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8 Jun 2010, 5:32 am by Ben Vernia
In the letter, the Secretary and AG described their plans for increased enforcement activities: First, the President has directed the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to cut the improper payment rate, which tracks fraud, waste and abuse in the Medicare Fee for Service program, in half by 2012. [read post]
18 Feb 2010, 9:40 am by Bob Kraft
Department of Health and Human Services Secretary, has written an opinion piece in the Atlanta Journal Constitution in which she says the recent proposed rate increase by Wellpoint and Blue Cross is evidence that fast reform is needed in this country's health care system. [read post]
10 Sep 2020, 3:48 am by Kaufman Dolowich Voluck
As discussed in greater detail in our prior email blast titled, The U.S Department of Labor Publishes Helpful FAQ’s for Employers and Families First Coronavirus Response Act, an employee is entitled to compensation at 2/3 of the greater of the amounts of his/her regular rate of pay, federal minimum wage in effect under the FLSA, or the applicable state or local minimum wage if he/she is taking paid sick leave because he/she is: (1) caring… [read post]
22 Dec 2009, 12:50 pm by Steven Boutwell
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced on December 15, 2009 the expansion of Medicare Fraud Strike Force teams to Baton Rouge, Brooklyn, Tampa in the fifth, sixth and seventh phases of a targeted criminal, civil and administrative effort against individuals and health care companies that fraudulently bill the Medicare program. [read post]
9 Jan 2013, 10:34 am by Jerri Lynn Ward, J.D.
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has conditionally approved health insurances exchanges in California, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Vermont, and Utah. [read post]
9 Nov 2020, 6:48 am by Bob Kraft
Department of Health and Human Services Secretary preemptively slots prospective claims alleging injury from COVID-19 vaccines, treatments, diagnostics, and “other related countermeasures” under a federal program called the Countermeasures Injury Compensation Program (CICP). [read post]
9 Nov 2018, 1:31 pm by Peter Stockburger
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Eric Hargan announced the official opening of the Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center (HC3). [read post]
17 Jan 2013, 3:46 pm by Ryan Blaney
Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced the final omnibus rule that among other things (1) increases patient privacy protections; (2) provides individuals with new rights to receive a copy of their electronic medical record in an electronic form;  and (3) provides individuals with the right to instruct their provider not to share their information about their treatment with their health plan when they… [read post]
17 Jan 2013, 3:46 pm by Ryan Blaney
Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced the final omnibus rule that among other things (1) increases patient privacy protections; (2) provides individuals with new rights to receive a copy of their electronic medical record in an electronic form;  and (3) provides individuals with the right to instruct their provider not to share their information about their treatment with their health plan when they… [read post]
20 Jul 2018, 1:55 pm by Mike Mireles
Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, Alex Azar, has recently directed the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Scott Gottlieb to establish a working group to explore importing “safe” pharmaceuticals from other countries in the case of a dramatic price hike by a pharmaceutical company. [read post]
30 Jan 2010, 3:06 am by LaBovick Law
This week on January 28,  the Department of Healthand Human Services and the Department of Justice held an invitation only  Summit on Health Card Fraud. [read post]
31 Jan 2013, 9:55 pm by News Desk
The committee provides recommendations to both Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Secretary of Health Kathleen Sebelius, who runs Health and Human Services (HHS), the department that oversees the U.S. [read post]
16 Sep 2011, 12:43 pm by Zoe Tillman
Department of Health and Human Services, claiming that they've lost $86.6 million in Medicare reimbursements to date because of an unlawful change in policy. [read post]
10 May 2011, 12:52 pm
Department of Health and Human Services a joystick – the Essential Health Benefits package – with the potential to rocket small-business health insurance premiums skyward. [read post]
16 Jun 2022, 9:05 pm by News Desk
Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Agriculture (USDA) are looking for volunteers to serve on the 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee. [read post]