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18 Jul 2022, 8:03 am
On July 13, the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued guidance to retail pharmacies that refusing to dispense a prescribed medication or making a determination on the suitability of that medication on the basis of the patient’s sex, pregnancy, or pregnancy-related conditions is discriminatory conduct in violation of federal law.[1] The guidance made clear that refusing to dispense or making suitability… [read post]
30 Jun 2022, 4:02 pm
LinkedIn SLP Health Care Risk Management & Operations Group, HR & Benefits Update Compliance Group, and/or Coalition for Responsible Health Care Policy. [read post]
16 Jun 2022, 9:05 pm
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to cut reimbursement rates for specific drugs, a decision that the Court noted cost affected hospitals approximately $1.6 billion annually. [read post]
2 May 2022, 2:12 pm
She also represents and defends clients in investigations, audits, enforcement actions and other dealings with the the Department of Labor, IRS, HHS, DOD, FTC, SEC, CDC and other public health, Department of Justice and a multitude of federal, state, and locate agencies, state attorneys’ general and other federal and state agencies, public and private credentialing, licensing and accreditation bodies, as well as conducts and counsels clients on private litigation,… [read post]
24 Apr 2022, 7:46 am
Living conditions in solitary confinement are deplorable: lack of mental and physical health treatment, unsanitary food service practices, little or no reading material, lack of air conditioning or inadequate ventilation, incessant debilitating noise, and no human social contact. [read post]
29 Mar 2022, 5:04 pm
Employer and other group health plan sponsors, fiduciaries, administrators and insurers should prepare their plans and their administrators to respond appropriately to today’s (3/29/2022) U.S. [read post]
9 Mar 2022, 7:47 pm
For instance, in August, 2021, London-based educational publishing giant Pearson plc, agreed to pay $1 million to settle SEC charges that it had inadequate cybersecurity disclosure controls and procedures and made misleading statements and omissions about the 2018 data breach involving the theft of student data and administrator log-in credentials of 13,000 school, district and university customer accounts. [read post]
3 Mar 2022, 9:32 pm
As a part of this work, she has continuously and extensively worked with domestic and international health plans, their sponsors, fiduciaries, administrators, and insurers; managed care and insurance organizations; hospitals, health care systems, clinics, skilled nursing, long term care, rehabilitation and other health care providers and facilities; medical staff, accreditation, peer review and quality committees and organizations; billing,… [read post]
28 Feb 2022, 9:51 am
The easing of the standard also may impact health care, community, religious, charitable or other organizations concerned that certain populations of noncitizens they service could be denied entry or forced to leave the United States. [read post]
22 Feb 2022, 9:34 am
Long COVID is Now Considered a Disability Under the Americans with Disabilities ActAccording to a recent guidance issued by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under President Joe Biden, long COVID is now recognized as a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act, Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. [read post]
18 Feb 2022, 7:23 pm
The Infrastructure Law will assist: The Forest Service in providing increased capacity to more sustainable recreation areas in our precious National Forests and Parks; The NOAA in improving and protecting the Nation’s fisheries; The Department of Health and Human Services in providing energy assistance to those who cannot afford to heat or cool their home; and The Department of Transportation in researching new safety technologies for the… [read post]
17 Nov 2021, 2:44 pm
Employer-based health plans, health insurance issuers, and other group health plans should begin preparing to report prescription drug and health coverage costs data for prescription drugs covered by their programs after December 31, 2021 required by an interim final rule with request for comments issued by the Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS), Labor, the Treasury (collectively, the Departments), and the… [read post]
15 Nov 2021, 2:26 pm
Alternatively, commenters may submit comments by mail to: Regular Mail: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services, Attention: CMS-3415-IFC, P.O. [read post]
8 Nov 2021, 2:00 am
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) through the OCR and the U.S. [read post]
8 Nov 2021, 2:00 am
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) through the OCR and the U.S. [read post]
31 Oct 2021, 9:05 pm
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) even issued a bulletin reminding covered entities of their obligations under civil rights laws not to discriminate in the provision of health care services based on race, national origin, sex, age, or disability. [read post]
27 Oct 2021, 9:03 pm
Congress had in fact left these policies in place since 1999, when the Immigration and Nationality Service published them in a field guidance. [read post]
19 Oct 2021, 11:41 am
Since 2001, this National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration program has awarded more than $63.9 million in funds to marine mammal stranding network participants for stranded marine mammal rehabilitation and data collection. [read post]
19 Oct 2021, 10:10 am
The DOJ Cyber-Fraud Initiative follows a similar interpretation of the Department of Health & Human Services (“HHS”) Office Inspector General (“OIG”) about the cybersecurity and cyberbreach compliance requirements health care providers and health plan issuers participating in Medicare and certain other federally funded health care programs (“Medicare Participating Providers”) are… [read post]
11 Oct 2021, 7:59 pm
Companies that produce products used by the Department of Defense (DoD) may be required to comply with the minimum cybersecurity standards set by DFARS if those products aren’t commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS). [read post]
