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2 May 2018, 8:31 am by Tate Brown
Health care activists filed a complaint [complaint, PDF] Monday against Maine's Department of Health and Human Services for its failure to expand Medicaid after voters had approved its expansion in November. [read post]
11 Jun 2024, 3:25 pm by Family Law
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), announced a proposed rule... [read post]
13 Jun 2012, 3:12 pm by Shelton Abramson
The Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) recently released a one-page message from OCR Director Leon Rodriguez encouraging patients to exercise the right to access their medical records. [read post]
30 May 2021, 1:36 pm by Patrick A. Malone
The longtime government official, who was an adviser to President Obama and has served in multiple other top federal roles (shown right, with her boss, Health and Human Services head Xavier Becerra), jumps into a role with gigantic challenges. [read post]
24 Sep 2013, 6:02 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Stamer is recognized, internationally, nationally and locally for her more than 25 years of work, advocacy, education and publications on cutting edge health and managed care, employee benefit, human resources and related workforce, insurance and financial services, and health care matters. [read post]
25 Feb 2020, 3:00 pm by Debra A. McCurdy
The Trump Administration’s proposed fiscal year (FY) 2021 budget calls for significant cuts to federal health spending, including a 10% decrease in Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) discretionary spending in FY 2021 and a $1.6 trillion net reduction in health entitlements over the next decade. [read post]
24 Jun 2019, 8:49 am by Renee Lieux
Department of the Treasury, Department of Labor, and Department of Health and Human Services issued final regulations which expand the options for employers to fund health insurance for employees. [read post]
27 Nov 2012, 5:44 pm by Hunton & Williams LLP
On November 26, 2012, the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Civil Rights (“OCR”) published guidance on the two methods for de-identifying protected health information (“PHI”) in accordance with the HIPAA Privacy Rule. [read post]
15 Nov 2011, 9:19 am by Judicial Watch Blog
Outlawing research with chimps would threaten human lives, according to the medical director of a top nonprofit center in Texas that’s well known in the scientific community for its efforts to improve health, save lives and advance knowledge of human diseases. [read post]
13 Jun 2020, 1:01 pm by Emily Beeken
” The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) stated in a press release that “HHS will enforce Section 1557 by returning to the government’s interpretation of sex discrimination according to the plain meaning of the word “sex” as male or female and as determined by biology. [read post]
The Department of Health and Human Services recently issued a proposed rule that would streamline the federal regulations governing the confidentiality of substance use disorder (SUD) patient records at 42 CFR Part 2 (Part 2) with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act and its implementing regulations (HIPAA). [read post]
17 Apr 2023, 6:52 pm by Jacob Sapochnick
President Biden has directed the Department of Health and Human Services to propose a rule in the Federal Register that would amend the definition of “lawful presence” to include DACA recipients, so that they may be considered lawfully present to be eligible to enroll in a health care plan through the Affordable Care Act or Medicaid. [read post]
16 Apr 2018, 11:52 am by Robert Liles
  Several weeks ago, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of the Inspector General (OIG) released its latest critical assessment of chiropractic services currently being billed to the Medicare program. [read post]
10 Apr 2016, 5:58 am by Divonne Smoyer and Brad Rostolsky
Department of Health and Human Services, and other federal agencies play in privacy regulation and enforcement. [read post]
5 Mar 2012, 8:30 am by Shelton Abramson
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently published an interim final rule with comment period entitled “Administrative Simplification: Adoption of Standards for Health Care Electronic Funds Transfers (EFTs) and Remittance Advice. [read post]
19 Dec 2018, 4:26 am by Debra A. McCurdy
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is proposing to rescind the standard unique health plan identifier (HPID) and the other entity identifier (OEID), along with related implementation specifications and requirements for their use. [read post]
16 Apr 2010, 7:36 am by Elder Law
President Obama has issued a Presidential memorandum to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) entitled "Respecting the Rights of Hospital Patients to Receive Visitors and to Designate Surrogate Decision Makers for Medical Emergencies. [read post]
4 Mar 2019, 10:47 am by Barbara S. Mishkin
The Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee is scheduled to hold a hearing on March 6, 2019 entitled “Protecting Student Borrowers: Loan Servicing Oversight. [read post]
17 Jan 2013, 4:10 pm by Rachel Grunberger
Following the release of the President’s plan to reduce gun violence, the Office for Civil Rights within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a “Message to Our Nation’s Health Care Providers” regarding HIPAA and reporting threats of violence. [read post]