Monday, February 21st, 2011
A $24.8 million federal contract will support development a new antiviral drug to treat smallpox. The Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, will fund the contract with Chimerix, Inc., of Durham, ...
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Monday, January 3rd, 2011
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released proposed regulations that will require health insurers to justify their high premium increases and help keep insurance affordable for policyholders. The following is the statement of Ron Pollack, Executive Director of Families USA, on the new regulations: "Today, thanks to the ...
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Tuesday, December 21st, 2010
(HHS) New proposed Affordable Care Act regulations announced today by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will bring new transparency and scrutiny to proposed health insurance rate increases. These proposed rules allow HHS to work with states to require insurers to publicly disclose and justify unreasonable rate ...
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Monday, December 20th, 2010
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced that Walgreens has agreed to donate $10 million in vouchers for free flu shots to 350,000 eligible uninsured and underserved people in 15 markets across the country. Secretary Sebelius made the announcement earlier today in a conference call ...
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Saturday, December 11th, 2010
When the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) initiated its Physician Group Practice (PGP) Demonstration, it challenged the 10 participating large physician group practices to prove that providing high quality coordinated health care could also save money. CMS, part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, announced ...
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