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26 Oct 2012, 10:00 am
According to The Texas Tribune, the Texas Attorney General’s (AG) Office and the Office of Inspector General (OIG) at the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) have teamed up to increase investigations of fraud in the state’s Medicaid dental program for children. [read post]
7 Aug 2019, 8:21 am by Jerri Lynn Ward, J.D.
On July 10, 2019, HHS released PL 19-17 replacing 17-18 entitled Abuse, Neglect, Exploitation, Misappropriation of Resident Property and Other Incidents that a Nursing Facility (NF) Must Report to the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC). [read post]
3 May 2016, 1:00 pm by Frances Hansen (US)
The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (“HHSC”) has been actively trying to reach an agreement with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) to extend or renew the Texas 1115 Transformation Waiver (the “Waiver”)since March 2015, when HHSC submitted its first iteration of a transition plan focused on a 5-year renewal. [read post]
28 Jun 2005, 9:21 am by Gary Howell
To comply with this federal requirement, the Texas Legislature recently directed the Texas Health and Human Services Commission ("HHSC") to establish a Medicaid estate recovery program. [read post]
16 Feb 2017, 3:01 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to settle potential violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Privacy and Security Rules sends a clear warning message to all health plans, healthcare providers and health care clearinghouses (Covered Entities) and their business associates that simply adopting HIPAA policies alone is insufficient to avoid getting nailed by OCR under HIPAA; Covered Entities… [read post]
19 Dec 2017, 11:13 am by Jerri Lynn Ward, J.D.
Provider Letter No. 17-28 and Information Letter No. 17-27  addresses Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) allowing an exception to the service limits for replacing or repairing adaptive aids and minor home modifications for certain individuals enrolled including those in the: Community Living Assistance and Support Services (CLASS) Deaf Blind with Multiple Disabilities (DBMD) Program Home and Community-based Services (HCS) … [read post]
22 Jun 2011, 2:53 pm by McNabb Associates, P.C.
The Department of Justice (DOJ) on June 22, 2011 released the following: “WASHINGTON – Two owners of a Houston health care company pleaded guilty for their roles in a scheme to defraud Medicare of more than $800,000, announced the Departments of Justice and Health and Human Services (HHS). [read post]
30 Mar 2020, 3:07 pm by Meaghan McCormick
Operating a Medical Practice in Texas during the COVID-19 Pandemic (March 30, 2020): The COVID-19 pandemic is unprecedented and has resulted in President Trump declaring a National Emergency[1] and Secretary Alex Azar, of the US Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) to declare a public health emergency[2] for the nation. [read post]
30 Aug 2010, 5:09 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Department of Health and Human Services earlier this year. [read post]
10 Aug 2017, 2:37 pm by Jerri Lynn Ward, J.D.
An excerpt from Texas Health and Human Services (HHS) website the reveals that although Medicaid pays for the largest share of long-term care services, individuals must qualify with income and assets required to be at a certain level and minimum state eligibility requirements must be met. [read post]
15 Nov 2011, 9:19 am by Judicial Watch Blog
Outlawing research with chimps would threaten human lives, according to the medical director of a top nonprofit center in Texas that’s well known in the scientific community for its efforts to improve health, save lives and advance knowledge of human diseases. [read post]
11 Jun 2020, 9:18 am by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Stamer has worked extensively domestically and internationally on an demand, special project and ongoing basis with business, government and community organizations and their leaders, spoken and published extensively on human resources, employee benefits and other workforce and services, tax, health care and health benefits, insurance, workers’ compensation and occupational disease, business disaster and distress and many other management topics, As a key… [read post]
4 May 2008, 1:10 am
Carey Cockerell, the Texas Commissioner of Family and Protective Services, testified before the Texas Senate Committee on Health and Human Services last Wednesday on developments and challenges in the handling of children taken into foster care after the raid of the FLDS ranch in Eldorado, Texas. [read post]
22 Dec 2017, 1:06 pm by Jerri Lynn Ward, J.D.
Provider Letter No. 17-38 – the Health and Human Service Commission (HHSC) added new rules and amended existing rules regarding the change of ownership (CHOW) process for ALFs. [read post]
22 Jun 2016, 12:46 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Eleven North Texans are included in the 301 individuals charged with faults billing and other healthcare fraud  in the largest ever healthcare fraud take down in history announced today by the Department of Justice(DOJ), the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) and other agencies. [read post]
15 Jul 2010, 6:49 am by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
The Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS), Labor, and the Treasury yesterday (July 14, 2010) issued new Interim Final Regulations requiring private health plans that do not qualified as grandfathered under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Affordable Care Act) to cover evidence-based preventive services and eliminate cost sharing requirements for such services. [read post]
7 Jul 2010, 8:19 am by Texas RioGrande Legal Aid
Texas RioGrande Legal Aid (TRLA), Lone Star Legal Aid, and Legal Aid of Northwest Texas represent more than fifty low-income Texans and five nonprofit organizations in a lawsuit against the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC). [read post]
14 Mar 2024, 5:41 am by Robert Kraft
Phone: Call the Texas Health and Human Services (HHS) Benefits Enrollment Center at 2-1-1 (TTY: 711). [read post]