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The Department of Health and Human Services said it is providing an additional $250 million to aid health systems鈥 response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Department of Health and Human Services June 1 announced that the next deadline for submitting data to inform the agency鈥檚 distribution of its supply of remdesivir is June 8 at 8 p.m. ET.
June 3rd is the deadline for eligible health care providers to submit their revenue information to the Department of Health and Human Services to potentially qualify for an additional payment from the $50 billion general distribution of provider relief emergency funds.
Leaders of the House Energy and Commerce and Senate Finance committees asked Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar to clarify by June 10 the agency鈥檚 plan and timeline for disbursing COVID-19 emergency relief funds to Medicaid-dependent providers.
Maryland primary care practices and federally qualified health centers can apply through July 14 to participate in the state鈥檚 Total Cost of Care Model.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its page on COVID-19 transmission to clarify other types of spread beyond person to person, such as by someone touching a surface that has the virus on it and then touching their own face.
The Food and Drug Administration updated guidance to spur wider availability of alcohol-based hand sanitizers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Health Resources and Services Administration awarded $20.3 million to increase the number of fellows at accredited addiction medicine and addiction psychiatry fellowship programs.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services implemented several new infection control actions to combat COVID-19 in nursing homes.
The Campaign for Sustainable Rx Pricing, for which AHA is a founding member, launched a petition and digital ad urging drug companies to suspend their 鈥渢raditional鈥 summer price hikes, which last year averaged 13%, saying the industry is thriving while Americans are struggling financially.