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HIPAA Compliance and the High Stakes of Securing Patient Data | MD Magazine

30 Apr
Tom Brewer
HIPAA audits force health care organizations to prove they are doing all they can to protect patient data, but there are plenty of other reasons to check those boxes. Source: HIPAA Compliance and the High Stakes of Securing Patient Data ... Read more »

Compliance hipaa

The Compliance Resource Portal | Compliance | Office of Inspector General | U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

17 Apr
Tom Brewer
Source: The Compliance Resource Portal | Compliance | Office of Inspector General | U.S. Department of Health and Human ... Read more »

Compliance compliance

Lawmakers In Virginia May Pass An ACA Medicaid Expansion This Year : Shots – Health News : NPR

14 Mar
Tom Brewer
Source: Lawmakers In Virginia May Pass An ACA Medicaid Expansion This Year : Shots – Health News : ... Read more »

Law, Policy aca, expansion, medicaid

It’s Selfie Time, What Could Go Wrong?

5 Sep
Tom Brewer
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Compliance compliance, hipaa

Southern District Of Georgia Announces Participation in National Health Care Fraud Takedown | USAO-SDGA | Department of Justice

20 Aug
Tom Brewer
Source: Southern District Of Georgia Announces Participation in National Health Care Fraud Takedown | USAO-SDGA | Department of ... Read more »

Compliance, Law compliance, false claims, fraud, Qui Tam

CMS proposes changes to the Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement Model, cancellation of the mandatory Episode Payment Models and Cardiac Rehabilitation Incentive payment model

20 Aug
Tom Brewer
Source: CMS proposes changes to the Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement Model, cancellation of the mandatory Episode Payment Models and Cardiac Rehabilitation Incentive payment ... Read more »

Policy bundled payment, CMS, cost, medicare

CMS overhauling Medicare fraud audit process – Modern Healthcare Modern Healthcare business news, research, data and events

20 Aug
Tom Brewer
Facing a crushing caseload of appeals to denied Medicare claims, the CMS is launching a new audit process to reduce the number of providers that have their claims challenged. Source: CMS overhauling Medicare fraud audit process – Modern Healthcare Modern ... Read more »

Compliance CMS, medicare

Chicago Podiatrist Sentenced for Health Care Fraud Charges | USAO-EDMO | Department of Justice

20 Aug
Tom Brewer
Source: Chicago Podiatrist Sentenced for Health Care Fraud Charges | USAO-EDMO | Department of ... Read more »

Compliance, Law false claims, fraud

2017 National Health Care Fraud Takedown | Media Materials | Office of Inspector General | U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

13 Jul
Tom Brewer
Source: 2017 National Health Care Fraud Takedown | Media Materials | Office of Inspector General | U.S. Department of Health and Human ... Read more »

Compliance, Law compliance, fraud

Federal False Claims Act Recoveries Are the Third Highest in History | The Health Law Sidebar

1 May
Tom Brewer
The United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) reported that it obtained over $4.7 billion in civil settlements and judgments involving federal False Claims Act fraud and abuse claims against the … Source: Federal False Claims Act Recoveries Are the Third ... Read more »

Compliance compliance, cost, false claims

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  • What To Know About Trump’s Executive Orders on US Health Care 
    From rolling back drug pricing policies to limiting gender-affirming care, President Donald Trump signed several health-related executive orders in the first hours of his second presidency. Here’s a roundup of the changes and what they mean.
  • Juez bloquea en 19 estados la norma que permite a Dreamers inscribirse en planes de salud de ACA
    Además de Kansas y Dakota del Norte, los estados que se unieron a la demanda son Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, Ohio, Carolina del Sur, Dakota del Sur, Tennessee, Texas y Virginia.
  • Federal Judge Halts Dreamers’ Brand-New Access to ACA Enrollment in 19 States
    A federal judge sided with 19 states seeking an injunction against a Biden administration rule allowing recipients of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals to enroll in Affordable Care Act coverage and qualify for subsidies amid the annual open enrollment period.
  • Trump Doesn’t Need Congress To Make Abortion Effectively Unavailable
    President-elect Donald Trump vowed on the campaign trail not to sign a nationwide abortion ban. But he wouldn’t need to do so to make abortion difficult, or illegal, writes KFF Health News’ chief Washington correspondent, Julie Rovner.
  • KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': Trump’s Nontraditional Health Picks
    Not only has President-elect Donald Trump chosen prominent vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, Trump also has said he will nominate controversial TV host Mehmet Oz to run the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, which oversees coverage for nearly half of Americans. Meanwhile, the lame-duck […]
  • KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': Readying for Republican Rule
    With Republicans now set to control the White House, Senate, and House of Representatives starting in January, their health agenda remains unclear. What is clear, however, is that just about anything could be on the table, from Medicare, Medicaid, and the Affordable Care Act, to drug prices and public health. Meanwhile, anti-abortion groups are preparing […]
  • KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': Trump 2.0
    As Donald Trump readies for his return to the White House — with the backing of a GOP majority in the Senate and, possibly, the House — the entire health care industry is waiting to see what happens next. Clearly on the agenda: the future of abortion and reproductive rights, Medicare, Medicaid, the Affordable Care […]
  • What’s at Stake: A Pivotal Election for Six Big Health Issues
    Health care has ebbed and surged as an election issue throughout the presidential campaign. Here are the ways some of the most consequential changes in health policies could hinge on whether Vice President Kamala Harris or former President Donald Trump wins.
  • KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': The Campaign’s Final Days
    It’s the final days of the 2024 campaign, and Republicans are suddenly talking again about making changes to the Affordable Care Act if former President Donald Trump wins. Meanwhile, new reporting uncovers more maternal deaths under state abortion bans — and a case in which a Nevada woman was jailed after a miscarriage. Lauren Weber […]
  • In Montana, Conservative Groups See Chance To Kill Medicaid Expansion
    Conservative groups are working to undermine support for Montana’s Medicaid expansion ahead of a political fight over whether to keep the program.
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