by Girish Anand | Jun 8, 2019 | ACA, Affordable Care Act, HHS
U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor of Ft. Worth, Texas, who last year ruled the entire Affordable Care Act (ACA, or Obamacare) unconstitutional, this past week ruled that individuals with religious objections must be allowed to buy insurance without the...
by Girish Anand | May 28, 2019 | HHS, HIPAA
The HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has issued a new fact sheet that provides a clear compilation of all provisions through which a business associate can be held directly liable for compliance with certain requirements of the HIPAA Privacy, Security, Breach...
by Girish Anand | May 28, 2019 | ACA, Affordable Care Act, gender identity, Health Care Reform, HHS, Obamacare, OCR
The Affordable Care Act (ACA, or Obamacare) contains language prohibiting discrimination in health care based on sex, which was expanded under a 2016 rule by the Obama-era Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to include gender identity. Now the Trump HHS has...
by Girish Anand | Apr 30, 2019 | HHS, HIPAA
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in late April issued a notice of enforcement discretion regarding fines for violations of HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) and its privacy, security and breach rules. The fine structure was...
by Girish Anand | Apr 2, 2019 | HHS
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has released an additional $487 million to supplement first-year funding through its State Opioid Response (SOR) grant program. The awards to states and territories are part of HHS’s Five-Point Opioid Strategy and the...
by Girish Anand | Feb 11, 2019 | HHS, OCR
The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has concluded an all-time record year in Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) enforcement activity. In 2018, OCR settled 10 cases and was granted summary...
