by Girish Anand | Dec 27, 2018 | HHS
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is soliciting written comments regarding the Healthy People 2030 objectives. The public comment period will be open from Dec. 3, 2018 through Jan. 17, 2019. Healthy People focuses on critical health promotion and...
by Girish Anand | Dec 12, 2018 | HHS, HIPAA
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR), has issued a Request for Information (RFI) seeking input from the public on how the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Rules, especially the HIPAA Privacy Rule,...
by Girish Anand | Oct 17, 2018 | HHS, HIPAA, OCR
As a result of a single data breach of protected health information (PHI), albeit one affecting 79 million consumers, Anthem Inc. is now being fined $16 million by the government and owes an additional $115 million to those affected, who won a class action lawsuit...
by Girish Anand | Sep 12, 2018 | ACA, Affordable Care Act, HHS
Congress in 2010 passed legislation requiring transparency in drug pricing for a hospital program known as 340B, and the Obama administration issued a final rule (finally) in January 2017. Now, the Trump administration is delaying implementation at the cost of a...
by Girish Anand | Aug 15, 2018 | HHS
Today, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced $125 million in Quality Improvement grant awards to 1,352 community health centers across all U.S. states, territories and the District of Columbia. Funded by the Health Resources and Services...
by Girish Anand | Aug 1, 2018 | ACA, Affordable Care Act, DOL, DOT, HHS
The departments of Health and Human Services (HHS), Labor (DOL) and the Treasury (DOT) today issued a final rule allowing for the sale and renewal of short-term, limited-duration health plans that cover longer periods than the previous maximum period of less than...
