Following the lead of President Trump’s disaster declaration for Louisiana, Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price, M.D., today declared a public health emergency in Louisiana in response to Hurricane Harvey. In addition, he has taken action that gives HHS’ Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) beneficiaries and their health care providers greater flexibility ...
As torrential rainfall continues to pour on the Gulf Coast, the Department of Health and Human Services is providing support as local officials are continuing to assess communities’ health care infrastructure and medical needs. A list of the latest HHS actions is below: An EMS contract managed by HHS has been utilized to evacuate 182 ...
HHS Secretary Tom Price, M.D. today declared a public health emergency in Texas. This action buttresses the work of HHS personnel on the ground and the assets and resources that were deployed yesterday in anticipation of the storm’s devastation. As Hurricane Harvey continues to impact the Gulf Coast and local officials look toward assessing communities’ health ...
Following the lead of President Donald Trump, Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price, M.D. today declared a public health emergency in Texas in response to Hurricane Harvey. In addition, he has taken action that gives HHS’ Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Medicare beneficiaries and their health care providers greater flexibility in meeting ...
NOTE: Below is a readout from the last leg of Secretary Price’s trip to Asia. In order to return to Washington to monitor and help direct response efforts to ensure that the Department of Health and Human Services is doing all it can to prepare and support those affected by Hurricane Harvey, Secretary Price left ...
On Wednesday, August 23 and Thursday, August 24, Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price, M.D., visited Vietnam on the second leg of a three-nation tour of Asia in support of President Donald Trump’s commitment to global health security. In Ho Chi Minh City, Secretary Price joined Vietnam’s Minister of Health Nguyen Thi Kim Tien ...
On Sunday, August 20, Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price, M.D. arrived in Beijing, China, as part of a three-nation visit to Asia in support of President Donald Trump’s commitment to global health security. Secretary Price first met with China-based academics and non-governmental health organizations during a dinner hosted by Terry Branstad, U.S. Ambassador ...
Yesterday, Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price, M.D. participated in a roundtable with the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium in Anchorage, visited Alaska tribal health facilities, and toured human service sites with programs tailored to the unique needs of Alaska Natives. HHS plays an integral role in the relationship between the federal government and ...
Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price, M.D. issued the following statement after President Trump signed the FDA Reauthorization Act of 2017: “By signing the FDA Reauthorization Act of 2017 into law, President Trump is ensuring that safe and effective, life-saving treatments will continue to reach American patients, from innovative new drugs, to generic drugs, ...
Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price, M.D. released the following statement today after the announcement of an agreement with Mylan, the manufacturer of EpiPen to reclassify the auto injection medical device, a move that will save taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars. The agreement will reclassify EpiPen as a brand name drug consistent with ...
