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27 Nov 2012, 3:10 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
  Section 13424(c) of the HITECH Act requires the HHS to issue guidance on how best to implement the requirements for the de-identification of health information contained in the Privacy Rule. [read post]
27 Nov 2012, 2:02 pm
Washington, DC - The Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) today announced expected recoveries of about $6.9 billion from audits and investigations in its semi-annual report to Congress. [read post]
27 Nov 2012, 12:46 pm by Colin Zick
This guidance fulfills the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) mandate that HHS issue such guidance. [read post]
27 Nov 2012, 6:25 am by James Dietz
  According to a report HHS submitted to Congress in March 2012, CMS has received 150 disclosures from 148 providers since the SRDP implementation. [read post]
27 Nov 2012, 5:44 am
This guidance fulfills the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) mandate that HHS issue such guidance. [read post]
26 Nov 2012, 11:26 am by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
The guidance published today is the first in an expected deluge of regulatory pronouncements that HHS, DOL, the Internal Revenue Service and state insurance agencies are expected to issue as the rush to complete arrangements and guidance governing the implementation and enforcement of the ACA health care reforms scheduled to take effect and to tweak guidance on provisions already effective under the law. [read post]
26 Nov 2012, 7:44 am by David Harlow
A little more detail from the HHS presser; these rules include: A proposed rule that, beginning in 2014, prohibits health insurance companies from discriminating against individuals because of a pre-existing or chronic condition. [read post]
26 Nov 2012, 6:49 am
But that's about to change.Today, HHS Secretary Shecantbeserious is set to "pump three major [ObamaTax] regulation proposals into the Federal Register. [read post]
26 Nov 2012, 5:22 am by Ben Vernia
The U.S. had brought the case against the hospital (alleging upcoding of malnutrition procedures) after a three-year investigation that included a subpoena issued by the Office of Inspector General of HHS and a CID for deposition testimony of the hospital’s director of health information management. [read post]
22 Nov 2012, 9:30 pm by RegBlog
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued three proposed rules central to the Affordable Care Act’s insurance market reforms.The Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a civil antitrust suit against EBay, Inc., over an agreement not to recruit or hire certain employees.The Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) announced that the country’s largest mortgage servicers provided monetary relief to almost 310,000 homeowners as a result of the National… [read post]
21 Nov 2012, 11:34 am
I recently wrote about a case dismissing a lawsuit filed by parents who believe a vaccine was responsible for the death of their young son. [read post]
21 Nov 2012, 6:56 am by Mathew Klein
The American Hospital Association (AHA) and four hospitals have filed suit against the Department of Health and Human Services, seeking to end what the plaintiffs call an “unlawful government practice. [read post]
20 Nov 2012, 4:12 pm
Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) released three proposed rules implementing key insurance-related components of the Affordable Care Act (“ACA”). [read post]
20 Nov 2012, 4:12 pm
Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) released three proposed rules implementing key insurance-related components of the Affordable Care Act (“ACA”). [read post]
20 Nov 2012, 12:54 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
See HHS Proposed Regulation – Health Insurance Market Rules available here; A proposed rule outlining policies and standards for coverage of essential health benefits, while giving states more flexibility to implement the Affordable Care Act. [read post]
20 Nov 2012, 9:55 am by The Health Law Firm
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has reportedly launched an investigation into CVS’ practice for refilling prescriptions. [read post]
19 Nov 2012, 10:26 am by Elizabeth Carpenter
 After a long week that witnessed many states announcing their exchange intentions, HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius released a letter late last week extending the deadline for states to inform HHS whether they intend to create a state-based exchange. [read post]
19 Nov 2012, 8:22 am by Jerri Lynn Ward, J.D.
Among other things, the changes would standardize how some providers may be automatically excused from submitting a cost report, delete obsolete language to reflect current agency practice, and update references to legacy health HHS agencies. [read post]