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16 May 2022, 5:00 am by Wachler & Associates, P.C.
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently took note of some of the issues providers are having with MA plans and may present a new avenue for providers dealing with these issues. [read post]
16 Aug 2022, 3:35 pm by Bill Marler
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS), the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) and three local health departments – Kent, Ottawa and Oakland – are investigating a recent increase in the number of illnesses related to E. coli bacteria. [read post]
15 Dec 2015, 10:00 am by Ellen Moskowitz and Mara Wilber
Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”), Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) for alleged violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 or “HIPAA”. [read post]
9 Jul 2012, 3:14 pm by News
A five-year corporate integrity agreement will be overseen by the Department of Health and Human Service’s inspector general’s office. [read post]
24 May 2010, 8:52 am by Hunton & Williams LLP
The Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) within the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) has announced that it will more closely examine covered entities’ breach notification and risk mitigation plans. [read post]
25 Mar 2010, 2:06 pm by William Maruca
As required by Section 13402(e)(4) of the HITECH Act, The Office of Civil Rights of the Department of Health and Human Services has posted a list of PHI breaches affecting 500 or more individuals. [read post]
10 Apr 2011, 9:55 pm by Patent Docs
By James DeGiulio -- Last year, following Genzyme's inability to supply patient needs for the enzyme replacement drug Fabrazyme, concerned Fabry patients petitioned the Department for Health and Human Services (HHS) to exercise the government's "march-in" rights under the Bayh-Dole Act and force Genzyme to license the patents covering the drug to other manufacturers who can produce the needed Fabrazyme quantities (see "Genzyme's… [read post]
4 May 2008, 1:10 am
Carey Cockerell, the Texas Commissioner of Family and Protective Services, testified before the Texas Senate Committee on Health and Human Services last Wednesday on developments and challenges in the handling of children taken into foster care after the raid of the FLDS ranch in Eldorado, Texas. [read post]
Department of Health and Human Services Special Agent in Charge Maureen Dixon explained, “Prescriptions which are not medically necessary, and not for a medically accepted indication, will not be paid for by Medicare and Medicaid. [read post]
12 Jul 2013, 9:52 am by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Civil Rights (OCR) announced late yesterday (July 11, 2013) that WellPoint has agreed to pay $1.7 million to settle OCR charges that WellPoint violated the HIPAA Security Rule and left the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 612,402 individuals accessible to unauthorized individuals over the Internet by failing to implement appropriate administrative and technical safeguards in its… [read post]
31 Aug 2013, 10:33 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Stamer is recognized, internationally, nationally and locally for her more than 25 years of work, advocacy, education and publications on cutting edge health and managed care, employee benefit, human resources and related workforce, insurance and financial services, and health care matters. [read post]
23 Sep 2013, 6:02 am by Larry Catá Backer
Amaka Okany: State Responsibility and the State-Business Nexus under the United Nations Guiding Principles for Business and Human Rights Representatives from US Department of State and Department of Labor have also been confirmed. [read post]
27 Apr 2021, 8:55 am by David W.S. Lieberman
The importance of a successful compliance program has been recognized by the Department of Justice and by the Office of Inspector General for the Department of Health and Human Services through guidance, and Corporate Integrity Agreements. [read post]
26 Oct 2017, 12:05 pm by Debra A. McCurdy
A Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) decision to discontinue ACA cost-sharing reduction (CSR) payments to insurers offering policies through ACA exchanges has cleared its first legal hurdle, with a U.S. district court declining to block the Administration’s action on an emergency basis. [read post]
23 Jan 2024, 5:00 am by Sherica Celine
ACA Nondiscrimination Rules for Health Programs and Activities (ACA Section 1557) Review ACA section 1557, which prohibits health programs and activities that are either federally funded or administered by the Department of Health and Human Services from discriminating against individuals based on protected characteristics under major federal antidiscrimination laws, including race, color, national origin, sex, age, and disability. [read post]
4 May 2022, 8:56 am by Bill Marler
Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra released the following statement: “Tackling food insecurity is key to boosting our nation’s health. [read post]
10 Jan 2012, 4:06 am by Ray Mullman
  Instead, the state should let the federal government build the insurance marketplace in the state for now, Anthony Keck, the director of the state's Department of Health and Human Services, said in an interview. [read post]
2 Nov 2011, 6:05 am by Deven McGraw
  The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a proposed rule setting out some basic requirements for exchanges. [read post]