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14 Nov 2014, 6:08 am by Ben Vernia
Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General’s (“HHS-OIG”) New York Region, announced today that the United States has settled civil fraud claims under the False Claims Act against VISITING NURSE SERVICE OF NEW YORK, VNS CHOICE, and VNS CHOICE COMMUNITY CARE (collectively, “VNS”) related to the enrollment of ineligible members in the VNS Choice managed long-term care plan (“Choice MLTCP”). [read post]
11 Jul 2013, 3:33 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) yesterday (July 10, 2013) shared its first “formal” guidance officially implementing the Obama Administration’s decision to delay until 2015 enforcement of certain of the employer shared responsibility or “pay-or-play” rules of new Internal Revenue Code (Code) Section 4980H first informally announced by Department of Treasury Assistant Secretary for Tax Policy Mark Mazar in this July 2 Blog. [read post]
12 Mar 2013, 11:27 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
“Expatriate health plans” within the meaning of the “FAQS About Affordable Care Act Implementation (Part XIII)”(the “Expat FAQ”) are not required to comply the Affordable Care Act (ACA) requirements for pre-January 1, 2016 plan years, as long as they comply with the applicable federal health plan mandates of pre-Affordable Care Act version of Title XXVII of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act and other applicable law under ERISA… [read post]
21 Mar 2024, 3:15 pm by News Desk
Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing a public health alert for imported frozen catfish products that were illegally imported from the People’s Republic of China and are ineligible for entry into the United States. [read post]
28 Feb 2009, 2:54 pm
In a February 2009 report from the Department of Health and Human Resource's center, it was revealed that one in ten residents in nursing homes in 2004 suffered from pressure sores. [read post]
In a dramatic turn, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced that effective immediately, penalties for many HIPAA violations will be subject to substantially reduced limits. [read post]
19 Mar 2018, 10:23 am by Jordan Brunner
Title I also terminates the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office and the Office of Health Affairs, along with the positions of Assistant Secretary for Health Affairs and Director for Domestic Nuclear Detection. [read post]
24 Apr 2014, 6:56 am by William Maruca
The Office of Civil Rights (OCR) of the Department of Health and Human Services announced on April 22, 2014 that they had imposed nearly $2 million in penalties on two entities as a result of the theft of unencrypted laptops. [read post]
6 Jun 2018, 1:23 pm
” The unit, called the Health Incidents Response Task Force, will be led by Deputy Secretary of State John Sullivan and include representatives from other US government agencies, including the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Justice. [read post]
16 Apr 2010, 12:34 pm by Michael Ginsborg
In a memorandum, President Obama has directed the Department of Health and Human Services to draft rules allowing hospital patents to designate visitors, and to afford the visitors at least the same level of access as immediate family members. [read post]
25 Apr 2013, 5:37 am by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Employer and union group health plan sponsors and insurers of group and individual health plans (Health Plans) generally will need to update their Health Plans’ Summary of Benefits and Coverage (SBC) to comply with updates to the SBC disclosure mandates to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Affordable Care Act) the Departments of Health & Human Services (HHS), Labor (DOL) and Treasury (IRS)(collectively,… [read post]
4 Aug 2010, 10:15 am by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
  The Q&As also indicate that the average premium for the small group market in a State (or an area within the State) will be determined by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and published by the IRS. [read post]
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) from enforcing certain provisions of its regulations implementing Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act that prohibit discrimination on the basis of gender identity or termination of pregnancy. [read post]
Department of Health & Human Services published an interim final rule/guidance to establish COVID-19 vaccination requirements for Long-Term Care (LTC) facilities. [read post]
24 Mar 2014, 2:56 pm by Debra A. McCurdy
Highlights include the following:On March 21, 2014, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published a proposed rule to update ACA Exchange and insurance market standards beginning in 2015. [read post]
26 Nov 2018, 11:41 am by Jeff Wurzburg (US)
  Department of Health & Human Services Secretary Azar did not appeal Judge Boasberg’s ruling. [read post]
21 Nov 2014, 1:30 pm
" The Department of Health and Human Services ("HHS") would be permitted to raise the 3-day threshold "if justified. [read post]
13 Mar 2013, 6:14 am
Not with Obama's HHS they don't: "The Department of Health and Human Services has given qualified approval for a Medicare provider to give away $20 grocery gift cards to induce seniors to get more taxpayer-funded health screenings, despite concerns the promotion could run afoul of federal anti-kickback laws." [read post]
24 Feb 2022, 2:36 pm by News Desk
Healthcare providers and health departments are encouraged to report any confirmed patients of Cronobacter or Salmonella infections who consumed a recalled product to the West Virginia health department’s Office of Epidemiological and Preventive Services at 304-558-5358,Ext. 2. [read post]
Today, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced proposed changes to modernize the regulations that interpret the Physician Self-Referral Law (the Stark Law) and the Federal Anti-Kickback Statute. [read post]