HHS State-Federal COVID-19 Resources

Daily Federal Agency Updates Related to COVID-19

Learn more about the state and federal resources NCSL has put together for our members on a number of health and human services topics and COVID-19. Also read COVID-19: Daily Announcements From Federal Agencies.

Information Alerts, Letters and Statements

• NCSL Joint Letter: Big 7 and External Partners Letter to Congressional Leadership to enhance Federal Medical Assistance Percentages (FMAP) for the Medicaid program & rescind Medicaid Fiscal Accountability Rule (MFAR). (July 10, 2020)
• NCSL Information Alert: President Trump Declares State of Emergency for COVID-19 (updated March 25, 2020)
• NCSL Letter to Congress: Response to COVID-19 Virus Outbreak | PDF
• NCSL Issues Statement on Coronavirus Funding Bill
• NCSL Letter to Congressional Leadership: New Sick and Family Medical Leave Requirements in First Coronavirus Response Act (HR 6201) (March 21, 2020)

Federal COVID-19 Blogs

• Congress Appropriates at Least $1.05 Billion to States, Territories, Tribes to Combat COVID-19
• Health, Human Service Highlights from Second COVID-19 Relief Bill
• Coronavirus, A Federal and State Rundown
• A Look at Health Provisions in the CARES Act
• Human Services and Housing Analysis of Third COVID-19 Package
• A Quick Review of the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act
• SNAP Food Assistance Flexibilities Grow During COVID-19
• Webinar June 24: Using the Federal Child Nutrition Programs to Respond to COVID-19 

Federal Legislative Summaries

• NCSL Summary of HR 6201
• COVID-19 Stimulus Bill: What It Means for States
• HEROES Act Provisions
• Coronavirus (COVID-19) Response Child Nutrition & School Meals 

State and Federal Health Related Blogs

• Safeguarding the Susceptible: Protecting Long-Term Care Patients During a Pandemic
• COVID-19: Drug Shortages Amid a Pandemic
• Pregnant in a Pandemic: Coronavirus Changes Birth Plans for Many
• COVID-19 Contact Tracing: What It Is and How It Is Getting Done in States
• COVID-19 Is Calling the Shots: Report Shows Decreased Childhood Immunization Rates
• Chronic Conditions and COVID-19: Keeping Care Close, at a Distance
• Bridging the Gap to Youth Mental Health During COVID-19 
• New and Updated CDC Guidance for Certain Groups and Settings
• Combating Misinformation During an 'Infodemic'
• States Acting Quickly to Support 911 COVID-19 Responders
• How States Are Leveraging Their Medicaid Programs to Respond to COVID-19
• Mitigating Health Workforce Barriers During the COVID-19 Pandemic
• What Costs Do Patients Face During a Global Pandemic?

HHS COVID-19 Related Webinars

• Therapies and Vaccines | View Webinar
• State and Federal Public Health Responses | View Webinar
• Housing and Homelessness | View Webinar
• Guidance for Easing State Restrictions  | View Webinar
• Leveraging Medicaid for Coverage, Testing and Treatment | View Webinar
• Engaging Private Health Insurance for Coverage, Testing and Treatment | View Webinar
• Ensuring Financial Stability of Health Care Facilities | View Webinar
• Mobilizing a Safe and Adequate Health Workforce | View Webinar
• State Efforts on Testing and Contact Tracing | View Webinar
• COVID-19 and Child Welfare: A Series of Virtual Meetings | View Archived Meetings
• Education, Child Care and Nutrition |View Webinar
• COVID-19: Maintaining Child Vaccination Rates During a Pandemic

COVID 19 Related NCSL Podcast Episodes

• "Our American States" | COVID-19: State Public Health and Fiscal Responses
• "Our American States" | COVID-19: Feeding Kids During the Pandemic 
• "Our American States" | COVID-19: Health Care in Rural America
• "Our American States" | COVID-19: Coronavirus Modeling and Reopening the Economy 
• "Our American States" | COVID-19: States, the CDC and Suicide Prevention