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10 Oct 2012, 6:16 am
CONGRESSMEN PUSH HHS TO RESPOND TO STATES’ PPACA QUESTIONSIn an October 4 letter to Kathleen Sebelius, the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the leaders of the House Energy and Commerce Committee renewed their request that HHS respond promptly to all outstanding questions from states regarding implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). [read post]
20 Mar 2012, 7:42 am
Final SBC Regulations[*] implementing the Affordable Care Act’s summary of benefits and coverage requirements jointly published February 14, 2012 by the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services (HHS), and the Treasury (the Departments) will require most health plans and health insurers begin providing the SBC and Uniform Glossary meeting Department standards to covered persons and coverage applicants beginning on… [read post]
27 Jul 2008, 8:29 pm
"We are pleased to be able to offer the public a way to track how their money is spent in the Medicaid program," Emma Forkner, director of the state Department of Health and Human Services, said in a statement. [read post]
23 Nov 2020, 4:20 pm
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released complementary rules this past Friday, November 20, 2020, to modernize and clarify the regulations that interpret the Physician Self-Referral Law (the Stark Law) and the federal Anti-Kickback Statute. [read post]
3 Mar 2009, 10:53 am
HB 2367 would ban the chemical Bisphenol-A (BPA) in products intended for use by children, while HB 2792 would give the Department of Human Services the authority to identify chemicals of high concern that pose significant risks to the health of children or developing fetuses. [read post]
30 Sep 2024, 7:19 am
On August 29, 2024, the Office for Civil Rights of the United States Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS-OCR”) withdrew its appeal of an order by the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas’ (“District Court”) declaring unlawful and vacating a portion of an HHS-OCR Bulletin, “Use of Online Tracking Technologies by HIPAA Covered Entities and Business Associates. [read post]
1 Oct 2014, 3:35 pm
Government officials emphasized the importance of risk analysis and risk management in safeguarding PHI at the Seventh Annual “Safeguarding Health Information: Building Assurance Through HIPAA Security” conference held from September 23–24, 2014, and co-hosted by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR). [read post]
27 Dec 2012, 5:23 am
Of that total: Almost $1.605 billion (32%) recovered in FCA cases filed by the government;Approximately $3.325 billion (67%) recovered in QT cases where government intervened;$29.387 million (.059%) recovered in QT cases where government did not intervene; andTotal relator share awards: nearly $431 million (8.7% of total recoveries and judgments).The DOJ divides the FCA/QT new matters and recoveries into three major categories: statistics related to Health and Human… [read post]
30 Dec 2016, 12:19 pm
The US Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) says that it cannot meet the requirements of a federal court order to reduce the horrible backlog of Medicare appeals cases that for many years has plagued the United States and adversely impacted the ability of health care providers to be paid. [read post]
30 Dec 2016, 12:19 pm
The US Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) says that it cannot meet the requirements of a federal court order to reduce the horrible backlog of Medicare appeals cases that for many years has plagued the United States and adversely impacted the ability of health care providers to be paid. [read post]
12 Jan 2012, 12:07 pm
Trustmark Life Insurance Company is the latest health insurance issuer coming under fire from the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) for making what HHS views as “unreasonable” health insurance premium increases under its new “rate review” powers created by the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act (Affordable Care Act). [read post]
8 Mar 2019, 2:30 pm
The State Department is considering whether to withdraw funding for the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) and its sister organization, the Inter-American Commission of Women (CIM). [read post]
2 Nov 2020, 10:37 am
On October 29, 2020, the Office of Civil Rights (“OCR”) of the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) announced that pursuant to credible information by HHS, the FBI, and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), hospitals and healthcare providers are at an imminent risk of a cybersecurity attack. [read post]
13 Dec 2016, 9:58 am
Department of Health and Human Services (“OIG”) issued a Policy Statement that increased the thresholds for gifts to Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries to be considered “nominal” under the beneficiary inducement provisions of the civil monetary penalties law (section 1128A(a)(5) of the Social Security Act) (“CMP Law”). [read post]
19 Mar 2021, 10:35 am
Department of Health and Human, Public Health Emergency Medical Countermeasures Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) “provides an integrated, systematic approach to the development of the necessary vaccines, drugs, therapies, and diagnostic tools for public health emergencies such as chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) accidents, incidents and attacks, pandemic influenza, and emerging infectious diseases… [read post]
13 Oct 2021, 7:16 pm
The agencies include the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General, the FBI, the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Health Care Fraud Unit of the Criminal Division’s Fraud Section, the Health Care Fraud and Appalachian Regional Prescription Opioid Strike Force and the U.S. [read post]
18 May 2016, 12:32 pm
Attorneys’ Offices, state Medicaid Fraud Control Units, state and local prosecutors’ offices, the Department of Health and Human Services, state Adult Protective Services agencies, Long-Term Care Ombudsman programs and other law enforcement officials. [read post]
18 Jan 2012, 1:12 pm
The Affordable Care Act (ACA), as part of its cost containment efforts, empowered the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to adopt electronic transfer standards in an interim final rule with comment period amending the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) electronic transaction standards. [read post]
4 Apr 2018, 11:00 pm
As previously explained in von Briesen's Legal Update OIG Work Plan Moves from Annual to Monthly Updates, the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General (the "OIG") has decided to update its Work Plan monthly. [read post]
16 Apr 2020, 11:00 pm
The bill is wide-sweeping and impacts employment, agriculture, economic development, local government, public utilities, education, insurance, and public health and human services in Wisconsin. [read post]
