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9 Jan 2008, 4:00 pm
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently promulgated adverse consequences for access to health care for low-income children. (#) And the promulgation of stricter federal requirements has implications not only for SCHIP, but for other federally-funded health programs administered by states, including Medicaid. [read post]
16 Feb 2017, 3:01 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to settle potential violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Privacy and Security Rules sends a clear warning message to all health plans, healthcare providers and health care clearinghouses (Covered Entities) and their business associates that simply adopting HIPAA policies alone is insufficient to avoid getting nailed by OCR under HIPAA; Covered Entities… [read post]
28 Feb 2019, 7:39 am by Tim Zubizarreta
The Secretary of Health and Human Services would be given broad new authority that would range from defining residents for the purposes of the bill to developing a national health budget and negotiating the cost of procedures and prescription drugs directly with prescription drug companies. [read post]
18 Oct 2010, 6:49 am by McNabb Ferrari, P.C.
Seven additional Houston-area residents who allegedly served as patient recruiters and a nurse have been charged for their alleged participation in a $5 million Medicare home health care fraud scheme, the Departments of Justice and Health and Human Services (HHS) announced Friday. [read post]
18 Oct 2010, 6:49 am by McNabb Ferrari, P.C.
Seven additional Houston-area residents who allegedly served as patient recruiters and a nurse have been charged for their alleged participation in a $5 million Medicare home health care fraud scheme, the Departments of Justice and Health and Human Services (HHS) announced Friday. [read post]
7 Mar 2011, 10:22 am by Jonathan H. Adler
Adler) The Hill reports that the Department of Health and Human Services has now issued over 1,000  waivers from requirements imposed by the health care reform law.HHS posted 126 new waivers on Friday, bringing the total to 1,040 organizations that have been granted a one-year exemption from a new coverage requirement included in the healthcare reform law enacted almost a year ago. [read post]
19 Dec 2008, 9:51 am
The Department of Health and Human Services published in today's Federal Register the final version of its "conscience rules" that protect health care providers who have moral or religious objections to performing or furnishing particular services. [read post]
3 Aug 2011, 1:48 pm by Stanley D. Baum
Department of Health and Human Services (the "HHS") has issued new guidelines under the Affordable Care Act. [read post]
27 Feb 2024, 4:48 am by Matthew L.M. Fletcher
Dept. of Health and Human Services (D.D.C.): 1 Complaint 13-1 federal Motion to Dismiss 14-1 Red Lake Motion for Summary J 23 Federal Reply 25 Red Lake Reply 28 DCt Order [read post]
Department of Health & Human Services (“HHS”) published a final rule that modifies the Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information (“Privacy Rule”) under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (“HIPAA”) regarding protected health information (“PHI”) concerning reproductive health. [read post]
13 Jun 2014, 1:14 pm
Under the act, individuals must have qualifying health insurance coverage for each month of the year, have an exemption, or make a shared responsibility payment when filing their tax return.Qualifying health insurance coverage or minimum essential coverage includes:Health insurance coverage provided by the employerHealth insurance purchased through the Health Insurance Marketplace in the area where you live (where you may qualify for financial assistance)Coverage provided… [read post]
30 Apr 2013, 2:38 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has developed an array of new tools to educate consumers and health care providers about the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy and Security Rules. [read post]
14 Nov 2019, 10:54 am by Debra A. McCurdy
Maximum civil monetary penalty (CMP) amounts that may be imposed by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and its agencies have increased once again under the latest HHS inflation adjustment notice. [read post]
8 Apr 2010, 4:14 pm
As if health care fraud wasn’t already a problem, this week the Department of Health and Human Services sent letters to State Insurance Commissioners and Attorney Generals asking them to be on the lookout for – and prosecute – con artists attempting to cash in on PPACA. [read post]
3 Mar 2014, 8:08 am by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Today (March 3, 2014) is the deadline for controlling health plans  (“CHPs) and other concerned parties to comment on the “Administrative Simplification: Health Plan Certification of Compliance” rule (Proposed Rule) published by the Department of Health & Human Service (HHS) on January 2, 2014. [read post]
21 Jun 2018, 9:24 am by Darius Whelan
The Centre for Criminal Justice and Human Rights, School of Law, University College Cork and Irish Mental Health Lawyers Association held their 2018 conference on Mental Health Law and Capacity Law in UCC on Saturday 12 May 2018.Topics discussed included Recent Developments in Mental Health Law, Dealing with Capacity Issues in Practice, and Children and the Mental Health Act 2001.Ms Katharine Kelleher, Partner,  Comyn Kelleher Tobin, Solicitors,… [read post]
21 Jun 2018, 9:24 am by Darius Whelan
The Centre for Criminal Justice and Human Rights, School of Law, University College Cork and Irish Mental Health Lawyers Association held their 2018 conference on Mental Health Law and Capacity Law in UCC on Saturday 12 May 2018.Topics discussed included Recent Developments in Mental Health Law, Dealing with Capacity Issues in Practice, and Children and the Mental Health Act 2001.Ms Katharine Kelleher, Partner,  Comyn Kelleher Tobin, Solicitors,… [read post]
24 Aug 2009, 10:01 am
Today the Department of Health and Human Services' final regulations governing the new Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) security breach notification requirements were published in the Federal Register. [read post]
29 Sep 2020, 12:51 pm by The Health Law Partners
The Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) and the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) recently released the Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control Program Annual Report for 2019 (the “Report”). [read post]
12 Jun 2019, 7:31 am by Nicholas Chan
Planned Parenthood and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed separate lawsuits against the Department of Health and Human Services Tuesday to challenge their recent Final Conscience Rule that protects health workers from providing abortions if they have religious objections. [read post]