The Department of Health and Human Services has outlined goals, strategies and actions it will take to reduce health disparities among racial and ethnic minorities.æææ The define a health disparity as a particular type of health difference that is closely linked with social, economic, and/or environmental disadvantage. Racial and ethnic...
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Grant Money Announced to Help People Navigate Long-Term Care
From McKnights: The Department of Health and Human Services announced that $68 million in grant money is available to help seniors, the disabled and their caregivers better understand options for long-term care. Twenty-four states will receive grants designed to strengthen the role of Aging and Disability Resource Centers (ARDCs) in...
HHS Seeking Public Input for a National Health Care Quality Strategy
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is seeking public input in thedevelopment of a National Health Care Quality Strategy and Plan. The National QualityStrategy will be a comprehensive strategic plan and the identification of priorities to improvethe delivery of health care services, patient health outcomes, and population health....
SAGE Awarded Grant for National Resource Center
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and the Administration on Aging have awarded Services & Advocacy for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender Elders (SAGE) a three-year, $900,000 grant to create the nationÛªs only national resource center on LGBT aging. The National Technical Assistance Resource Center for LGBT Elders will...
Caregiver Datbase Flawed According to LA Times
Two decades ago Congress set out to stop dangerous or incompetent caregivers from crossing state lines and landing in trouble by ordering that a national database be established allowing hospitals to check for disciplinary actions taken anywhere in the country against health professionals. The long-awaited repository is missing serious disciplinary...
Anthem Responds to Sebelius on Rates
Here is the response that Anthem sent to me in reaction to HHS secretary’s Sebelius’s letter. Anthem Blue Cross Regarding Letter from Secretary of Health and Human Services February 8, 2010 Anthem Blue Cross in California has received the letter from Secretary Sebelius. We will reply to her promptly. It...