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16 Dec 2019, 3:13 pm
The $1.6 million civil monetary penalty (“CMP”) assessed against the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (“TX HHSC”) for violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”) Privacy and Security Rules between 2013 and 2017 committed by a predecessor agency, the Department of Aging and Disability Services (“DADS”) illustrates the critical need for health plans and insurers and all other HIPAA covered entities… [read post]
5 Jul 2023, 9:08 am
Supreme Court ruled that the race-conscious admissions programs used by Harvard College and University of North Carolina (UNC) violated the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, effectively striking down the use of affirmative action programs for college and university admissions across the country (Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. [read post]
12 Apr 2016, 3:50 pm
A fee or compensation is paid “in connection with or as a result of” such transaction or service if the fee or compensation would not have been paid but for the transaction or service or if eligibility for or the amount of the fee or compensation is based in whole or in part on the transaction or service. [read post]
12 Apr 2016, 3:50 pm
A fee or compensation is paid “in connection with or as a result of” such transaction or service if the fee or compensation would not have been paid but for the transaction or service or if eligibility for or the amount of the fee or compensation is based in whole or in part on the transaction or service. [read post]
21 Aug 2015, 8:02 am
Church & Dwight Co., Inc. [read post]
8 Dec 2023, 10:02 am
Health plans and other entities covered by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (“HIPAA”) should tighten their phishing deterrence and other safeguards in response to the announcement of the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Civil Rights (“OCR”) of its settlement of its first official phishing-related HIPAA charges with a Louisiana medical group subject to HIPAA as a health care provider. [read post]
9 Mar 2022, 7:47 pm
Public companies and other market participating or influencing companies and their leaders should begin preparing to comply with enhanced cybersecurity risk management, disclosure, strategy, governance and incident reporting and response requirements of a Proposed Rule the Security and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) published in today’s (March 9, 2022) Federal Register. [read post]
8 Jan 2024, 2:10 pm
Health plans, health care providers and health care clearinghouses (“Covered Entities”) treat the Department of Health and Human Service Office of Civil Right (“OCR”) announcement of its 46th enforcement action under the Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act (“HIPAA”) Right of Access Rule as a warning to confirm their own organization’s timely delivery of records and other compliance with the Rule. [read post]
12 Dec 2017, 1:27 pm
The Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) is acting to help Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (“Obamacare”) health subsidy-eligible individuals living in regions where exchange insurers do not offer bronze (lowest cost) coverage even as it moves ahead to nail employers failing to comply with Obamacare’s employer shared responsibility rules (commonly referred to as the “employer mandate”). [read post]
7 Mar 2019, 4:40 pm
Employers concerned about managing their overtime liability should review and provide prompt feedback to the U.S. [read post]
1 Mar 2017, 12:55 pm
Changes to the procedures that Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Tax Exempt and Government Entities TE/GE examiners use to make and enforce Information Document Request (IDR) in connection with an audit or other examination make it more important than ever that taxpayers use special care to collect, organize and maintain all of the data and documentation that examiners are likely to request in IDR and take other steps to prepare in advance to respond to an IDR. [read post]
11 May 2018, 3:22 am
The 2018 maximum deductible Health Savings Account (HSA) contribution for individuals with family coverage under a high deductible health plan (HDHP) is $6,900, rather than the lower $$6850 limitation that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and Department of Treasury originally identified as the 2018 maximum deduction amount last March. [read post]
18 Dec 2019, 10:03 am
A civil health care fraud lawsuit filed by the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) in the U.S. [read post]
2 Mar 2020, 11:04 am
Today (March 2, 2020) is the deadline for employers and other health benefit program sponsors, insurers, plan administrators and fiduciaries, health care providers, PBMs and other interested persons to comment on proposed federal rule change that would require insured health plans to count drug rebates and price concessions retained by pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) as administrative expenses for purposes of determining if the issuing insurer is required to rebate premiums under the medical loss… [read post]
13 Jan 2020, 6:33 pm
No business wants to get hit with a bill or judgement for unpaid overtime or other wages and penalties under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”). [read post]
3 Feb 2020, 8:21 am
Solutions Law Press, Inc. invites you receive future updates by registering on our Solutions Law Press, Inc. [read post]
25 Apr 2017, 3:21 pm
Beyond mitigating a plan sponsor’s Form 8928 reporting and associated excise tax exposures, an independent compliance audit also can mitigate other risks and exposures for the sponsoring employer, the plan and its fiduciaries, the cost of which the sponsoring employer often bears financial responsibility for funding pursuant to the contractual indemnification and funding obligations entered into in connection with the establishment and maintenance of the plan, the fiduciary… [read post]
10 May 2017, 10:20 am
While Congress continues to debate the future of the Obamacare health reforms and its exchanges, the Department of Health & Human Services is reminding employers with less than 50 employees that wish to offer group health coverage for their employees to check out their coverage options offered the Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP) Marketplace established as part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA). [read post]
1 Apr 2017, 11:52 am
But its reduction has an additional character as well, for the state is not merely reduced to a meeting point of governance webs, but it simultaneously changes its character from a public to a private economic actor operating within global private markets.[32] In addition, the state is a member of a community of states whose own power and governance must struggle with issues of democratic legitimacy now several steps removed from any direct connection with popular power or… [read post]
26 Apr 2017, 6:14 pm
As has become increasingly common in recent years, the CardioNet settlement arose from concerns initially brought to OCR’s attention in connection with a HIPAA breach notification report. [read post]
