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The Health Resources and Services Administration awarded states and territories an additional $81 million in emergency funding from the American Rescue Plan Act for the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program, which provides voluntary home visits to improve maternal and child鈥
Primary and behavioral health organizations, state and local governments and others can apply through Feb. 7 for a portion of $30 million from the American Rescue Plan Act to expand community-based drug overdose prevention programs, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration鈥
Pfizer released preliminary laboratory findings on its COVID-19 vaccine鈥檚 effectiveness against the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, offering an early look at the two, distinct dosing regiments currently authorized in the U.S.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will continue to exercise discretion in enforcing compliance with the payer-to-payer data exchange provisions of its 2020 final rule on interoperability and patient access until it finalizes future rulemaking to address implementation challenges, the鈥
The House voted 222-212 to pass a legislative package that would extend the moratorium on the 2% Medicare sequester cuts until April 1, 2022, and reduce the cuts from 2% to 1% from April 1 through June 30, 2022.
Mutations in the omicron variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus may impact certain molecular tests for COVID-19, the Food and Drug Administration announced.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services seeks public comments until Feb. 1 to inform potential changes to the requirements for transplant programs, organ procurement organizations, and end-stage renal disease facilities that participate in the Medicare and Medicaid programs to improve and鈥
U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, M.D., released an Advisory on Protecting Youth Mental Health, which calls for a 鈥渁 whole-of-society effort to address longstanding challenges, strengthen the resilience of young people, support their families and communities, and mitigate the pandemic鈥檚 mental鈥
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit issued its opinion explaining why it denied Florida鈥檚 motion for an injunction pending appeal.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services intends to propose adding a 鈥渂irthing-friendly鈥 hospital designation on its Care Compare website to drive improvements in perinatal health outcomes and maternal health equity, the Department of Health and Human Services announced.