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25 Sep 2008, 10:32 am
[JURIST] Thirteen state attorneys general urged the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) [official website] Wednesday to withdraw a proposed rule [PDF text] that they said could threaten women's access to abortion [JURIST news archive] and birth control. [read post]
17 Jan 2024, 10:00 pm
The US Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) published favorable Advisory Opinion No. 23-15 on January 3, which concluded that a consultant’s proposal to provide gift cards to existing physician practice customers in exchange for referring other physician practices to the vendor would not implicate the federal Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS). [read post]
22 Apr 2021, 10:00 pm
In a not-so-unexpected turn of events, the Biden-Harris administration’s Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) rescinded a notice issued by the Trump administration’s HHS days before leaving office exempting seven glove types from 510(k) premarket notification and proposing to do the same for 84 other devices ranging from gowns to ventilators. [read post]
14 Sep 2020, 10:00 pm
Our FDA team recently posted a LawFlash about the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) August 19 announcement, Rescission of Guidances and Other Informal Issuances Concerning Premarket Review of Laboratory Developed Tests, in which it stated that the FDA would not require premarket review of laboratory developed tests (LDTs) without notice-and-comment rulemaking. [read post]
17 Jan 2024, 10:00 pm
The US Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) published favorable Advisory Opinion No. 23-15 on January 3, which concluded that a consultant’s proposal to provide gift cards to existing physician practice customers in exchange for referring other physician practices to the vendor would not implicate the federal Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS). [read post]
19 Jul 2010, 7:12 am
[JURIST] The US Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) [official website] has announced [press release] that insurance plans being offered as part of a new federally-funded program providing insurance to persons denied coverage due to pre-existing conditions will only cover abortions [JURIST news archive] in cases of rape or incest, or where the life of the mother is in danger. [read post]
20 May 2020, 10:00 pm
With just days left until provider attestations are due related to acceptance of CARES Act Provider Relief Funds, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently updated its FAQs providing some additional clarity, and potentially confusion, surrounding the acceptance of Relief Funds from its initial tranche $30 billion of General Distribution payments. [read post]
2 Jul 2012, 9:26 am
Department of Health and Human Services Office of Civil Rights (OCR) has recently published its protocol to use when auditing covered entities for compliance with HIPAA. [read post]
17 Jan 2024, 10:00 pm
The US Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) published favorable Advisory Opinion No. 23-15 on January 3, which concluded that a consultant’s proposal to provide gift cards to existing physician practice customers in exchange for referring other physician practices to the vendor would not implicate the federal Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS). [read post]
10 Jun 2021, 10:00 pm
In a May 27 Federal Register notice, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the reinstatement of the Unapproved Drugs Initiative, the FDA’s compliance policy governing marketed unapproved drugs. [read post]
19 Apr 2021, 10:00 pm
Given the significant push to vaccinate the public since the start of 2021, the increasing availability of vaccines, and the need to recruit additional personnel to administer vaccinations, the secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has again amended its declaration under the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act (PREP Act) to accommodate some workforce barriers that had not been previously contemplated. [read post]
1 Sep 2015, 9:38 am
The group sued the Department of Health and Human Services among other agencies on the grounds... [read post]
20 May 2020, 10:00 pm
With just days left until provider attestations are due related to acceptance of CARES Act Provider Relief Funds, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently updated its FAQs providing some additional clarity, and potentially confusion, surrounding the acceptance of Relief Funds from its initial tranche $30 billion of General Distribution payments. [read post]
12 Oct 2022, 10:00 pm
On October 3, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the US Department of Health and Human Services issued a report titled “UPICs Hold Promise to Enhance Program Integrity Across Medicare and Medicaid, But Challenges Remain. [read post]
25 Oct 2023, 10:00 pm
The US Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently released Advisory Opinion No. 23-07, in which OIG approved a proposed arrangement to pay employed physicians bonuses based on net profits derived from certain ambulatory surgery center procedures performed by the physicians. [read post]
22 Apr 2021, 10:00 pm
In a not-so-unexpected turn of events, the Biden-Harris administration’s Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) rescinded a notice issued by the Trump administration’s HHS days before leaving office exempting seven glove types from 510(k) premarket notification and proposing to do the same for 84 other devices ranging from gowns to ventilators. [read post]
25 Oct 2023, 10:00 pm
The US Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently released Advisory Opinion No. 23-07, in which OIG approved a proposed arrangement to pay employed physicians bonuses based on net profits derived from certain ambulatory surgery center procedures performed by the physicians. [read post]
1 Apr 2013, 11:00 pm
On March 26, the US Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued a Special Fraud Alert on physician-owned entities, specifically physician-owned distributorships (PODs). [read post]
25 Oct 2020, 10:00 pm
The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued two welcome announcements on October 22 relating to the CARES Act Relief Fund Provider Relief Fund (PRF). [read post]
23 May 2016, 1:25 pm
The 2016 poverty income guideline amount for a single person as reported by the United States Department of Health and Human Services is $11,880 and the 2016 self-support reserve is $16,038. [read post]
