Health and Human Services
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The St. Mary’s Food Bank is using GIS technology to get food to communities, an initiative that plays an increasingly important role as the federal government explores funding changes to benefits programs. -
The state recently reached a rideshare milestone in its partnership with GoGoGrandparent, an on-demand transportation and delivery service platform designed to offer older adults greater independence at no cost.
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The grant, which would have benefitted the Birmingham Biotechnology Hub, led by Southern Research, has been cancelled. The award followed its 2023 designation as one of 31 federal Tech Hubs, setting the stage for funding.
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A key to improved health-care analysis could come from patients more than from doctors and policymakers.
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A new research paper states that Internet-based surveillance has detected infectious diseases like influenza up to two weeks earlier than traditional methods.
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The website can't be completely fixed by the March 31 deadline for people to obtain health insurance, according to a report.
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At Open DataFest 2014, Sivak unveiled the department's most fundamental shifts since 1965.
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Germany’s second largest city is turning to green pathways to make it completely accessible by foot or bike.
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States looking to market health exchanges to young adults turn to online campaigns.
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The Oregon Health Authority last January withheld payment from the company hired to monitor the project, claiming its persistent criticism was inaccurate and inflammatory.
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The agency made an estimated $29 million in overpayments to long-term care providers in fiscal year 2013, but it doesn’t have adequate computer systems or accounting procedures in place to correct the problem or prevent it from recurring.
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An outside analysis of the site by security experts identified several significant issues which leave it vulnerable to a breach.
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Deadlines were missed and the system couldn’t be used as needed, so officials had to look at whether to continue.
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The federal government renewed its contract with Optum, and is slated to pay the company $43 million through Oct. 31 for its work overseeing repairs to HealthCare.gov.
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NC FAST’s inability to processes food-stamp applications re-emerged, and the erroneous mailing of nearly 49,000 children’s Medicaid identification cards over the New Year holiday period.
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As states work to comply with new federal welfare rules that restrict recipients from withdrawing cash benefits from liquor stores, reports released by Maine's Department of Health and Human Services show some doing just that.
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The seven Knight News Challenge: Health winners were chosen from nearly 700 submissions.
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The Obama administration seems to have taken a page out of the late night talk show playbook, because it's reportedly concerned about its own ratings in the 18-35 demographic.
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CGI Group, the main contractor for HealthCare.gov, will not have its contract renewed next month.
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Oversight Committee grilled agency executives about decisions made in 2013 to downgrade the participation of the lead technology contractor, which came to light only in recent days.
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But when it comes to health insurance exchanges, the 15 states running their own exchanges will be working full-force on improvements and upgrades.
