People in the United States who experience serious mental illness and serious emotional disturbances need greater access to quality, affordable health care, according to a report released by the Interdepartmental Serious Mental Illness Coordinating Committee (ISMICC). The report, The Way Forward: Federal Action for a System That Works for All People Living with SMI and ...
On Tuesday, December 12, Health and Human Services (HHS) Acting Secretary Eric D. Hargan held an unprecedented meeting with leaders from across the healthcare and human services components of HHS to discuss strategies for addressing America’s opioid crisis. Following HHS’s declaration, at President Trump’s direction, of a historic nationwide public health emergency regarding the crisis, ...
On December 6 and 7, HHS hosted a first-of-its-kind two-day Code-a-Thon to help turn data into lifesaving solutions to the opioid epidemic. Fifty teams, comprised of three to five members of computer programmers, public health advocates, and innovators worked for over 24 hours to create data-driven solutions that can have immediate and practical impact on ...
Acting Health and Human Services Secretary Eric Hargan traveled to Atlanta, Georgia, yesterday to discuss the departmental response to the opioid overdose epidemic and other ongoing public health emergencies with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Brenda Fitzgerald, M.D., and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) Administrator Seema Verma. Acting Secretary Hargan first ...
Acting Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Eric Hargan traveled to Mechanicsville, Virginia today to meet with veterans representing multiple service eras and branches to thank them for their service and sacrifice to our country, and to discuss their experiences with the Veteran-Directed Home and Community Based Services (VD-HCBS) program. Acting Secretary Hargan first met ...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced today the appointment of 14 members to the new Tick-Borne Disease Working Group. The Working Group will hold its inaugural public meetings on Dec. 11, 2017, from 12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET, and Dec. 12, 2017, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET, in the ...
Today, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Acting Secretary Eric D. Hargan named three members to the Health Information Technology Advisory Committee (HITAC). The committee, created by the 21st Century Cures Act, is charged with making recommendations to the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology relating to the implementation of national and local ...
Yesterday, Acting Health and Human Services Secretary Eric Hargan traveled to O’Fallon, Missouri where he was hosted by the Phoenix Textile Corporation to discuss the need for tax reform in the United States. Acting Secretary Hargan toured and met with leadership of the Phoenix Textile Corporation which distributes textile products—such as scrubs, laboratory coats, uniforms, ...
Trump Pitches ‘America First’ Trade Policy at Asia-Pacific Gathering New York Times The Latest: Trump says Putin again denied election meddling Washington Post Trump, Putin meet 1-on-1 on sidelines of APEC Summit ABC News Forget the Xi-Trump bromance, it’s time the US came clean on its vision for China and Asia South China Morning Post Full coverage Powered by ...
Tillerson warns Saudis, Iran on stability in Lebanon South China Morning Post Lebanon Hariri crisis: Tillerson warns against Saudi-Iran proxy war BBC News Lebanon crisis: Tillerson warns against ‘proxy conflicts’ in Middle East Sky News Q&A: US, Saudi Arabia accuse Iran over Yemen missile launch Washington Post Saudi Arabia Comes for Hezbollah New York Times Full coverage Powered by WPeMatico
