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28 Jan 2014, 9:00 am
., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law In December 2013, the US Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office of Medicare Hearings and Appeals (OMHA) notified hospitals, doctors, nursing homes and other health care providers that due to a backlog of Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) appeals, the agency would be suspending acting on new requests for hearings filed. [read post]
28 Jan 2014, 9:00 am
., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law In December 2013, the US Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office of Medicare Hearings and Appeals (OMHA) notified hospitals, doctors, nursing homes and other health care providers that due to a backlog of Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) appeals, the agency would be suspending acting on new requests for hearings filed. [read post]
28 Jan 2014, 9:00 am
., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law In December 2013, the US Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office of Medicare Hearings and Appeals (OMHA) notified hospitals, doctors, nursing homes and other health care providers that due to a backlog of Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) appeals, the agency would be suspending acting on new requests for hearings filed. [read post]
26 Dec 2023, 5:00 am
Department of Health and Human Services or the DoJ should provide guidance clarifying the ADA protections for persons with substance use disorder and, in particular, circumstances under which persons who currently use illegal drugs are protected by the ADA (i.e., the scope of the health care services exception). [read post]
29 Oct 2014, 11:13 am
The article discusses a number of trends predicted for the near future stemming from the HIPAA Omnibus Rule introduced last year, such as an increase in the number of investigations by the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights regarding the illegal use, disclosure, and sale of PHI without patient authorization, particularly when used for marketing and fundraising purposes. [read post]
24 Sep 2013, 6:02 pm
Employers using health reimbursement arrangements (HRAs), health flexible spending plans (HFSAs) or other employer payment plan arrangements under which the employer provides a fixed defined contribution from the employer to employees to use to purchase individual or group health insurance should have those arrangements reviewed for compliance with the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act (ACA) annual limit and preventive care rules as interpreted… [read post]
1 Aug 2018, 10:33 am
On August 1 the Departments of Treasury, Labor, and Health and Human Services (the Departments) published a final rule that will expand the availability of short-term limited duration insurance (STLDI). [read post]
27 Jul 2012, 11:15 am
Department of Health and Human Services U.S. [read post]
15 Dec 2011, 9:13 pm
-based home health care provider agrees to pay more than $150,000 in back wages following US Labor Department investigation. [read post]
3 Feb 2007, 4:04 am
Rick Perry's order [text], which directs the state Department of Health and Human Services [official website] to promulgate rules mandating the [read post]
9 May 2012, 8:49 pm
The new Publication addresses various questions about the MHPAEA such as: If a health plan may define mental health coverage as consisting solely of inpatient care benefits; Whether the MHPAEA prohibits health plans from using separate managed behavioral health organizations to provide utilization review and other services with respect to mental health and/or substance abuse benefits (sometimes called a carve-out arrangements); How… [read post]
28 Oct 2019, 1:08 pm
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has adopted its proposal to rescind the standard unique health plan identifier (HPID) and the “other entity identifier” (OEID), along with related implementation specifications and requirements for their use. [read post]
6 May 2020, 9:55 am
On March 9, 2020, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) finalized two rules aimed to promote patient access to their health data. [read post]
9 Dec 2011, 8:44 am
Nolan The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is taking two steps to make it easier for eligible professionals, such as physicians, dentists, oral surgeons, optometrists, podiatrists and chiropractors, to meet the requirements for Meaningful Use of Electronic Health Records (EHRs) and thus qualify for Medicare EHR incentive payments. [read post]
29 Jul 2022, 12:16 pm
The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Department of Labor (DOL) and Department of the Treasury (Treasury) Thursday jointly announced new guidelines intended to clarify protections for birth control coverage from both businesses and health insurance providers under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). [read post]
18 May 2012, 11:12 am
The Department of Health & Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) is watching. [read post]
18 Jan 2011, 3:31 am
The Department of Health and Human Services will release a study today showing that tens of millions of Americans have pre-existing conditions, according to this article in the Washington Post. [read post]
23 Feb 2022, 11:08 am
On February 4, 2022, the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) issued a favorable advisory opinion on a proposal by a nonprofit children’s hospital to enter into an arrangement with two individual donors, who intend on making a testamentary gift to the hospital that would be used to reduce and subsidize costs incurred by patients. [read post]
5 Dec 2023, 9:00 am
On November 6, 2023, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of the Inspector General (OIG), released 91 pages of "General Compliance Program Guidance" (GCPG) on its website. [read post]
16 Aug 2023, 11:24 am
On July 25, the Department of Labor, Department of the Treasury, and Department of Health and Human Services (the Departments) released new Proposed Rules (Proposed Rules) that clarify certain requirements imposed by the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA). [read post]
