HHS
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Premera Blue Cross to Pay $6.8M to Settle Data BreachThe Washington State-based health insurer self-reported the breach, which was discovered 2015 and may have affected more than 10.4 million...
Strategy
CMS Finalizes Models to Address Chronic Kidney Disease, CancerThe End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Treatment Choices (ETC) Model follows up on President Donald Trump's kidney care executive order signed...
Clinical Care
Oregon Wildfires Prompt HHS Emergency Declaration The public health emergency loosens restrictions on HIPAA and EMTALA mandates, physician licensing, and self-referrals for providers operating 'in good...
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Drug Lobby Rips Trump's 'Most Favored Nation' Mandate on Medicare Drug PricesPhRMA says the White House has "doubled down on a reckless attack on the very companies working around the clock...
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1,100 Hospitals Press HHS to Enforce 340B PricingHospital stakeholders complain that major drug makers are refusing to offer mandated drug discounts for safety-net providers.
Strategy
HHS Plan to Improve Rural Health Focuses on Better Broadband, Telehealth ServicesThis announcement comes in response to Trump's executive order last month calling for improved rural health and telehealth access.
Finance
Hospitals Seek En Banc Hearing in Site Neutral Payments RulingIn reversing the district court last month, the appeals court ruled that the Trump administration's payment reductions were a reasonable...
Strategy
HHS Releases HIPAA Bulletin in Wake of California WildfiresWhen the PHE declaration is terminated, CEs must comply with all the normal requirements of the HIPAA Privacy Rule for...
Covid-19
HHS Makes COVID-19 Data Reporting a Medicare CoP as of Sept. 2Most hospitals are already familiar with the data requirements, but some have been struggling to meet all the elements.
Strategy
Konica Minolta Healthcare to Pay $500K to Settle False Claims Act AllegationsFederal prosecutors claim that Viztek LLC, a former subsidiary of Konica Minolta, falsely claimed that its EHR software was HHS...
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Been Through a Disaster? There is Help for RecoveryFor non-profits, FEMA can provide grants to help with hazard mitigation during recovery.
Finance
Study IDs $412B in Federal Pandemic Funding for HealthcareThe $412 billion includes $312 billion through Congress, $100 billion through the Trump administration, and at least $331 million through...