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21 May 2020, 3:31 pm by Megan Engel and Jessica Christensen
Earlier this week, the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) Office of General Counsel issued Advisory Opinion 20-02, which declared that the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act (“PREP Act”), combined with the HHS Secretary’s March 10, 2020 declaration, preempts state or local requirements that would prevent pharmacists from ordering or administering COVID-19 tests approved for diagnostic purposes by the Food and… [read post]
21 Dec 2021, 6:10 am by Wachler & Associates, P.C.
In a recent advisory opinion, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) opined that employment of an anesthesia provider may be low risk under the Federal Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS) under certain circumstances. [read post]
26 Sep 2024, 11:52 am by Brittney Cafero
The Office of Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services (OIG) has published an unfavorable advisory opinion involving a proposal by a Medicare Advantage Organization (MAO) offering Employer Group Waiver Plans (EGWPs) to share a percentage of its savings with certain groups to which it provides coverage. [read post]
15 Feb 2008, 9:56 am
The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education (Labor-HHS-Ed) held a hearing on Thursday on this year’s proposed budget for the Department of Health and Human Services, featuring HHS Secretary Michael Leavitt as a witness. [read post]
20 Sep 2022, 9:05 pm by Guest Contributor
Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S. [read post]
21 Oct 2017, 1:26 pm by David J. Halberg, Esq.
The inspector general’s office for the Department of Health and Human Services largely placed the blame on Medicare for failing to enforce a federal law requiring immediate notification of authorities, including law enforcement and state health departments. [read post]
2 May 2022, 8:12 am by The Health Law Partners
On April 22, 2022, the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”), in conjunction with several other federal agencies, filed a notice of appeal in opposition to a Texas federal judge’s summary judgment ruling regarding the No Surprises Act (“NSA”). [read post]
In an advisory opinion released on October 13, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) approved a plan by a muti-specialty practice to pay its employed physicians bonuses related to outpatient procedures performed by those physicians at ambulatory surgical centers (ASCs) operated by the physician practice entity requesting the opinion (the Requestor). [read post]
24 Jun 2016, 4:31 pm by Howard Friedman
Department of Health and Human Services have violated the Establishment Clause in allowing the U.S. [read post]
12 Jul 2019, 2:30 am by Tinker Ready
So, a new Department of Health and Human Services report on poor quality hospice care is a reminder: Whistleblowers, who have helped expose hospice billing fraud under the False Claims Act, may also have a role in ensuring quality care. [read post]
8 Jun 2012, 6:02 am by Jonathan Rosenfeld
These types of violations are exactly what were found on a recent inspection of the Manorcare of Liberyville by the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). [read post]
27 Nov 2016, 7:05 am by Jim Higgins
A new rule has been issued by the Department of Health and Human Services that will allow for patients in these facilities to file a lawsuit if something goes wrong. [read post]
14 Jun 2019, 2:13 pm by John Suthers
Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Inspector General, released a report this month, which concluded that many incidents of abuse and neglect at nursing homes are not always reported or investigated. [read post]
26 Oct 2020, 7:22 am by Wachler & Associates, P.C.
On October 22, 2020, the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) announced changes to the allowable uses of a Provider Relief Fund (“PRF”) payment and also expanded the categories of providers eligible to receive a payment in the Phase 3 General Distribution. [read post]
8 Nov 2019, 8:59 am by Elizabeth G. Litten
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) press release issued earlier this week, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) investigated a hospital system breach back in 2010 involving the loss of an unencrypted flash drive. [read post]
27 Nov 2016, 7:05 am by Jim Higgins
A new rule has been issued by the Department of Health and Human Services that will allow for patients in these facilities to file a lawsuit if something goes wrong. [read post]
30 Nov 2013, 2:00 pm by Todd Rodriguez
  The reason according to the Department of Health and Human Services was the huge demand for access to the insurance exchange. [read post]