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27 Jun 2012, 2:16 pm by Debra A. McCurdy
The HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) estimates that the four DME Medicare Administrative Contractors (DME MACs) improperly allowed a total of approximately $271 million in Medicare claims for home blood-glucose test strip and/or lancet supplies in 2007 that the OIG identified as high utilization claims. [read post]
4 Jun 2016, 5:52 pm by Sabrina I. Pacifici
HHS – “Poverty in the United States: 50-Year Trends and Safety Net Impacts presents analyses of the impact of the safety net on poverty rates and a close look at populations experiencing high risks of poverty during the 50 years since the War on Poverty began. [read post]
17 Jul 2023, 3:22 pm by Kate Fort
Letter Here The Administration (DOI, HHS, and DOJ) are asking for input on the following: What additional supports would Tribal leaders find helpful to build their Tribe’s capacity to exercise their rights and responsibilities under ICWA? [read post]
13 Oct 2011, 10:24 pm by Walter Olson
HHS doesn’t think you’re sophisticated enough to handle that freedom [Stewart Baker] Uh-oh: some New York lawmakers want “a more refined First Amendment” [Slashdot, Lucy Steigerwald] Wal-Mart v. [read post]
16 Mar 2021, 6:15 am by Wachler & Associates, P.C.
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced a 45-day extension of the public comment period for the proposed modifications to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) privacy rule. [read post]
19 Oct 2010, 5:17 am by Walter Olson
GAO: HHS acted in “unusual” way when it muzzled health plans on ObamaCare costs [Cannon/Cato-at-Liberty, earlier] “Trial Opens for Adoption Attorney Accused of Stealing From Clients” [NYLJ] U.K.: A “human right” to have someone prosecuted? [read post]
25 Jun 2010, 10:30 am by Lucas A. Ferrara, Esq.
Statement from HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on News that Second California Insurer, Aetna, Withdraws Rate Hike After Major Math Errors Discovered "I applaud California for its decision to shine more light on skyrocketing insurance rates and demand more accountability after uncovering that a second insurer used faulty math to try to justify exorbitant health insurance premium increases. [read post]
13 Mar 2012, 6:18 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) $1,500,000 and to take certain other actions specified in a corrective action plan to settle potential violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Privacy and Security Rules. [read post]
10 Jun 2011, 12:12 pm
Five U.S. senators requested an investigation by the Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services ("HHS") into the legality of physician-owned distributorships ("PODs"). [read post]
23 Dec 2009, 4:00 am by Robert A. Kraft
Department of Health and Human Services, Center for Disease Control and Prevention (HHS/CDC) is removing HIV from the list of communicable diseases of public health significance and references to HIV from the scope of medical examinations for foreign nationals. [read post]
20 Mar 2018, 10:00 pm by Laura Ray
Department of Health and Human Services has cut back on in-person meetings of Advisory Committees under the purview of the HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH). [read post]
4 Jun 2010, 7:40 am
In an effort to bring down health care costs the state secretary of HHS will ration care in order to rein in the "medical arms race".A more rigorous examination could affect the “determination of need’’ applications filed with the Department of Public Health when health care providers propose to open or expand buildings, add medical equipment, or change ownership — all of which require state approval. [read post]
4 May 2009, 10:52 am
The Michigan Medicaid False Claims Act (FCA) has been found by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG), which has the authority to make this determination, to meet the requirements of the Deficit Reduction Act (DRA). [read post]
20 May 2016, 9:32 am by The Health Law Partners
The HHS Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) has begun issuing notices for Phase 2 HIPAA Audits applicable to covered entities and their business associates. [read post]
15 Jun 2017, 7:55 am by Robert Kraft
Kenneth Thorpe, Chair of the Department of Health Policy & Management in the Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University and former Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health Policy in HHS, wrote in The Hill’s “Pundits” blog that “no one would argue that the FDA needs to be thorough in ensuring that drugs are both safe and effective before they become available to patients. [read post]
8 Feb 2022, 3:50 am by Rochester Elder Law Staff
HHS also reports that those who receive Medicaid-financed nursing home care will spend more time in residence than those who self-finance their care or have private long-term care insurance. [read post]
26 Sep 2011, 2:53 pm
" However, supporters of HHS's decision claim that this lack of confidentiality places even more stress on the peer review environment. [read post]