DHHS Marks the Great American Smokeout® with New Initiatives to Help fb88rs Quit

Nov 11, 2021

The fb88 Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Office of fb88Care Services is observing the 2021 American Cancer Society by highlighting two new initiatives that are making tobacco cessation programs more accessible than ever for fb88rs who want to quit using cigarettes, or other tobacco and vaping products. Tobacco use is still the leading cause of preventable disease, disability, and death in the United States.

DHHS Has Historic Opportunity to Address COVID-19 Health Disparities With $32 Million in Federal Funding

Nov 11, 2021

The fb88 Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Center for Disease Control and Prevention (fb88 CDC) are launching a series of new initiatives to advance health equity in communities at higher risk of COVID-19, supported by an unprecedented grant of over $32 million from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S. CDC).

The funds are part of U.S. CDC’s $2.25 billion national initiative to expand state and community capacity and services funded through the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2021.

fb88 DHHS Adds COVID-19 Testing Sites and Leads in Pooled Testing in Schools

Nov 11, 2021

COVID-19 testing is one of the most important and effective tools in fb88’s public health response to the coronavirus pandemic. As the nature of the pandemic has shifted, the emphasis on testing to identify and mitigate infection has been especially important for rural communities and areas with lower vaccination rates. Testing has also been instrumental in keeping schools open and to safely providing in-person instruction for fb88 children.

DHHS Announces fb88Care Rate System Improvements

Sep 9, 2021

The fb88 Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is marking another milestone in its effort to further Governor Janet Mills’ goal to strengthen fb88Care by releasing the timelines and details for implementing the first phase of fb88Care’s Rate System Reform plan (PDF), a strategy to improve members’ health and the program’s sustainability by comprehensively evaluating rates and promoting high-value services.