President Joe Biden has ordered the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to strengthen care for individuals experiencing “long COVID” and increase clinical research on prolonged illness and other conditions following an acute COVID-19 infection.
Tuesday’s memorandum instructs HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra to quarterback “the government-wide response to the long-term effects of COVID-19,” a push that will include secretaries from the Department of Defense, the Department of Labor and other federal agencies as well as private sector partners including payers and providers.
