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16 May 2014, 9:00 am
On Tuesday, May 13, 2014, the Department of Justice ("DOJ") and Department of Health and Human Services ("DHHS") held a joint news conference to announce that the Medicare Fraud Strike Force had conducted a nationwide takedown of 90 individuals involving approximately $260 million in fraudulent Medicare billings. [read post]
20 Jul 2020, 6:23 am
In 2011, the Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and Treasury (“Departments”) created a narrow exemption from the requirement to provide contraceptive coverage for houses of worship, their integrated auxiliaries, religious orders, and conventions or associations of churches. [read post]
27 Nov 2015, 1:10 pm
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) 2016 Work Plan comes with a warning: the OIG continues to be relentless in detecting and pursuing waste, fraud, and abuse. [read post]
27 Nov 2015, 1:10 pm
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) 2016 Work Plan comes with a warning: the OIG continues to be relentless in detecting and pursuing waste, fraud, and abuse. [read post]
24 Sep 2009, 12:08 pm
Arizona Heart Hospital agreed to settle with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Office of Inspector General (OIG) for $675,000 for 10 instances of filing false claims with Medicare. [read post]
16 Nov 2015, 12:11 pm
From 2008 to 2012, the Department of Health and Human Services conducted a series of studies pertaining to hospital adverse events, which are injurious outcomes from medical care. [read post]
19 May 2020, 7:18 pm
With former experience working at the White House, Department of Health and Human Services, and on the Ebola epidemic in West Africa. [read post]
10 May 2017, 8:42 am
The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced on April 20 that it plans to launch a cybersecurity initiative modeled on the US Department of Homeland Security’s National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center (NCCIC) that will be aimed at educating healthcare organizations and consumers about the risks of using mobile applications and data. [read post]
29 Dec 2011, 10:28 am
January 31, 201 is the deadline for employers, insurers, and others with concerns about the proposal of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to delegate authority to individual states to decide the definition of essential benefits for purposes of the state exchange and other requirements of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Affordable Care Act) on a state-by-state. [read post]
11 Sep 2010, 5:43 am
The Federal Trade Commission ("FTC"), Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services ("CMS"), and Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General ("OIG") have announced their plans to co-host an October 5th workshop on accountable care organizations ("ACOs"). [read post]
3 Feb 2014, 6:29 am
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) for the purpose of modifying the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) to expressly permit certain HIPAA covered entities to disclose to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) the identities of individuals subject to a Federal “mental health prohibitor” that disqualifies them from shipping,… [read post]
11 Apr 2016, 10:15 am
Group health plans and group and individual health insurers (Health Plans) must add updating their 2017 Summary of Benefits and Coverage (SBC) forms to their 2017 to do list in response to the publication by the Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS), Labor (DOL) and Treasury (collectively “Agencies) of enhanced content requirements for the 2017 Summary of Benefits and Coverage (SBC) template and Uniform Glossary that the… [read post]
11 Apr 2016, 10:15 am
Group health plans and group and individual health insurers (Health Plans) must add updating their 2017 Summary of Benefits and Coverage (SBC) forms to their 2017 to do list in response to the publication by the Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS), Labor (DOL) and Treasury (collectively “Agencies) of enhanced content requirements for the 2017 Summary of Benefits and Coverage (SBC) template and Uniform Glossary that the… [read post]
7 May 2020, 10:21 am
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]
30 Aug 2022, 11:46 am
After a long line of opinions scrutinizing the use of rewards programs offered by providers, the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) issued Advisory Opinion 22-16 on August 19, 2022– a favorable opinion for the provision of gift cards to Medicare Advantage (“MA’) plan enrollees who complete educational modules as part of an online surgical treatment learning tool. [read post]
16 Sep 2013, 11:00 am
The Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) released a report in 2011 finding that antipsychotic drugs given to elderly residents of nursing homes were not administered in compliance with standards set forth by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). [read post]
9 Feb 2010, 10:43 am
As part the of nationwide “Communities Putting Prevention to Work” initiative (or as I like to call it, the “Duh” initiative), the Department of Health and Human Services has awarded $119 million in grant monies to states and U.S. territories to support efforts to reduce obesity, increase physical activity, improve nutrition and reduce smoking. [read post]
12 Jul 2017, 10:53 am
Clair counties has increased tenfold, spawning a Michigan Department of Health and Human Services investigation. 190 cases have been reported between August 1, 2016 and June 26, 2017, which has resulted in 10 deaths so far. [read post]
13 Jul 2017, 6:32 am
Clair counties has increased tenfold, spawning a Michigan Department of Health and Human Services investigation. 190 cases have been reported between August 1, 2016 and June 26, 2017, which has resulted in 10 deaths so far. [read post]
23 Feb 2015, 5:01 am
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the U.S. [read post]
