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18 Oct 2013, 11:56 am by Jim Gerl
The recommendations included: that the Department of Education compile information about state civil rights laws and procedures that relate to bullying, and inform complainants about state legal options; that the Departments of Education, HHS, and Justice develop information about bullied demographic groups in their surveys; and assess whether legal protections are adequate for these groups. [read post]
24 Jun 2014, 4:57 am by Debra A. McCurdy
On June 25, 2014, HHS and the Departments of Labor and Treasury are publishing a final rule addressing the treatment of employment orientation periods for purposes of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) health insurance coverage waiting period limitation. [read post]
9 Feb 2016, 1:57 pm
On May 22, 2014, the American Hospital Association (AHA), together with three hospitals, filed suit in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, requesting mandamus relief, compelling the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to act within the statutorily required timeframes. [read post]
17 Sep 2013, 4:37 am by Geoff Cockrell
It is the second biggest HIPAA breach ever reported, according to an iHealthBeat report citing HHS data. [read post]
18 Mar 2020, 10:30 am
As more folks (and providers) turn to telemedicine as an alternative health care delivery option, especially now due to CV-19, the issue of patient privacy comes up:"HHS ... will exercise enforcement discretion and waive penalties for HIPAA violations against health care providers that serve patients in good faith through everyday communications technologies, such as FaceTime or Skype, during the COVID-19 emergency. [read post]
7 Jan 2013, 7:30 am
And there's zero indication that HHS Secretary Shecantbeserious has any intention of negotiating with you.After all, why should she? [read post]
5 Apr 2021, 11:30 pm by Thaddeus Mason Pope, JD, PhD
Upon taking office, President Biden reversed a number of Trump executive orders and halted the publication of several sets of regulations from the HHS Office of Civil Rights. [read post]
1 Jan 2014, 1:32 pm
A not-so-Happy New Year for those of us for whom health insurance, and health care, are a priority:"More than 4.7 million Americans had their health insurance canceled as a result of [the ObamaqTax] ... but [HHS Secretary Shecantbeserious] confirmed Tuesday that between federal and state exchanges, just 2 million Americans have signed up for (coverage)." [read post]
26 Mar 2014, 6:20 am
We have no plans to extend the open enrollment period," HHS official Julie Bataille said. [read post]
26 Jun 2014, 6:00 am
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) prior to his appointment. [read post]
5 Dec 2014, 5:20 am by Debra A. McCurdy
The HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) has released a report that examines the extent to which Medicare mail order market share for diabetes test strips changed after the start of national mail order competitive bidding for these items on July 1, 2013. [read post]
24 Jan 2023, 4:05 am by Howard Friedman
  In light of recent developments and consistent with Executive Order 14076, within 60 days of the date of this memorandum:     (a)  The Secretary of HHS, in consultation with the Attorney General and the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall consider:(i)   issuing guidance for patients seeking legal access to mifepristone, as well as for providers and entities, including pharmacies, that provide reproductive healthcare and seek to legally prescribe and… [read post]
23 Jul 2016, 8:55 pm by Howard Friedman
In a Request For Information (full text) published yesterday in the Federal Register, the IRS, HHS and Employee Benefits Security Administration asked for suggestions on ways to further accommodate objections by religious non-profits to  furnishing their employees coverage for contraceptive services in employer health plans. [read post]
16 Aug 2017, 9:27 am
" Founded by the "national coordinator for health information technology at the [HHS] in the Obama administration," the firm is focused on reducing the cost of healthcare (and, hopefully, health insurance).Promising.■ A pair of items courtesy of FoIB Rich W. [read post]
19 Mar 2024, 8:11 am by Allan Blutstein
HHS (D.D.C.) -- deciding that: (1) FDA did not perform adequate search for communications between certain employees and the Homeopathic Convention of the United States (HPCU); and (2) FDA properly found that entire copies of draft HPUS monographs were “commercial” under Exemption 4 because they are “the very product from which HPCU derives most of its income,” but the agency failed to sufficiently describe remaining withheld material to permit evaluation of its… [read post]
9 Oct 2014, 7:05 am
" At issue are so-called "grandmothered" plans: these are plans that HHS had allowed to stay on the books, even though they were "sub-par. [read post]
6 Jul 2013, 11:44 am by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
The settlement stems from charges by the Justice Department and Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) that the settling hospitals frequently billed Medicare for performing kyphoplasty procedures on the more costly inpatient basis, rather than an outpatient basis, in order to increase their Medicare billings when the kyphoplasty could have been performed safely and effectively as an outpatient procedure without any need for a more costly hospital… [read post]
6 Feb 2013, 12:35 pm
Somehow, I don't think they really have our best interests at heart:"[HHS Secretary Shecantbeserious] is proposing to reform existing healthcare regulations and purge unnecessary ones ... [read post]
16 Aug 2023, 10:53 am by Tom Kosakowski
As the Managing Ombuds Director, she will serve as a resource for over 7,000 HHS employees across three hospitals and affiliated clinics. [read post]