News Releases
FDA issues first new rules under Food Safety Modernization Act
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced two new regulations that will help ensure the safety and security of foods in the United States. The rules are the first to be issued by the FDA under the new authorities granted the agency by the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), signed into law by President Obama in January. Both rules will take effect July 3, 2011.
Working on Equality in Health Care
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services today launched two strategic plans aimed at reducing health disparities. The HHS Action Plan to Reduce Health Disparities outlines goals and actions HHS will take to reduce health disparities among racial and ethnic minorities.
Supporting the States
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a new report showing that the Affordable Care Act provides states with significant flexibility and resources to improve health care benefits and protect consumers.
Aligning Electronic Health Records with Healthcare Reform
To speed implementation of an electronic health record (EHR) system in Canada, e-health policy must be closely aligned with the major strategic direction of health care reform.
Money Follows the Person
States will see significant new federal support in their efforts to help move Medicaid beneficiaries out of institutions and into their own homes or other community settings now and in the near future.
Now That's Private!
The HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has issued a Notice of Final Determination finding that Cignet Health violated the Privacy Rule of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA).
Rare Disease Day
The National Institutes of Health will celebrate the Fourth Annual Rare Disease Day Feb. 28 with a day-long celebration co-sponsored by the NIH Office of Rare Diseases Research and the NIH Clinical Center.
Millions of Californians to Gain Health Insurance Coverage
Up to two-thirds of California's 7 million uninsured residents will become eligible for health insurance coverage when health care reform is implemented in 2014.
Better News for Patient on Ventilation
New clinical guidelines for use of noninvasive ventilation in critical care settings are published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal.
Preventing Poor Public Health
Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced a $750 million investment in prevention and public health, funded through the Prevention and Public Health Fund created by the new health care law.