News and Events from the Department of Health and Human Services http://www.hhs.gov/news/ Mon, 24 Aug 2009 17:42:23 EDT Today, Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius announced her intent to appoint Helene Gayle, MD, MPH to serve as the Chair of the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS. Secretary Sebelius made the announcement in Atlanta at the 2009 National HIV Prevention Conference. http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2009pres/08/20090824a.html http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2009pres/08/20090824a.html Mon, 24 Aug 2009 00:01:00 EST HHS SECRETARY ANNOUNCES $25.7 MILLION IN GRANTS TO EXPAND, IMPROVE HEALTH CENTER SERVICES http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2009pres/08/20090823a.html http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2009pres/08/20090823a.html Sun, 23 Aug 2009 00:01:00 EST Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and Department of Education (ED) Secretary Arne Duncan joined with Dr. Beth Bell, Deputy Director, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to announce new guidance for Institutions of Higher Education (IHE) to plan for and respond to the upcoming flu season. http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2009pres/08/20090820a.html http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2009pres/08/20090820a.html Thu, 20 Aug 2009 00:01:00 EST Department of Commerce (DOC) Secretary Gary Locke, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, and Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano today announced new guidance for businesses to plan for and respond to the upcoming flu season. http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2009pres/08/20090819a.html http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2009pres/08/20090819a.html Wed, 19 Aug 2009 00:01:00 EST New regulations requiring health care providers, health plans, and other entities covered by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) to notify individuals when their health information is breached were issued today by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2009pres/08/20090819f.html http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2009pres/08/20090819f.html Wed, 19 Aug 2009 00:01:00 EST HHS Deputy Secretary Bill Corr today announced the release of $13.4 million for loan repayments to nurses who agree to practice in facilities with critical shortages and for schools of nursing to provide loans to students who will become nurse faculty. http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2009pres/08/20090812a.html http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2009pres/08/20090812a.html Wed, 12 Aug 2009 00:01:00 EST In a new report, “Coverage Denied: How the Current Health Insurance System Leaves Millions Behind,” the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services examines the insurance company practice of denying coverage to or discriminating against Americans who have pre-existing medical conditions. http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2009pres/08/20090811a.html http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2009pres/08/20090811a.html Tue, 11 Aug 2009 00:01:00 EST Updated federal guidelines offer state and local public health and school officials a range of options for responding to 2009 H1N1 influenza in schools, depending on how severe the flu may be in their communities. http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2009pres/08/20090807a.html http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2009pres/08/20090807a.html Fri, 07 Aug 2009 00:01:00 EST HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today released Stable and Secure Health Care for America, a series of new state-by-state reports outlining how health insurance reform will improve health care for all Americans. http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2009pres/08/20090807c.html http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2009pres/08/20090807c.html Fri, 07 Aug 2009 00:01:00 EST HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced today that the United States Senate unanimously confirmed Dr. Francis Collins as the next Director of the National Institutes of Health. http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2009pres/08/20090807d.html http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2009pres/08/20090807d.html Fri, 07 Aug 2009 00:01:00 EST