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3 Aug 2018, 10:13 am
“Health care providers that offer or accept financial incentives in exchange for patient referrals undermine both the financial integrity of federal health care programs and the public’s trust in medical institutions,” said HHS-OIG Special Agent in Charge Lamont Pugh. [read post]
19 Sep 2011, 10:49 am
” HHS and FDA regulations have long prohibited the use “exculpatory language” in informed consent documents for clinical research that is federally funded or regulated by the FDA. [read post]
29 Feb 2012, 11:21 am
§ 238n), and the Weldon Amendment, which is attached to the Labor-HHS appropriations bill each year. [read post]
4 Dec 2013, 6:33 am
” - CMS – “The CY 2014 final rule reduces Medicare payments under the Home Health Prospective Payment System (HH PPS) by 1.05 percent. [read post]
19 Dec 2010, 12:27 pm
The semi-annual report issued by the Department of Health and Human Services ("HHS") Office of Inspector General ("OIG") on December 15th (the "Report") provides a clear answer that, by any standards, compliance risks are real and enforcement is increasing. [read post]
28 Oct 2019, 1:07 pm
On October 31, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee will markup the following bills: S 1657, to expand activities to combat Lyme disease and other tick and vector-borne diseases; S 2619, to reauthorize the Healthy Start program, S 1399, to revise and extend nursing workforce development programs, S 995, to reauthorize the Lifespan Respite Care program; S 1130, to fund programs and improve guidelines related to sudden death in early life; S 1608, to require HHS to… [read post]
17 Sep 2010, 10:59 am
HHS officials will provide an update on how the Affordable Care Act is being implemented, highlight new outreach resources, and answer questions from community and faith leaders. [read post]
16 Jun 2023, 6:25 pm
Although copayments may be waived in certain unique circumstances, such as on the basis of an individualized assessment of a patient’s financial hardship, the defendants allegedly routinely waived copayments without regard to patient need.In connection with the settlement, Gregory Balotin has agreed to enter into a three-year integrity agreement with the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG), which includes an annual claims review by an… [read post]
10 Jan 2011, 11:06 am
"But, but, but:"HHS will require that health insurance companies “disclose and justify any rate increases of 10 percent or more. [read post]
20 Jun 2016, 4:23 pm
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to encompass multiple child care funding streams, including: federal discretionary child care funds authorized by the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) Act, federal mandatory child care funds authorized by Section 418 of the Social Security Act (sometimes referred to as the “Child Care Entitlement to States”), state maintenance-of-effort (MOE) and matching funds associated with the Child Care Entitlement to States,… [read post]
5 Apr 2012, 3:36 pm
Responding to a reporter’s question about oral arguments in HHS v. [read post]
20 Jun 2013, 11:00 pm
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) proposed a rule under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to create financial integrity and oversight standards for certain health insurance programs.The Administrative Conference of the United States (ACUS) adopted recommendations on the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) adjudication consistency, independent agencies’ use of cost-benefit analysis, the informal rulemaking record, and agencies’ use of science.The Monitor of the… [read post]
2 Nov 2009, 6:30 am
Two items stood out for me:First, HHS Secretary Sibelius came across as especially clueless: when pressed on citizens' skepticism regarding this adminstration's clumsy attempts at frustrating transparency, she blamed talk radio and TV's Glenn Beck, rather than address the very real concerns of a substantial number of Americans who just want to make an informed decision. [read post]
30 Jan 2012, 6:41 am
At the time, we pointed out that dental plans are specifically excluded from this requirement.In fairness, what the law (purportedly) says and how it's implemented by HHS Secretary Shecantbeserious are often at odds, so it may not have been completely unreasonable for Companion to have acted pro-actively at the time.Still, that was then, this is now, and Ms Gustin previews the year ahead as regards dental coverage under the current regime:? [read post]
11 Oct 2011, 11:23 pm
According to a recent HHS announcement, health insurance companies are going to have to offer free birth control by August 2012. [read post]
1 Jul 2010, 5:40 am
FDA deputy commissioner, Joshua Sharfstein, attended the conference as did Julie Taitsman of the HHS, who presented a list of laws that protect the public. [read post]
4 Nov 2020, 3:16 pm
He also proposed requiring that each facility have a mandatory infection disease specialist, requiring the federal Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to audit nursing home cost reports, and increasing personal protection equipment (PPE) supplies by invoking the Defense Production Act. [read post]
14 Jun 2011, 7:14 am
HHS/OCR has been slow to aggressively enforce the new HITECH Act privacy and security provisions en masse, and I suspect that we will need some sort of "privacy disaster" (e.g. millions of patient records compromised) before any actual/meaninful movement along the enforcement front occurs. [read post]
19 Nov 2013, 8:35 pm
In addition, the government announced that the company has accepted a five-year Corporate Integrity Agreement with the Office of Inspector General of HHS. [read post]
12 Jun 2013, 7:28 pm
… I must beg you, gentlemen, to pay some little regard to arithmetic, at least and http://www.politico.com/story/2013/06/sarah-murnaghan-lung-transplant-ruling-kathleen-sebelius-92299.html A federal judge on Wednesday ordered HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to allow 10-year-old Sarah Murnaghan to be moved to the adult lung transplant list, giving her a better chance of receiving a potentially life-saving transplant. [read post]
