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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]
13 Sep 2016, 5:20 am by Debra A. McCurdy
The HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) and the Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently issued several reports on various Medicare Part B drug reimbursement issues. [read post]
22 Dec 2011, 1:59 am
Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and U.S. [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]
30 Jun 2014, 6:44 pm by Thomas Hopson
Hobby Lobby, holding (in a five-to-four opinion by Justice Alito) that, “as applied to closely held corporations, the HHS regulations imposing the contraceptive mandate violate the” Religious Freedom Restoration Act. [read post]
19 Jun 2012, 7:47 am
On June 7, 2012, Ann Maxwell, Regional Inspector General, Office of Evaluation and Inspections, Office of Inspector General (OIG), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), testified before the U.S. [read post]
21 Jun 2018, 12:11 pm by luiza
The Office of Refugee Resettlement, a division of HHS, spent approximately $3.4 billion on private companies to shelter and detain these kids in just the last four years. [read post]
2 Jun 2016, 12:14 pm by Debra A. McCurdy
The HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) and the Government Accountability Office (GAO) have recently examined a number of Medicare and Medicaid provider screening and related program integrity issues. [read post]