卫生与公众服务部宣布佛州、阿拉巴马州因飓风「伊萨亚斯」进入公共卫生紧急状态，医保灵活性措施追溯生效
华盛顿——美国卫生与公众服务部（HHS）10月14日宣布，部长小罗伯特·F·肯尼迪（Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.）已于10月13日认定，佛罗里达州与阿拉巴马州因飓风「伊萨亚斯」（Isaias）构成公共卫生紧急状态。此项认定跟进特朗普总统10月9日对这两个州作出的紧急状态宣布。
认定生效后，HHS可授权临时豁免或调整部分规定，帮助联邦医疗保险与医疗补助服务中心（CMS）支持受灾地区的医疗服务提供者与供应商，继续为联邦医疗保险（Medicare）、医疗补助（Medicaid）和儿童健康保险计划（CHIP）参保人提供服务。相关灵活性措施分别追溯至10月6日在佛罗里达州、10月7日在阿拉巴马州生效。CMS已于10月15日公布适用于两州受影响医疗机构的一揽子豁免与资源，并开放第1135条豁免申请通道。
HHS下属的战略准备与响应管理局（ASPR）表示，在风暴登陆前已向风险地区预置区域人员，监测风暴对公共卫生与医疗系统的影响，并派出医疗系统评估小组评估医疗设施受损情况。ASPR还向风暴路径上的各州共享了HHS emPOWER数据，帮助响应人员按地区识别依赖电力驱动医疗设备、机构透析或居家医疗等基本服务的医保参保人数量。
HHS Declares Public Health Emergencies in Florida and Alabama Following Hurricane Isaias
Washington — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced on October 14 that Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. determined on October 13 that public health emergencies exist in Florida and Alabama as a result of Hurricane Isaias. The determinations follow President Trump's October 9 emergency declarations for both states.
The declarations allow HHS to authorize temporary waivers and modifications of certain requirements, helping the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) support health care providers and suppliers serving people enrolled in Medicare, Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) in the covered emergency areas. The flexibilities are retroactive to October 6, 2026, in Florida and October 7, 2026, in Alabama. CMS on October 15 published blanket waivers and additional resources for affected providers in both states, along with a channel for requesting further 1135 waivers.
HHS said its Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR) pre-positioned regional staff in areas at risk before the storm made landfall, deployed Healthcare System Assessment Teams to evaluate the storm's impact on health care facilities, and shared HHS emPOWER datasets with states in the storm's path. The data help responders identify, by geographic area, Medicare beneficiaries who rely on electricity-dependent medical equipment or essential services such as facility-based dialysis and home health care.
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