On December 6, 2024, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) released the Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control Program Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2023 (the Report). The Report...more
12/18/2024
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Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Fraud ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Hospitals ,
Investigations ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
OIG ,
Private Equity ,
Telemedicine
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South Dakota Governor Bans State Workers from Using TikTok -
It is estimated that some 80 million Americans and more than one billion people use TikTok. It is well known that TikTok has a direct...more
On November 28, 2022, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a proposed rule to modify the confidentiality protections of Substance Use Disorder (SUD) patient treatment records under 42 CFR Part 2 (Part 2)...more
11/30/2022
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Data Protection ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Healthcare ,
HIPAA Breach ,
Patient Rights ,
PHI ,
Proposed Rules ,
Substance Abuse
On August 19, 2022, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Department of Labor (DOL), and Department of the Treasury (DOT), released “Requirements Related to Surprise Billing: Final Rules” (the Rules). The Rules...more
8/26/2022
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Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Dispute Resolution ,
Final Rules ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Reform ,
No Surprises Act (NSA) ,
Out of Network Provider ,
Out-of-Pocket Expenses ,
Surprise Medical Bills ,
U.S. Treasury
HHS-OIG issued a new Special Fraud Alert on relationships with “purported telemedicine companies” on July 20, 2022. The Special Fraud Alert comes on the heels of a nationally coordinated takedown charging dozens of...more
7/25/2022
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Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Durable Medical Equipment ,
False Billing ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Fraud Alerts ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
OIG ,
Telehealth ,
Telemedicine
On Monday, November 15, 2021, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) repealed a policy established by the Trump administration that directed the FDA not to...more
11/17/2021
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Clinical Laboratory Testing ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Diagnostic Tests ,
FDA Approval ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Healthcare ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Life Sciences ,
New Guidance ,
Pharmaceutical Distribution ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Premarket Approval Applications ,
Public Health