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29 Jul 2012, 1:44 pm by Phillips & Cohen
The Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, and Attorney General Eric Holder, revealed a new public-private partnership to crack down on health care fraud yesterday. [read post]
8 Sep 2011, 3:09 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
A nationwide takedown by Medicare Fraud Strike Force operations in eight cities resulted in the Department of Justice filing criminal charges against 91 defendants, including doctors, nurses, and other medical professionals, for their alleged participation in Medicare fraud schemes involving approximately $295 million in false billing, Attorney General Eric Holder and Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius jointly… [read post]
18 Nov 2009, 9:59 am
CMS announced today that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will employ new standards in calculating improper Medicare payment rates for 2009. [read post]
18 Nov 2009, 9:59 am
CMS announced today that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will employ new standards in calculating improper Medicare payment rates for 2009. [read post]
18 Sep 2009, 6:23 am by Gerry Oginski
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The Obama administration announced a $25 million medical malpractice initiative Thursday as part of its plan to rein in skyrocketing health care costs.HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius says 1 percent of health care costs are attributable to malpractive premiums.The program, administered by the Department of Health and Human Services, will fund grants of up to $3 million awarded [read post]
8 Jun 2010, 5:32 am by Ben Vernia
On June 8, Attorney General Eric Holder and Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius released a letter sent to the state Attorneys General galvanizing them to increased risks of healthcare fraud and describing Obama Administration healthcare fraud initiatives. [read post]
3 Aug 2009, 3:19 pm
Today, Kathleen Sebelius--Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary--transferred the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Security Rule's delegation from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to the Office for Civil Rights (OCR). [read post]
8 Sep 2011, 7:21 am
Attorney General Eric Holder, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, and HHS Inspector General Daniel R. [read post]
8 Sep 2011, 7:21 am
Attorney General Eric Holder, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, and HHS Inspector General Daniel R. [read post]
25 Oct 2009, 3:01 am
[JURIST] US President Barack Obama's Saturday emergency declaration [text, PDF; press release] on the H1N1 flu [CDC backgrounder] has granted Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) [official website] Secretary Kathleen Sebelius [official profile] authority under section 1135 of the Social Security Act [text] to allow medical providers to bypass federal regulations when it comes to treating [read post]
9 Jun 2014, 1:44 pm
Senate as the secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, replacing Kathleen Sebelius"And lest we forget her eminent qualifications:"[Burntwell] testified “in laborious detail about what she had found in Mr. [read post]
5 Mar 2017, 3:00 am by Thaddeus Mason Pope, JD, PhD
Former Department of Health & Human Service Secretaries Kathleen Sebelius and Tommy Thompson offer "5 Ways to Improve Care at the End of Life. [read post]
16 Apr 2010, 9:06 am by Jonathan Cohen
[JURIST] US President Barack Obama on Thursday ordered Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) [official website] Secretary Kathleen Sebelius [official profile] to expand the rights [memo] of patients and non-related visitors in hospitals that receive funding from Medicaid and Medicare [official websites]. [read post]
12 Jul 2010, 8:30 am by Lucas A. Ferrara, Esq.
Secretary Sebelius Visits Grand Isle Beach and New Orleans to Assess Health Impact of Gulf Oil Spill Meets with Residents, Community Leaders, Workers and Responders Today Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius visited Grand Isle Beach and New Orleans, Louisiana as part the Department's ongoing efforts to to address the public health and mental health aspects of the Gulf… [read post]
7 Mar 2011, 9:05 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
On February 27, 2011, Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius issued a new letter and a frequently asked questions (FAQ) document that explain Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) provisions in the Affordable Care Act in ways that afford greater flexibility to States. [read post]
20 Jun 2011, 12:00 pm by Lucas A. Ferrara, Esq.
Attorney General Eric Holder and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius visited Philadelphia, where they participated in the sixth regional health care fraud prevention summit. [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… [read post]