

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Vulnerability to Water Insecurity, Hazards Planning and Response

(7 days ago) WebTitle of Collection: Vulnerability to Water Insecurity, Hazards Planning and Response. OMB Control Number: 1028-NEW. Form Number: None. Type of Review: New. Respondents/Affected Public: state, Tribal nation, and local water resource managers and water resource stakeholders; water hazard responders; and members of the public that …

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/05/01/2024-09423/vulnerability-to-water-insecurity-hazards-planning-and-response

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Scientists Fault Federal Response to Bird Flu Outbreaks on Dairy …

(7 days ago) WebApril 19, 2024. In the month since federal authorities announced an outbreak of bird flu on dairy farms, they have repeatedly reassured the public that the spate of infections does not impact the

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/19/health/bird-flu-usda-cattle.html

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Victorian family violence advocates call for action after $925m …

(Just Now) WebMore than 200 Victorians at "serious risk" of family violence were sleeping in motels on Wednesday night, according to the head of a 24/7 family violence response centre.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-01/family-violence-forum-abc-radio-melbourne/103790340

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The government has committed $1bn to combat the violence …

(5 days ago) WebThe federal government committed more than $900 million for a program supporting victim-survivors leaving violence, and a suite of online measures to combat online misogyny and young people

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-01/national-cabinet-meets-to-address-violence-against-women/103789304

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