In 2022, the Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced eighteen settlement agreements to resolve allegations of Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) violations....more
On March 30, 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the enactment of numerous temporary regulatory waivers and new rules intended to enable health care providers to better respond to the COVID-19...more
On Saturday, March 28th, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) announced an expansion of its accelerated and advance payment program for Medicare participating health care providers and suppliers to help...more
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Throughout 2018, the Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has announced seven settlement agreements and one civil monetary penalty to resolve allegations of Health Insurance Portability and...more
On September 5, 2018, U.S. District Judge David Alan Ezra issued a permanent injunction blocking Senate Bill 8 (passed in 2017) from going into effect. Senate Bill 8 would prohibit health care providers from disposing of...more
With respect to enforcement, the Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced two Settlement Agreements to resolve allegations of HIPAA violations between May and October of 2017. Neither...more
In recent months, the Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has announced four settlement agreements and one civil monetary penalty to resolve allegations of Health Insurance Portability and...more