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7 Sep 2016, 2:06 pm by Jerri Lynn Ward, J.D.
The transformation will eliminate the need for the Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services and the Department of Aging and Disability Services to operate as separate agencies by 2017. [read post]
25 Feb 2020, 3:00 pm by Debra A. McCurdy
The Trump Administration’s proposed fiscal year (FY) 2021 budget calls for significant cuts to federal health spending, including a 10% decrease in Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) discretionary spending in FY 2021 and a $1.6 trillion net reduction in health entitlements over the next decade. [read post]
12 Jul 2020, 6:40 pm by Ben Vernia
Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General (OIG), which will remain in effect for five years. [read post]
4 Oct 2008, 2:00 am
The Times article by Robert Pear reports on a recent Department of Health and Human Services report revealing that 94% of the nation's nursing homes were cited in 2007 for violations. [read post]
The Trump Administration’s proposed fiscal year (FY) 2020 budget includes extensive health policy provisions – as evidenced by the 162-page Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) “Budget in Brief. [read post]
A final rule published by the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) significantly scales back nondiscrimination regulations first released in 2016. [read post]
16 Feb 2018, 5:39 am by Debra A. McCurdy
While most of the President’s policy proposals for Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) programs would require Congressional approval, others are characterized as administrative proposals that presumably would not involve Congress. [read post]
21 Jan 2021, 6:59 am by Kristin Parker
Notably, the position advanced by DOJ’s statement of interest is consistent with guidance recently issued by the outgoing General Counsel of the Department of Health and Human Services, which concluded that the PREP Act is a “complete preemption” statute. [read post]
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]
6 Nov 2019, 6:57 am by Robert Kraft
Department of Health and Human Services; department Secretary Alex Azar; the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services; and agency Administrator Seema Verma. [read post]
7 Feb 2019, 3:03 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Health plans and their employer and other sponsors, fiduciaries, administrators and other service providers, as well as health care providers, health care clearinghouses and their business associates (“Covered Entities”) should reconfirm the adequacy of their Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (“HIPAA”) compliance and risk management in light the U.S Department of Health and… [read post]
8 May 2023, 12:28 am by Christin Thompson
Medicare Exclusion Risks: Employing Excluded Individuals Can Result in Significant Administrative, Civil and / or Criminal Liabilities (May 8, 2023): One of the most severe administrative sanctions available under the Social Security Act stems from the authority of the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)[1] to “exclude” individuals and entities from… [read post]
16 Feb 2017, 3:01 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to settle potential violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Privacy and Security Rules sends a clear warning message to all health plans, healthcare providers and health care clearinghouses (Covered Entities) and their business associates that simply adopting HIPAA policies alone is insufficient to avoid getting nailed by OCR under HIPAA; Covered… [read post]
5 Mar 2009, 5:00 am
The following information from the Brain Injury Association of America concerns the most recent federal budget proposals and their impact on traumatic brain injury fundings: FY09 Omnibus Appropriations On February 25, the House passed the FY 2009 omnibus spending bill covering the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Labor, and the Department of Education. [read post]
2 Mar 2020, 7:29 am by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Today (March 2, 2020) is the last day to submit comments on Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) “Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2021; Notice Requirement for Non-Federal Governmental Plans Proposed Rule” (“Proposed Rule”) published by HHS on February 6. 2020. [read post]
8 Jan 2021, 9:10 am by Wachler & Associates, P.C.
On December 28, 2020, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) announced that skilled nursing home residents and staff members would begin to receive the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine immediately. [read post]
2 Aug 2023, 6:30 am by Ezra Rosser
Specifically, it recommends that the Department of Health and Human Services issue guidance articulating an obligation on the part of all recipients of federal health care funding to act affirmatively to advance health equity. [read post]
1 Dec 2009, 7:00 am
The Mayor announced the appointment in the Blue Room of City Hall, where he was joined by Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services Linda I. [read post]