Every Income Group Experienced Significant and Similar Drops in Uninsured Rates Under the Affordable Care Act

30. September 2016 EHR, EMR, Health, HIPAA 0
ACA led to widespread coverage gains across income, age, geography, and race; expanding Medicaid significantly strengthens gains Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released new research analyzing gains in health insurance coverage from 2010-2015 across key demographic categories of Americans: income, age, geography, race and ethnicity. The report finds that ACA coverage ...

For bioterrorism preparedness, HHS sponsors inhaled chlorine antidote

30. September 2016 EHR, EMR, Health, HIPAA 0
New treatment could save lives after attack involving chemical weapons The first potential antidote to treat the life-threatening effects of chlorine inhalation, a potential terrorism threat, will advance in development under a contract between the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) and Radikal Therapeutics, ...

Congress approves $1.1 billion in Zika funding as it avoids government shutdown

29. September 2016 Health 0
On Wednesday, Congress approved $1.1 billion in funding to combat the Zika virus in a short-term spending bill. In doing so, it’s sidestepped a government shutdown. The House voted 342-85 and the Senate voted 72-26 to pass the legislation, which will fund the government through December 9 and provide time to work out the long-term ...