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“Today’s rule exemplifies the Biden-Harris Administration’s ongoing commitment to health equity and patient rights,” HHS Office of Civil Rights Director Melanie Fontes Rainer said.
Hyperglycemic hyperosmolar syndrome (HHS) is a potentially life threatening condition involving extremely high blood sugar (glucose) levels. When your blood sugar gets too high, the kidneys try to ...
Part B coverage requires monthly premium payments. A high rate of inflation throughout 2021 led to an increase in monthly Medicare Part B premiums. As inflation skyrocketed in 2022, so did Part B ...
Nov. 30, 2023 -- The federal government will send millions of free COVID-19 tests to schools across the country, officials announced this week. School districts can give the tests for free to ...
Call Medicare at 1-800-MEDICARE or the U.S. Health and Human Service’s fraud hotline (800-447-8477). Report identity theft to the Federal Trade Commission at identitytheft.gov. File a complaint ...
Follow your diabetes meal plan, which will typically focus on fresh fruits and vegetables, whole grains, and healthy protein, dairy, and fat options while limiting: foods high in saturated fats ...
In the United States, a public health emergency declaration releases resources meant to handle an actual or potential public health crisis. Recent examples include: Incidents of flooding. Severe weather [1] the 2009 swine flu pandemic, which Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano described as a "declaration of emergency preparedness." [2]
The 2022–2023 mpox outbreak in the United States is part of the larger outbreak of human mpox caused by the West African clade of the monkeypox virus. The United States was the fourth country outside of the African countries with endemic mpox, to experience an outbreak in 2022. The first case was documented in Boston, Massachusetts, on May 17 ...