by Girish Anand | Mar 11, 2016 | HHS
Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell has announced $94 million in Affordable Care Act funding to 271 health centers in 45 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico to improve and expand the delivery of substance abuse services in health...
by Girish Anand | Mar 4, 2016 | ACA, Affordable Care Act, HHS
In a publication released this week, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has raised out-of-pocket expenses under Obamacare health plans in 2017 to $7,150 for individuals and $14,300 for joint plans, up from the current levels of $6,850 and $13,700. The...
by Girish Anand | Mar 1, 2016 | ACA, Affordable Care Act, CMS, HHS
The risk corridor/reinsurance program of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is expecting collections of $7.7 billion under the program this year to compensate insurance companies that suffered losses because of high claims in 2015. The Department of Health and Human...
by Girish Anand | Jan 31, 2016 | HHS, HIPAA, OFCCP
If this past December were any indication, then the HIPAA Privacy Rule audits commencing this year could snare covered entities and their business associates big time. At the end of 2015, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued some $5 million in fines for HIPAA...
by Girish Anand | Jan 11, 2016 | HHS, OCR
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and its Office for Civil Rights (OCR) this past week published guidance on individuals’ right to their protected health information (PHI) under the Privacy Rule provision of the Health Insurance Portability and...
by Girish Anand | Dec 29, 2015 | HHS
New proposed rules to improve child care have been announced by the Administration for Children and Families, an office within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The proposed rules offer additional guidance on program requirements established by the...
