HHS reaches agreement with drugmaker on next generation of COVID treatments favored by nursing homes … Take blood pressure readings while patient lies down for better risk prediction: AHA … Encouraging...
HHS proposes rule extending discrimination protections to patients with disabilities
By
Adam Healy
Sep 07, 2023
The US Department of Health and Human Services on Thursday announced a proposed rule that seeks to strengthen efforts against disability-based discrimination. The proposal singles out the importance of...
HHS grants $100 million for nurses in programs to have limited impact on ailing SNF workforce
By
Kimberly Marselas
Aug 11, 2023
HHS late Thursday announced awards of $100 million to grow the nursing workforce through careers pipelines, additional faculty and specific resources for sectors outside post-acute care.
HHS puts its ageism on display
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jun 13, 2023
Hey HHS, your ageism is showing. Sort of ironic, given that your department (especially your main nursing home regulatory agency) has been on a health equity tear of late.
Also in the News for Thursday, May 18
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 18, 2023
Nursing home lawsuits contest $20 million cap on pandemic-related loans … Former nursing home owner, admin settle claims they paid kickbacks for referrals, changed patients’ insurance … GAO updates...
GAO report finds ‘deficiencies’ in HHS’s handling of PHEs
May 15, 2023
Over a decades’ time, these issues have affected the nation’s response not only to COVID-19, but to past public health emergencies including the H1N1 influenza pandemic and extreme weather events...
A possible escape from the nursing home staffing mandate?
By
James M. Berklan
May 14, 2023
There may be a silver lining to the excruciating wait providers are enduring for the White House’s nursing home staffing mandate.
HHS to extend PREP Act protections for pharmacy workers after end of PHE
By
Alicia Lasek
Apr 16, 2023
Pharmacy providers will continue to have liability immunity when administering COVID-19 and vaccinations, treatments and tests after the end of the Public Health Emergency, the Department of Health and...
HHS sets national plan to ‘end cancer as we know it’
By
Alicia Lasek
Apr 04, 2023
A new framework sets goals for early detection and prevention; development of effective treatments; eliminating cancer-care related inequalities; and supporting optimal care delivery.
Also in the News for Wednesday, March 1
By
Kimberly Marselas
Mar 01, 2023
Long-term care CEO compensation averages $555,340: report … . HHS vows to speed up complaint-driven healthcare investigations … Legionnaires found in recent Pennsylvania nursing home resident …...