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30 Sep 2021, 4:50 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Yesterday’s release by the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Treasury and the Office of Personnel Management (“Agencies”) release yesterday (September 30, 2021) an a third interim final rule (“3rd Rule”) implementing requirements applicable to health plans and health care providers enacted under the No Surprises Act (the “Act) warns health plans, their employer and other sponsors,… [read post]
The general consensus among legal commentators is that the executive orders are not self-executing and implementation of the policies therein will, therefore, likely require either notice and comment rulemaking by the Department of the Health and Human Services (“HHS”) or legislation. [read post]
4 Apr 2012, 2:37 am by Robert Kraft
Medicaid is currently the largest payer of nursing home costs in the United States[4]. [read post]
25 Oct 2011, 3:00 am by Kyle Krull
After much speculation, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has pulled the plug on the CLASS part of the health law. [read post]
3 Apr 2017, 9:30 pm by Thomas D. Campbell
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and U.S. [read post]
3 Apr 2017, 9:40 pm by Thomas D. Campbell
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and U.S. [read post]
19 Jul 2013, 12:12 am by Christina Reichert
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a rule clarifying the requirements for assistance personnel in certain Affordable Care Act exchanges.The Tennis Channel appealed a court’s decision to reverse the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) ruling that Comcast Corp. was discriminating against the Tennis Channel.The FDA allowed the marketing of… [read post]
5 Nov 2011, 5:40 am
For example, a nursing home advocacy reform group recently called upon the United States Department of Health and Human Services to address the issue. [read post]
11 Aug 2008, 3:14 pm
  Preventive Services MIPPA authorizes the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (“the Secretary”) to expand Medicare coverage to additional preventive services that (1) identify medical conditions or risk factors classified as grade A or B by the United States Preventive Services Task Force, (2) are reasonable and necessary for prevention or early… [read post]
26 Jan 2011, 1:31 am by Ben Vernia
Health care fraud that affects the health, safety, and well-being of Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries is of paramount concern to the Department. [read post]
16 Mar 2009, 7:34 am
  The new rule, which was issued in September, generally prohibits state health departments and contractors from participating in private lawsuits involving facilities that are in the federal assistance program without approval by the head of the Department of Health and Human Services. [read post]
2 Sep 2013, 11:30 pm by Theodore Ruger
 How the Court Gave States More Options  The Supreme Court’s NFIB decision substantially broadened the degree of meaningful choice states retain in deciding whether to accept or decline federal funds to expand their Medicaid programs, and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has through rulemaking in the past two years emphasized that it will permit states “maximum flexibility” in… [read post]
17 Aug 2010, 10:30 am by Lebowitz & Mzhen
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services announced last week that they are recommending that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services should fine Britthaven nursing home the maximum allowed fine by federal law, $20,000. [read post]
18 Dec 2019, 10:03 am by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
  It currently operates approximately 160 pharmacies in 47 states across the United States, which dispense tens of millions of prescription drugs to LTC facilities that serve elderly and disabled individuals. [read post]
3 Nov 2022, 9:05 pm by Nabil Shaikh
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services finalized a rule that adjusts payment rates for physicians providing behavioral health services. [read post]
6 Nov 2018, 10:56 am by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
She regularly helps employer and other health benefit plan sponsors and vendors, health industry, insurers, health IT, life sciences and other health and insurance industry clients design, document and enforce plans, practices, policies, systems and solutions; manage regulatory, contractual and other legal and operational compliance; vendors and suppliers; deal with Medicare, Medicaid, CHIP, Medicare/Medicaid Advantage, ERISA,… [read post]
26 Oct 2022, 5:00 am by Katie Gu
Department of Health & Human Services’ (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued two guidances reaffirming privacy protections guaranteed by HIPAA. [read post]