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28 Aug 2012, 9:12 am by Cindy Gillespie
 Last week, the Oversight Committee asked IRS for explanation of the tax credit plans, CBO Released Updated Budget and Economic Outlook, and HHS released the final Stage 2 Meaningful Use rule. [read post]
15 Jun 2022, 11:34 am by Jonathan H. Adler
Rather, he asked whether the statute "directly forcelose[d] HHS's understanding," and finding no such direct prohibition on HHS's preferred approach, deferred to the agency. [read post]
1 Oct 2017, 3:00 am by Edward Smith
On Friday, September 22, 2017, officials from the Humboldt Area California Highway Patrol (CHP) along with employees of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) gathered at the front of Eureka’s Target for what, at first glance, looked like a huge traffic stop. [read post]
23 Jan 2018, 4:35 am by Nancy Sheliga
Following the comment period and refinements to the draft framework, HHS expects to release a final draft of the combined trusted exchange framework and common agreement later this year. [read post]
25 Sep 2018, 12:57 pm by Jerri Lynn Ward, J.D.
A lawsuit accuses President Donald Trump’s Treasury, Labor and HHS secretaries of weakening Americans’ access to life-saving medical care by letting the rule regarding short-term plans bypass the ACA’s essential health benefit and pre-existing condition requirements, according to reports. [read post]
 The audit protocol, which is posted on the HHS website, includes new requirements added by the 2013 Omnibus Final Rule for HIPAA covered entities and business associates. [read post]
24 Jan 2014, 10:22 am by Sabrina I. Pacifici
HHS news release: “Approximately 5.6 million American children alive today – or one out of every 13 children under age 18 – will die prematurely from smoking-related diseases unless current smoking rates drop, according to a new Surgeon General’s report. [read post]
7 Dec 2020, 10:29 am by Robert Kraft
Politico reports that HHS Secretary Azar on Sunday “defended the Trump administration’s vaccine plans and said distribution could begin in a matter of days pending approval by the FDA,” while Bloomberg reports he predicted, “all Americans who want to get a Covid-19 vaccine should be able to do so by the second quarter of next year. [read post]
23 Dec 2011, 7:40 am by David M. Trontz
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that three operators of a local healthcare agency have entered guilty pleas for their involvement in a $60 billion home healthcare Medicare fraud scheme. [read post]
29 Jun 2010, 11:49 am by FDABlog HPM
Matthees –   USDA and HHS have announced the availability of the final Report of the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (“DGAC”). [read post]
21 Sep 2012, 7:25 am by David S. Dessen, Esq.
Zone Program Integrity Contractors (ZPICs) are charged with detecting fraud, waste and abuse in Medicare Parts A, B, C, D, Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, and Orthotics Suppliers (DMEPOS), Home Health and Hospice agencies (HH+H), and Medi-Medi (a partnership between Medicaid and Medicare designed to enhance collaboration between the two programs to reduce fraud, waste and abuse). [read post]
In honor of this occasion, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) and the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) have jointly launched an updated HIPAA Security Risk Assessment (SRA) Tool to help covered entities and business associates comply with the HIPAA Security Rule. [read post]
11 Oct 2021, 6:03 am by Wachler & Associates, P.C.
On September 30, 2021, the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued guidance to help consumers, businesses, and healthcare entities understand when the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Privacy Rule applies to disclosures and requests for information about an individual’s COVID-19 vaccination status. [read post]
10 Jan 2011, 8:08 am by Stanley D. Baum
The Departments of Health and Human Services ("HHS"), Labor and the Treasury (the "Departments") have issued new FAQs for the Affordable Care Act, the Mental Health Parity Act and some other matters. [read post]
13 Jul 2018, 4:17 am by Debra A. McCurdy
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has proposed its annual update to Medicare home health prospective payment system (HHS PPS) rates for calendar year 2019, along with a broader case-mix methodology reform proposal that would be implemented beginning in 2020. [read post]
6 Jul 2011, 2:59 am
  The anti-smuggling strategy was cooperatively developed by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to help spot and prevent smuggled foods from entering the United States.Smuggled foods could pose a threat to national security and consumer safety.FDA and the U.S. [read post]
5 Jan 2011, 11:51 am by gstasiewicz
Judicial Watch, the public interest group that investigates and prosecutes government corruption, announced today that it filed a lawsuit on January 3, 2011, against the Obama Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) regarding a controversial decision by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to undertake a one-year review of the prostate cancer treatment Provenge to determine if the treatment is “reasonable and necessary” and should therefore be reimbursed. [read post]
8 Apr 2010, 2:59 am
Federal inspections of food manufacturing facilities and federal enforcement actions against food companies are decreasing, according to a government report released this week.According to a new report from the Health and Human Services (HHS) inspector general, the U.S. [read post]