HHS Launches Bridge Access Program to Safeguard Free COVID-19 Vaccination for Uninsured and Underinsured Adults HHS announced the ‘HHS Bridge Access Program For COVID-19 Vaccines and Treatments Program’(“Program”) to maintain broad access to COVID-19 vaccines for millions of uninsured Americans. This week, the Bridge Access Program officially launches, providing continued free coverage for the estimated 25-30 million adults who would have otherwise lost access to affordable COVID-19 vaccines now that

HRSA’s National Telehealth Conference Now On Demand If you missed the Health Resource and Service Administration’s (HRSA) National Telehealth Conference, you can now view the sessions. With over 3,000 registrants, the meeting kicked off Telehealth Awareness Week by hosting speakers from federal agencies and other telehealth experts who examined the importance of integrating telehealth into standard care. View recorded sessions with topics including: Telehealth priority highlights by HRSA Administrator Carole

Get free at-⁠home COVID-⁠19 tests this fall on COVIDTests.gov Every home in the U.S. is eligible to order an additional 4 free at-⁠home tests beginning November 20. If you did not order tests this fall, you may place two orders for a total of 8 tests. Your order of COVID tests is completely free – you won’t even pay for shipping. Order Free At-Home Tests Need help placing an order

What do you have to say about health equity, rural health? NRHA is now accepting presentation proposals and research posters for our expanded Health Equity Conference next spring. Join NRHA and hundreds of rural health leaders in New Orleans May 6-7 for one of the only meetings in the nation to focus on rural health equity issues. This conference is designed for those dedicated to bringing quality health care to

The Biden-⁠Harris Administration Takes Action to Improve Health and Wellbeing by Addressing Social Determinants of Health The White House and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), is releasing several resources to help support federal agencies, states, local and tribal governments to better coordinate health care, public health, and social services. Specifically, the White House is releasing the first

  HHS Takes the Most Significant Action in a Decade to Make Care for Older Adults & People with Disabilities More Affordable and Accessible  New Rule Reduces Red Tape and Simplifies Medicare Savings Program Enrollment, Helping Millions of Older Adults and People with Disabilities Afford Coverage In their continued efforts to improve access to health care and lower costs for millions of Americans, the Department of Health and Human Services