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15 Jul 2024, 4:48 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Author of a multitude of highly regarded publications on HIPAA and other medical record and data privacy and scribe for the ABA JCEB Annual Meeting with the HHS Office of Civil Rights, her experience includes extensive involvement throughout her career in advising health care and life sciences and other clients about preventing, investigating and defending EEOC, DOJ, OFCCP and other Civil Rights Act, Section 1557 and other HHS, HUD, banking, and other federal and state… [read post]
22 Jun 2012, 12:52 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Stamer available including: Health Plans Should Act Quickly To Prepare Affordable Care Act Required Summary of Benefits & Communications & Update Other Health Plan Communications  Small Employers Should Evaluate Eligibility For Small Business Health Care Tax Credit Health Plan BCBST To Pay $1.5 Million In 1st OCR Enforcement Action Prompted By HITECH Breach Report March 21 New Deadline To Comment On Proposal To Extend Minimum Wage, Overtime Rules To In Home… [read post]
27 May 2011, 10:33 am by Mehmet Munur
Additionally, the HITECH legislation gave the HHS specific authority to define the technological aspect of what constituted unsecured information. [read post]
26 Dec 2013, 5:29 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Labor Department files suit to restore losses to the Miller’s Health Systems Employee Stock Ownership Plan Bank or other plan trustees and fiduciaries of Employee Stock Ownership Plans or other employee benefit plans holding company stock, sponsoring employers and their management should heed the new Perez v. [read post]
1 May 2012, 6:12 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
 Exposures EBSA Releases Collection of New M-1 and Other Guidance Impacting Multiple Employer Welfare Plans New Obama Administration Affirmative Action Guidance Highlights Organization’s Need To Tighten Nondiscrimination Practices Incentives To Get Employee Into Wellness Education Requires Legal Risk Management HR Key Player In Managing Rising Risk of Disability, Other Discrimination Suits Under Obama Administration Justice Department HHS Chides Insurer For… [read post]
20 Aug 2014, 2:11 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Stamer also regularly represents clients and works with Congress and state legislatures, EBSA, IRS, EEOC, OCR and other HHS agencies, state insurance and other regulators, and others. [read post]
3 Apr 2014, 1:22 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
  The Expat FAQ states these health plans generally are not required to comply with the 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 and the Internal Revenue Code (Code) under temporary transitional relief announced in the Expat FAQ jointly announced by the Agencies of Labor, Health and… [read post]
28 Jul 2021, 4:42 pm by Bona Law PC
Healthcare The Order (i) directs the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to work with states and tribes to safely import prescription drugs from Canada, pursuant to the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003; (ii) directs the Health and Human Services Administration (HHS) to increase support for generic and biosimilar drugs, which can provide low-cost options for patients; (iii) directs HHS to issue a comprehensive plan within 45 days to combat high prescription drug prices and price… [read post]
18 Jan 2012, 4:25 am by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Stamer available including: HHS Chides Trustmark Life Insurance Company For “Excessive” Health Premium Increases After Affordable Care Act Rate Audit Labor Department Final Rule Defines Recreation Vehical For Longshore & Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act Portion of Health Care Costs Paid By Government Programs Rose As Employer Provided & Other Private Health Care Coverage Declined In 2010 Manufacturer’s Excessive I-9 Documentation Triggers… [read post]
23 Sep 2011, 1:26 pm by Ed Wallis
HHS is investigating data related to patient admissions, length of stay and discharge matters at HealthSouth Hospital of Houston. [read post]
26 Jun 2012, 11:51 am by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Stamer available including: Health Plans Should Act Quickly To Prepare Affordable Care Act Required Summary of Benefits & Communications & Update Other Health Plan Communications  Small Employers Should Evaluate Eligibility For Small Business Health Care Tax Credit Health Plan BCBST To Pay $1.5 Million In 1st OCR Enforcement Action Prompted By HITECH Breach Report March 21 New Deadline To Comment On Proposal To Extend Minimum Wage, Overtime Rules To In Home… [read post]
10 Nov 2014, 3:47 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Well known for her leadership on workforce, health and pension policy through her extensive work with clients as well as through her high profile involvements as the Founder and Executive Director of the Coalition for Responsible Healthcare Policy and its PROJECT COPE: the Coalition on Patient Empowerment, a founding Board member of the Alliance for Health Care Excellence, a Fellow in the American College of Employee Benefit Counsel, the American Bar Association (ABA), and the State Bar of Texas… [read post]
28 Nov 2012, 5:29 pm by Ed Wallis
In the coming months, we’ll continue our work protecting the integrity of HHS programs and the health and welfare of the people they serve. [read post]
29 Apr 2022, 11:10 am by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Civil Money Penalty (CMP) and Settlement Sharing Section 13410(c)(3) of the HITECH Act requires HHS to establish by regulation a methodology under which an individual harmed by a potential violation of the HIPAA Privacy, Security, and/or Breach Notification Rules may receive a percentage of any CMP or monetary settlement collected with respect to that offense. [read post]
4 May 2024, 8:31 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Dixon of the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG) is quoted as stating “Contractors for the government who do not follow procedures to safeguard individuals’ personal health information will be held accountable. [read post]
23 Jun 2016, 7:03 am by Ben Vernia
  In addition, the HHS Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is suspending payment to a number of providers using its suspension authority provided in the Affordable Care Act. [read post]
25 Mar 2024, 12:29 pm by Michael Lowe
  That same year, the HHS’s Office of the Inspector General also undertook investigations that resulted in 661 criminal actions based upon health care fraud involving Medicare and Medicaid. [read post]
24 Dec 2013, 8:08 am by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Recent examples of these publications include: US Labor Department Seeks $300K+ Whistleblower Recovery Against Employer For Firing Worker Careful Selection & Contracting With Vendors Critical Part of Health Plan Renewals Exchange Enrollment Kicks Off Plagued By Government Shutdown, Other Challenges Keeping Dementia Patients At Home:  New Study Gives Tips PBGC Benefit Recipients Health Coverage Tax Credit Eligibility Expires 12/31/13 HHS Announces  $50M In… [read post]
15 May 2012, 8:55 am by staff
Last week, the Department of Justice Announced a record $1.5 Billion settlement with Abbott Laboratories over their mislabeling of the drug Depakote. [read post]