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14 Dec 2015, 12:07 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
She also continuously helps employers, insurers, administrative and other service providers, their officers, directors and others to manage fiduciary and other risks of sponsorship or involvement with these and other benefit and compensation arrangements and to defend and mitigate liability and other risks from benefit and liability claims including fiduciary, benefit and other claims, audits, and litigation brought by the Labor Department, IRS, HHS, participants and beneficiaries, service… [read post]
30 Sep 2021, 4:50 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Scribe for the ABA JCEB Annual Agency Meeting with HHS-OCR, Vice Chair of the ABA International Section Life Sciences Committee, past Chair of the ABA Health Law Section Managed Care & Insurance Interest Group and the ABA RPTE Employee Benefits & Other Compensation Group, Ms. [read post]
1 Jul 2016, 1:49 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
US employers using staffing company or other temporary workers face substantial liability for failing to properly manage safety and Occupational Health & Safety Act (OSHA) obligations owed with respect to temporary or other contract labor workers, as demonstrated by the $3.42 million in fines that the  U.S. [read post]
31 May 2022, 12:39 pm by Ana Popovich
The Whistleblower Report…from October 2021 On March 3, 2022, Representative Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) sent a letter to Christi Grimm, the Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office of the Inspector General. [read post]
27 Oct 2014, 12:11 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
  The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has announced the cost-of-living adjustments (COLA) to the compensation and contribution limits affecting individual retirement account, qualified defined benefit plan, qualified 401(k) and other defined contribution and defined benefit plan contributions under the Internal Revenue Code (Code) for 2015. [read post]
6 May 2019, 5:44 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”)  shows  the Covered Entity breached the privacy, data security, business associate agreement and breach notificataion rules of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Security and Breach Notification Rules before or after the breach. [read post]
4 Feb 2023, 3:20 am by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Under the corrective action plan, Banner has agreed to take the following steps: Conduct an accurate and thorough risk analysis to determine risks and vulnerabilities to electronic patient/system data across the organization Develop and implement a risk management plan to address identified risks and vulnerabilities to the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of ePHI Develop, implement, and distribute policies and procedures for a risk analysis and risk management plan, the regular… [read post]
29 May 2013, 10:51 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Virtual Briefing Employer, union and sponsors of employment-based group health plans that include health risk assessment (HRA) or other wellness plan features that reward participants for engaging in certain assessments or other activities designed to promote wellness or disease management, and fiduciaries insurers, and administrators  of these health plans should review and update their programs in light of final wellness program rules jointly published by the Department of Health and Human… [read post]
29 Sep 2023, 3:15 pm by Arianna Morseau
The Office of the General Counsel is the legal team for HHS, providing quality representation and legal advice on a wide range of highly visible national issues. [read post]
14 Feb 2010, 1:06 pm
  Anti-Kickback violations are punishable by up to five years in prison, with the potential for additional criminal fines up to $25,000, and administrative civil money penalties reaching as much as $50,000.[4] Additionally, the OIG may commence administrative proceedings to prohibit anyone convicted of an anti-kickback violation from participation in federal and state health care programs or impose civil monetary penalties for fraud, kickbacks, and other prohibited activities.[5]  … [read post]
27 Apr 2014, 12:57 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
To resolve OCR’s charges it violated HIPAA, QCA agreed to a $250,000 monetary settlement and is required to provide HHS with an updated risk analysis and corresponding risk management plan that includes specific security measures substantially similar to those imposed on the Concentra Resolution Agreement to reduce the risks to and vulnerabilities of its ePHI. [read post]
29 Mar 2022, 5:04 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Scribe for the ABA JCEB Annual Agency Meeting with HHS-OCR, Vice Chair of the ABA International Section Life Sciences Committee, current Chair-Elect of the ABA Tort & Insurance Section (TIPS) Medicine and Law Committee, former Chair of the ABA Health Law Section Managed Care & Insuran [read post]
2 Mar 2016, 5:00 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Employer and union sponsored group health plans covered by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) and their insurers are not required to comply with a Vermont state law that requires health insurers and certain other parties to report payments relating to health care claims and other information relating to health care services to a state agency for compilation in an all-inclusive health care database, according to the United States Supreme Court’s March 1, 2016 ruling in… [read post]
29 Sep 2011, 3:00 am by Lyle Denniston
  Earlier this year, for example, HHS published a proposed new rule to create a clear and standardized process that states would use in considering how cuts might affect providers’ delivery of services. [read post]
26 Dec 2019, 9:05 pm by Alana Bevan
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) over a new rule that seeks to strengthen health care providers’ ability to refuse to perform abortions or other procedures under federal conscience laws. [read post]
22 Jul 2014, 9:01 pm by Sherry F. Colb
”  The Court adds that “HHS [the U.S. [read post]
1 Oct 2021, 9:19 am by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Vendors and developers of mobile health apps and connected devices (“health apps”) that track or collect fitness or other health information that contain individually identifiable health information created or received by health care providers (“personal health records” or “PHR”) and their service providers (“collectively “PHR Vendors””) should verify their data security and breach notification policies and processes comply with applicable… [read post]
7 Dec 2015, 9:37 am by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Employment losses almost inevitably bring losses in health and other coverages and benefits. [read post]
24 Oct 2019, 9:16 am by Nate Nead
For the better part of the last decade, physician practices have seen a wave of consolidation by hospitals and private equity with 2018 being no exception [1]. [read post]
25 Mar 2016, 12:58 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
She also continuously helps employers, insurers, administrative and other service providers, their officers, directors and others to manage fiduciary and other risks of sponsorship or involvement with these and other benefit and compensation arrangements and to defend and mitigate liability and other risks from benefit and liability claims including fiduciary, benefit and other claims, audits, and litigation brought by the Labor Department, IRS, HHS, participants and beneficiaries, service… [read post]