Still No “Sunshine” – in the Name of Lighter Regulatory Burdens
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Don Berwick said on October 31 that the agency would delay further rules implementing a provision in the health reform law that requires...
View ArticleThousands of lives, billions of dollars saved by Affordable Care Act
The Affordable Care Act’s provisions to reduce hospital-acquired conditions (HACs) saved 87,000 lives and almost $20 billion in health care costs from 2010 to 2014, according to a report from HHS’...
View ArticleKusserow on Compliance: Board compliance experts and certifications under...
The HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) now requires the engagement of independent compliance experts in its corporate integrity agreements (CIAs) to assist it in meeting its obligations of...
View ArticleHHS kicks off challenge to design a better medical bill
On May 9, 2016, HHS announced that registration was open for the “A Bill You Can Understand Design and Innovation Challenge,” an effort by the agency to encourage those working in health care or other...
View Article$2.3B awarded to fund HIV/AIDS care, medications in 2016
Cities, states, and community organizations have received a total of almost $2.3 billion in Ryan White HIV/AIDS program grants. The program is overseen by the Health Resources and Services...
View ArticleKusserow on Compliance: Medicare parts A and B among OIG’s top management...
Annually, the HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) prepares a summary of the most significant management and performance challenges facing HHS and its progress toward addressing them. Among them are...
View ArticleSenators urge Price to allow certain drug imports from Canada
New HHS Secretary Tom Price has already received a request from three senators to use his newfound power to allow drug importation from Canada. Sens. Grassley (R-Iowa), McCain (R-Ariz), and Klobuchar...
View ArticleTrump Administration appoints controversial figure to HHS’...
The Trump Administration appointed Roger Severino as Director of the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR). Previously, Severino worked for the Heritage Foundation as the director of the DeVos Center for...
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