Changes in HHS structure, along with well-funded and staffed partners at the state, local, tribal and territorial levels, may prove helpful for success during future public health emergencies and can help earn and maintain the public’s trust.
A three-judge panel unanimously upheld a previous ruling that the Department of Health and Human Services failed to consider whether the work requirements would fulfill Medicaid's core objective of providing health care to low-income families.
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.
Cracking down on manufacturer rebates for PBMs is part of administration plan to cut drug and out-of-pocket costs.
Officials at the U.S. Health and Human Services Department are predicting a significant reduction in the amount of new enrollees through the federal health exchange, Healthcare.gov, from 13 million predicted by the Congressional Budget Office down to between 9 and 9.9 million. According to a memo released yesterday by HHS, the possible drop in new […]
Federal efforts to strengthen inspections of the nation’s nursing homes are gaining momentum after a government probe uncovered instances of substandard care. The March 3 report by the HHS Inspector General found that an estimated one-third of residents suffered harm because of substandard care and that the chances of nursing home inspectors discovering these “adverse events” are […]
Last week, HHS released the latest enrollment report for the ACA’s Marketplaces. Thus far, about 3.3 million individuals have selected a qualified health plan on the new Marketplaces. Moreover, the federal Marketplace reports a 62 increase in plan selections in January compared to previous three months – with faster growth among younger consumers. Because previously-insured […]
At the Abarca Forward conference earlier this year, George Van Antwerp, managing director at Deloitte, discussed how social determinants of health and a personalized member experience can improve medication adherence and health outcomes.
In an effort to bring the spirit of open innovation into the siloed, risk-averse world of government, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is looking for a few good entrepreneurs. In October it launched the first session of the HHSentrepreneurs program, which pairs creative minds from the private sector with a team of […]
As a follow up to a $1 billion initiative last year that funded projects across the nation designed to improve outcomes and save money in the healthcare system, the Centers for Medicaid & Medicare Services today announced a second, $1 billion round of Health Care Innovation Awards. According to CMS, funding will be awarded to […]
President Barack Obama’s proposed 2014 budget includes an increase of $3.9 billion to implement the Affordable Care Act, with $1.5 billion of that going to support the launch of health insurance exchanges. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said that this figure would cover both outreach to support enrollment and building the federal exchange. […]
Hello Twitterverse. I’m looking forward to reaching out to you and talking about the great work happening at @hhsgov twitter.com/Sebelius/statu… — Kathleen Sebelius (@Sebelius) March 11, 2013 She sent her first tweet just after noon, and already Kathleen Sebelius (@Sebelius) has 2,000-plus followers. The secretary of U.S. Health and Human Services is the latest federal […]
We will highlight Build My Health's revenue practice management tools, which could help physician practices add up to $250,000 to their practices.
On January 17, HHS released the Final Rule entitled: Modifications to the HIPAA Privacy, Security, Enforcement, and Breach Notification Rules under the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act and the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act; Other Modifications to the HIPAA Rules
It's 563 pages long and contains 7 themes.
The Obama administration answered a key question from governors on Monday with a clear "no": States may not expand Medicaid only part of the way and still get the full federal funding provided in the Affordable Care Act. The decision, announced by Heal...
Danielle Moles is anorexic, which in her case played out not only in a near-starvation diet but also in obsessive running. She ran during tornados. She ran in temperatures that fell to 20 degrees below zero and froze her ponytail solid. She ran a marat...
HHS' office of the inspector general this year continued its steady march upward in the number of new criminal cases it helped file and the amount of misspent federal healthcare dollars it recovered...
With the national health law’s political future now entrenched, a deluge of new rules is expected in the coming days and weeks as the Obama administration fleshes out the law’s complex components. Most of the anticipation so far has been focused...