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First Lady to Announce Important Recovery Act Grants

The First Lady visited a Community Health Center today to highlight the critical role that health centers are playing in health care. The First Lady also announced more than $850 million worth of Recovery Act grants to help more than 1,500 Community Health Centers around the country with some much needed capital improvements.

Health Reform

On Friday, 6/26, Secretary Sebelius announced a new series of health care reports for each state, "The Health Care Status Quo". Each of the 50 reports highlights the current status of health care and the need for reform this year.

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July 2, 2009
U.S. to Provide Antiviral Medication to Latin America and the Caribbean for Novel H1N1 Influenza

HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced today that the United States will provide 420,000 treatment courses of Tamiflu (Oseltamavir) to the Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO) to fight the novel H1N1 influenza in Latin America and the Caribbean. More...

July 1, 2009
Nearly 44 Million in United States without Health Insurance in 2008

Approximately 2.8 million more than in 1997 without health insurance More...

July 1, 2009
CMS Proposes Policy, Payment Rate Changes for Services in Hospital Outpatient Departments and Ambulatory Surgical Centers in 2010

Hospitals would be able to bill Medicare for pulmonary and intensive cardiac rehabilitation services furnished in outpatient departments and provide payments to rural hospitals for kidney disease education services furnished in their outpatient departments for Medicare beneficiaries with Stage IV chronic kidney disease. More...

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The Department of Health and Human Services is the principal agency for protecting the health of all Americans. It is comprised of the Office of the Secretary and 11 operating divisions.

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CMS - Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

FDA - Food & Drug Administration

HRSA - Health Resources & Services Administration

IHS - Indian Health Service

NIH - National Institutes of Health

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SAMHSA - Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration

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Latest FDA Recall Information

Company Recalls Various Products Due to Potential Salmonella Contamination

June 28, 2009
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FDA Warns Consumers Not to Eat California Prime Produce and Orange County Orchards Brands of Pistachios

June 22, 2009
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FDA Warns Consumers Not to Eat Nestle Toll House Prepackaged, Refrigerated Cookie Dough

June 19, 2009
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