{"id":2040259,"date":"2023-09-21T16:04:01","date_gmt":"2023-09-21T20:04:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-govt-awards-45-million-to-long-covid-19-clinics\/"},"modified":"2023-09-21T16:05:28","modified_gmt":"2023-09-21T20:05:28","slug":"u-s-govt-awards-45-million-to-long-covid-19-clinics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-govt-awards-45-million-to-long-covid-19-clinics\/","title":{"rendered":"US Government grants $45M to &#8216;Long COVID-19&#8217; clinics."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fu-s-govt-awards-45-million-to-long-covid-19-clinics%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2040259&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Photo by Scott Olson\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN&#8217;s Stephanie Stahl<\/h2>\n<p>12:30 PM \u2013 Thursday, September \u206321,\u200c 2023  \u200d    <\/p>\n<p>The U.S. government is providing $45 million to clinics that treat &#8220;long COVID&#8221; to enhance care and increase \u200daccessibility. <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px;  text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>The Department \u2063of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the grants on Wednesday. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">NEWS: As part of the Administration\u2019s whole-government response to support people\u2063 affected by Long COVID, HHS is awarding $45M to support Long COVID clinics in implementing &#038;\u200d evaluating models for delivering person-centered care to people with Long COVID.  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4AzQ8XPOug\">https:\/\/t.co\/4AzQ8XPOug<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 HHS.gov (@HHSGov) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HHSGov\/status\/1704533746794299691?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 20, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Nine clinics will reportedly receive $1 million each year for the next five\u2062 years through the agency\u200b for Healthcare Research and \u200dQuality (AHRQ) within\u200c HHS. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Long\u2063 COVID&#8221; is a condition with over\u200c 200 symptoms that can manifest\u2062 months after a\u2063 COVID-19 infection, often hindering individuals \u200cfrom working.<\/p>\n<p>The condition has\u200b been associated with extreme fatigue, brain fog,\u2062 headaches, dizziness, chest pain, blood clots, immune issues, and even diabetes.<\/p>\n<p>An analysis in April by the Solve Long Covid Initiative revealed that nearly 7% of\u2062 all\u200c American adults are \u200caffected\u200b by the condition,\u200b resulting in an estimated $386 \u200dbillion in lost wages and medical expenses. <\/p>\n<p>President Joe Biden requested HHS to develop a plan to address long COVID last year. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>&#8220;The Biden-Harris Administration is supporting patients, doctors, and caregivers by providing science-based best practices for treating long COVID, maintaining access to insurance coverage, and protecting the rights of \u2063workers as they return to jobs while coping with the uncertainties of their illness,&#8221; said HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The grants will be utilized to expand in-person and\u2064 virtual visits, establish new satellite clinics, and launch an education initiative to increase referrals. <\/p>\n<p>Funding \u2064will also support social services, interpreter hiring, group \u2063patient programs, and behavioral \u2063health support. <\/p>\n<p>The grants prioritize access\u2064 for underserved, rural, \u2062vulnerable, and minority populations that are disproportionately affected by long COVID.<\/p>\n<p>Stay informed! 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Subscribe here. <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The Biden Administration is facing scrutiny for colluding with \u200dsocial \u2062media companies to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oklahoma-man-executed-for-university-dance-student-murder\/\" title=\"Oklahoma man put to death for killing university dance student.\">censor free speech online<\/a>. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>House Judiciary Republicans tell One America News\u2062 that\u200b Merrick Garland lacks credibility on various issues. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The\u200d Oil And Gas Workers Association \u2064endorses 45th President Donald Trump. \u200c One America\u2019s Daniel Baldwin has \u2062more.\u2062   <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>with Frank Pavone<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>LONDON \u200b(Reuters) -The European\u2062 Commission launched an \u2062investigation on Wednesday into whether to impose\u2064 punitive tariffs \u200cto protect European Union automakers against\u2026\u2064 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>By John Revill ZURICH (Reuters) \u2013 ABB is spending $280 million on a new robotics factory in\u200d Sweden, the Swiss engineering and\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>PARIS (Reuters) \u2013 French Europe Minister Laurence Boon on Wednesday welcomed an anti-subsidy investigation into Chinese electric vehicles launched by the EU\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>By Mathieu Rosemain and Silvia Aloisi PARIS (Reuters) \u2013\u200c Apple\u2063 said on Wednesday its iPhone 12 model was certified by multiple international\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \u200brnrn  <\/p>\n<h2> How \u200bwill the grants\u200d be\u200b utilized to expand resources and support for individuals affected\u200d by long COVID<\/h2>\n<p><span>  The \u200cU.S. government has announced a \u200d$45 \u2062million funding\u2064 initiative to support clinics treating &#8220;long COVID&#8221; \u200cpatients. \u200dThe aim \u2063is to enhance care and improve accessibility for individuals\u200d suffering from this condition.<\/p>\n<p>The Department of\u2064 Health and \u2062Human Services\u200c (HHS)\u2062 revealed the grants on Wednesday. This move \u200dis part of \u2062the \u200dBiden administration&#8217;s broader approach to addressing long COVID and supporting\u200c those affected by \u2063it. The HHS plans \u2062to allocate \u2062$1 \u2063million annually \u2062to each of the nine\u2064 selected clinics \u200cfor \u2064the next five years. These clinics will be \u200cfunded through the\u200c Agency for Healthcare Research\u200d and Quality (AHRQ) within the HHS.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Long COVID&#8221; is \u2062a condition characterized by more than\u2064 200 symptoms\u200c that can\u2064 persist\u200b for months \u2062after a COVID-19 infection. \u200cThis condition often hinders individuals from working and has been associated with extreme fatigue, brain fog, headaches, dizziness, chest pain, blood clots, immune issues, and even\u200b diabetes.<\/p>\n<p>According to an \u200danalysis conducted by the\u200b Solve Long Covid Initiative in \u200cApril, nearly \u20637% of \u2062all American adults are affected by long COVID. This has resulted in an estimated $386 billion in lost wages and medical expenses. Recognizing the\u200b impact of this condition, President Joe Biden requested that the HHS develop a plan to \u200daddress long COVID \u2063last year.<\/p>\n<p>HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra emphasized\u200d the administration&#8217;s\u2062 commitment \u200cto supporting patients, doctors, \u200dand\u2063 caregivers dealing with long COVID.\u200c Becerra stated, &#8220;The\u200c Biden-Harris \u2063Administration\u2063 is supporting patients, doctors, \u200cand caregivers by providing science-based best practices for \u2064treating long COVID, maintaining\u2063 access to insurance coverage, and protecting the rights\u2063 of workers as they return to jobs while coping with the uncertainties of their\u200c illness.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The\u2063 grants will be utilized \u200dto expand in-person and virtual visits, establish new \u200bsatellite \u2062clinics, and launch an education\u200b initiative to increase referrals. The focus is \u200bon providing \u2062comprehensive \u200dcare\u2063 and ensuring\u200c that individuals affected\u200b by long COVID have access to the \u200dnecessary resources\u200c and support.<\/p>\n<p>The $45 million funding initiative represents an important step towards addressing the long-term \u200beffects of COVID-19\u2062 and\u2064 supporting \u200cindividuals who continue to face challenges\u2063 related to the \u2064virus. By investing in clinics treating long COVID, the U.S. government\u2063 is \u2064demonstrating its commitment to prioritizing the well-being of those affected by \u200dthis condition.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>of efforts to improve care and accessibility for &#8220;long COVID&#8221; patients, the US government is providing $45 million to clinics. 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