In a recent letter to Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said Ohio is among the top states with children losing Medicaid coverage.

The Biden-Harris Administration is taking further action on its commitment to promote access to health care and human services for persons with disabilities. This month, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through its Office for Civil Rights (OCR), announced a proposed rule that prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) last week announced the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline’s addition of nationwide American Sign Language (ASL) services for people who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing, as part of ongoing efforts to expand accessibility to behavioral health care for underserved communities.

This month, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), issued a proposed rule that seeks to establish comprehensive staffing requirements for nursing homes — including, for the first time, national minimum nurse staffing standards — to ensure access to safe, high-quality care for the over 1.2 million residents living in nursing homes each day.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that the Medicare Shared Savings Program saved money for Medicare while continuing to support high-quality care. Specifically, the program saved Medicare $1.8 billion in 2022 compared to spending targets for the year.

For the first time, thanks to President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act – the historic law lowering health care costs – Medicare is able to negotiate the prices of prescription drugs. This week, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), announced the first 10 drugs covered under Medicare Part D selected for negotiation.

The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, recently announced awards of more than $100 million to train more nurses and grow the nursing workforce.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has released a new report showing that the national uninsured rate reached an all-time low of 7.7 percent in early 2023.