Pride Month, Baby Formula Shortage Toolkit & More

[American Flag] An official email from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services [HHS 360 Logo]( Latest U.S. Department of Health & Human Services News Releases [Celebrating Pride Month]( Pride Month & LGBTQI+ Health HHS works to ensure that the LGBTQI+ community receives equal access to health services by providing enhanced resources for LGBTQI+ health issues and more. [Celebrate Pride Month »]( HHS News Releases Week of June 5, 2022 [HHS Extends American Rescue Plan Spending Deadline for States to Expand and Enhance Home- and Community-Based Services for People with Medicaid]( June 3, 2022 Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), is notifying states that they now have an additional year — through March 31, 2025 — to use funding made available by the American Rescue Plan (ARP) to enhance, expand, and strengthen home- and community-based services (HCBS) for people with Medicaid who need long-term services and supports. [Read full news release]( [Treasury Releases Social Security and Medicare Trustees Reports]( June 2, 2022 WASHINGTON — Following a meeting of the Social Security and Medicare Boards of Trustees, the U.S. Department of the Treasury—joined by Departments of Health and Human Services and Labor, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and the Social Security Administration—released the annual Social Security and Medicare Trustees Reports. [Read full news release]( [HHS Issues Recommendations to Improve Care for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs]( June 1, 2022 Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), released [The Blueprint for Change: A National Framework for a System of Services for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs]( through a special supplement in the journal, Pediatrics. [Read full news release]( [Remarks by HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra at the White House Roundtable with Infant Formula Manufacturers]( June 1, 2022 Mr. President, thank you for convening today’s roundtable. At your direction, we are working tirelessly to get infant formula into the hands of parents across the country in need. [Read full news release]( [Statements by HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra and HHS Principals on Pride Month]( June 1, 2022 Today, after raising the Progress Pride Flag outside of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) headquarters building, HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra and other HHS leaders from across the Department released the following statements to celebrate Pride Month. [Read full news release]( [Statement by HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra on the Fourth Operation Fly Formula Flight]( June 1, 2022 Today, President Biden [announced]( that his Administration is sourcing two flights, facilitated by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), for Operation Fly Formula to transport Bubs Australia infant formulas from Melbourne, Australia to Pennsylvania and California on June 9 and June 11 respectively. [Read full news release]( [IHS Allocates $700 Million From President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to Improve Tribal Water and Sanitation Systems]( May 31, 2022 Today, the Indian Health Service is announcing allocation decisions for $700 million appropriated to the IHS in President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which appropriates $700 million in each fiscal year from FY 2022 through FY 2026, for a total of $3.5 billion for the IHS Sanitation Facilities Construction Program. [Read full news release]( [Biden-Harris Administration Establishes HHS Office of Environmental Justice]( May 31, 2022 Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is establishing an Office of Environmental Justice (OEJ) to better protect the health of disadvantaged communities and vulnerable populations on the frontlines of pollution and other environmental health issues. [Read full news release]( [See More News Releases]( [Resources to help families find formula during the infant formula shortage]( Baby Formula Shortage Social Media Toolkit HHS is working to ensure infant formula is safe and available to families across the country that need it. Our multilingual social media toolkit features graphics, info and links to additional resources. [View the toolkit »]( U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 200 Independence Avenue, S.W. Washington, DC 20201 Toll Free Call Center: 1-877-696-6775 Website: [HHS.gov]( Follow us [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [YouTube]( [Instagram]( [LinkedIn]( [View in browser]( [Forward this email]( [Unsubscribe or manage your email preferences](