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6 Apr 2016, 4:55 pm by Sabrina I. Pacifici
Via the White House: “Today, delivering on another commitment in the President’s Climate Action Plan, the Obama Administration released a new final report called The Impacts of Climate Change on Human Health in the United States: A Scientific Assessment, which significantly advances what we know about the impacts of climate change on public health, and the confidence with which we know it. [read post]
28 Sep 2011, 1:37 pm
In a press release issued September 27, 2011, the United States Department of Justice, the Department of Health and Human Services, and the FBI announced that two Miami-area residents pled guilty for their roles in a $25 million home health Medicare fraud scheme. [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]
24 Jul 2023, 12:12 pm by Ryan P. Blaney and Matthew J. Westbrook
On July 20, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and the Office for Civil Rights of the United States Department of Health and Human Services (“OCR”) announced that they had sent a warning letter to about 130 hospital systems and telehealth providers, alerting them about the risks and concerns of using online tracking technologies, such as the Meta/Facebook pixel and Google Analytics, which can track users’… [read post]
8 Jun 2012, 7:11 am by Misti D. Munster
United States Department of Health and Human Services, declared Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) unconstitutional. [read post]
28 Sep 2021, 5:00 am by Ellen Pighini and Catherine David
Because of the sensitivity of health information, the United States has developed a variety of legal protections and enforcement mechanisms regarding the privacy and security of health information, including state and federal law, regulations, and federal agency guidance. [read post]
A recent report from the Office of the Inspector General of the United States Department of Health and Human Services confirms just how widespread the problem is. [read post]
5 Jan 2011, 3:01 pm
A recent report from the Office of the Inspector General of the United States Department of Health and Human Services confirms just how widespread the problem is. [read post]
2 Mar 2016, 5:00 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Employer and union sponsored group health plans covered by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) and their insurers are not required to comply with a Vermont state law that requires health insurers and certain other parties to report payments relating to health care claims and other information relating to health care services to a state agency for compilation in an all-inclusive health care database,… [read post]
30 Sep 2008, 6:36 pm
The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) reports that more than 90% of nursing homes in the United States were cited for violating federal standards every year for the past three years according to an article in The Seattle Times. [read post]
6 Nov 2018, 6:51 am by The Health Law Partners
Specifically, the court ordered that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) achieve the following reductions from the current backlog of 426,594 pending appeals: – 19 percent reduction by the end of FY 2019 Continue reading → [read post]
11 Apr 2012, 10:06 am
Department of Health and Human Services to ensure its continued compliance with federal health care program requirements. [read post]
12 Jun 2019, 11:00 pm
von Briesen continues to monitor the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General (the "OIG") Work Plan to provide insight into emerging legal trends in health care. [read post]
26 Feb 2019, 10:00 pm
von Briesen continues to monitor the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General (the "OIG") Work Plan to provide insight into emerging legal trends in health care. [read post]
24 Sep 2015, 6:59 am by hvwlawyers
On September 17, 2015, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit (8th Circuit) ruled against the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in two cases regarding the contraceptive mandate found within the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA). [read post]
24 Sep 2015, 6:59 am by vanwil
On September 17, 2015, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit (8th Circuit) ruled against the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in two cases regarding the contraceptive mandate found within the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA). [read post]
20 Sep 2006, 6:57 am
RodrigueOn August 24, 2006, the Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) of the United States Department of Health and Human Services (“DHHS”), through its Office of Audit Services, issued a report finding that the Medicare Program overpaid an estimated twenty million dollars for non-physician radiology services provided to hospital inpatients. [read post]