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26 Mar 2009, 1:57 pm
The Trust for America's Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation have released a report which examines problems with the current system and proposes ways to improve the food safety functions at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to better protect the nation’s food supply. [read post]
11 Feb 2021, 2:29 pm by Unknown
Department of Health and Human Services has misused funding allocated for vaccine preparation and emergency preparedness over the course of many years. [read post]
3 Oct 2011, 8:11 am by Davis Wright Tremaine
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced recommendations from an internal Text4Health Task Force on ways in which HHS can best utilize text messaging to improve population health. [read post]
8 Dec 2011, 7:34 am by JimWieland
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced that Stage 2 of the Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Program (also known as the “Meaningful Use” program) will be delayed for one year for providers who attest during 2011. [read post]
3 Dec 2022, 5:46 am by Colin Zick
Department of Health and Human Services issued a bulletin to highlight the obligations of Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) on covered entities and business associates under the HIPAA Privacy, Security, and Breach Notification Rules (“HIPAA Rules”) when using online tracking technologies. [read post]
15 Mar 2012, 4:04 pm by Ilyse Schuman
Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius announced in October 2011 that the agency would not pursue its implementation. [read post]
19 Feb 2023, 9:03 pm by Guest Contributor
Department of Health and Human Services Dear Secretary Becerra, We write to express our concern about the problems in the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) Foods Program and the need for an organizational, structural, and cultural overhaul. [read post]
11 Nov 2014, 11:56 am by Lynn Sessions and Scott Koller
Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) has issued a guidance on how the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”) applies in emergency situations. [read post]
Department of Health and Human Services as a condition of receiving CARES Act funds (covered in our prior Client Alert) institutions of higher education are required to sign a Certification and Agreement from the Department of Education to gain access to CARES Act funds. [read post]
3 Feb 2019, 12:59 pm by Patrick A. Malone
Alex Azar, secretary of the Health and Human Services Department, announced that Uncle Sam, via the giant Medicare and Medicaid plans, hopes to fix big flaws in the drug industry by barring prescription medication discounting to PBMs (prescription benefit managers). [read post]
29 Apr 2013, 4:56 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Changing plan years won’t extend the period that a group health plan or group or individual health insurance policy can qualify for a waiver of the annual limitation restrictions (Annual Limit Rule) of the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act (Affordable Care Act) according to new guidance issued by the US Departments of Health & Human Services (HHS), Treasury (IRS) and Labor (DOL)(collectively, the Agencies) on… [read post]
29 May 2024, 2:09 pm by NARF
H.R.8520 - To amend the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to implement the Climate Ready Tribes Initiative. [read post]
Department of Health and Human Services to quickly authorize the distribution of unapproved medical products (including drugs, vaccines and therapeutics) in the event of a public health emergency. [read post]