HHS
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New Final Rule Expands Access to HRAs
Feds say the new rule will benefit 800,000 employers, and more than 11 million employees and their families, including 800,000...
His Latest False Claims Case is Settled, but this Kansas Doc is Still Fighting the DOJ
A cardiologist with a history of False Claims Act settlements says the federal government is abusing the whistleblower process.
Trump Administration Rule Would Undo Healthcare Protections For LGBTQ Patients
HHS seeks to change how far civil rights protections extend and how those protections are enforced.
Kansas Hospital Returns $250K in Meaningful Use Money to Settle False Claims Act Allegations
Coffey Health System denies any wrongdoing, but said it settled to avoid additional legal fees and 'the risk of an...
Finance
Supreme Court Sides With Hospitals in Multi-Billion-Dollar DSH Formula Dispute
The decision means HHS owes hospitals more money because the justices rejected an Obama-era rule change.
Senior Medicare Patrol Projects Saved $12M in 2018
The SMP projects cost the government more than they saved in 2018, but OIG said the savings could be understated.
Innovation
HHS Looking to Add Innovation Accelerators to DRIVe Network
The plan is to build off of Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority's current network of eight accelerators established last...
Final Rule Requires Drug Price Disclosures in TV Ads
The final rule will require drug makers to post the list price if that price is equal to or greater...
Some Senators Urge Caution, Some Carp at Pace of Healthcare EHR Adoption
ONC was asked to consider slowing down the two-year implementation window, but one committee member blasted a 'dysfunctional' healthcare system...
Strategy
Final Rule Bolsters Providers' Right to Refuse Services They Deem Objectionable
While some have praised the policy as a necessary step to protect healthcare workers from discrimination, others worry it will...
Innovation
HHS Names KidneyX Redesign Phase 1 Winners
Phase 1 challenged innovators to submit a short proposal on approaches that could enable the design of new artificial kidney...
Finance
Lower-Tier HIPAA Violations to Enjoy Smaller Annual Caps on Penalties
Under the Obama administration, HHS had adopted a $1.5 million cap per calendar year for all violations of an identical...