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April 25, 2025
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Understanding the HIPAA Reproductive Healthcare Data Privacy Final Rule

The final rule issued by the Biden administration aimed to bolster the privacy of reproductive healthcare data under HIPAA, a significant move following the Supreme Court’s overturning. Health and Human Services (HHS) officials hoped this rule would alleviate the “chilling effect” on individuals seeking or providing legal reproductive healthcare, stemming from both legal challenges and […]

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January 6, 2025
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Healthcare Cybersecurity: Proposed Updates to the HIPAA Security Rule

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) aimed at strengthening the HIPAA Security Rule. If finalized, these HIPAA Security Rule updates will significantly impact the healthcare sector. HHS has highlighted that healthcare breaches pose far greater risks than breaches in other industries. In announcing the […]

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February 13, 2023
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Only a Few Hospitals Comply with the Price Transparency Rule

Over 1,500 hospitals reviewed in the report were noncompliant with at least one requirement of the price transparency rule between December 2022 and January 2023. Less than a quarter of hospitals are complying with the hospital price transparency rule over two years after the regulation went into effect, according to a report from PatientRightsAdvocate.org. The […]

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November 24, 2022
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The Renewal of the PHE Indicates Public Health Emergency Exists

As expected, the COVID-19 PHE (Public Health Emergency) was extended for the 11th time, on October 13th, 2022, another 90-days, which will extend many of the CARES Act 1135 Waivers through January 11th, 2023. This extension confuses many healthcare professionals because in a 60-Minutes news interview, President Joe Biden, stated, that the “pandemic is over.” […]

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More Than Five Million People Have Gained Health Insurance Since 2020

HHS released a report showing 5.2 million people have gained health insurance since 2020 as a result of the Biden administration’s efforts to expand coverage. The national uninsured rate reached a record-low of 8% in the first quarter of the year, according to a report by HHS. The report examines data from the National Health […]

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CMS, HHS Finalize 2023 Notice of Benefits, Payment Parameters

CMS and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released the 2023 Notice of Benefits and Payment Parameters Final Rule, which includes standardized plan options, changes to network adequacy reviews, refinements to the Affordable Care Act’s essential health benefits nondiscrimination policy, and other changes. “The recent Open Enrollment Period demonstrated the demand for […]

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HHS Removes 79% of Medicare Appeals Backlog, On Track for FY 2022

HHS reduced the Medicare appeals backlog by 79 percent during the third quarter of FY 2021, putting the department ahead of schedule to clear the backlog. As of June 30, 2021, the end of the third quarter of FY 2021, HHS had 86,063 pending appeals remaining at the Office of Medicare Hearing and Appeals […]

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September 29, 2021
Blog, Medical Billing
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No Surprises Act Notice Requirements: The Good and Bad News for Providers

Surprise billing occurs when patients receive care from out-of-network providers without their knowledge. On July 1, the Biden Administration passed an interim final rule: the first portion of the “Requirements Related to the Surprise Billing Act,” in an attempt to curb excessive costs patients are required to pay in relation to surprise billing. The rule […]

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Are you a HIPAA entity? The “Privacy Law” May not Be What you Think

The first thing you should know about HIPAA is that it’s HIPAA, not HIPPA, as is commonly seen. There is only one “P,” and that “P” doesn’t stand for “privacy.” If you have heard the acronym “HIPAA” (referring to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996) thrown around a lot lately, you may […]

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August 10, 2021
Blog, Medical Billing
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First Installment of Surprise Billing Regulations Released

On July 1, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Department of Labor, and Department of the Treasury (Departments) jointly issued interim final rules (IFR) implementing certain aspects of the No Surprises Act (Act), which was signed into law on December 27, 2020, as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021. The purpose of […]

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Tag: HHS

Understanding the HIPAA Reproductive Healthcare Data Privacy Final Rule

Healthcare Cybersecurity: Proposed Updates to the HIPAA Security Rule

Only a Few Hospitals Comply with the Price Transparency Rule

More Than Five Million People Have Gained Health Insurance Since 2020

CMS, HHS Finalize 2023 Notice of Benefits, Payment Parameters

HHS Removes 79% of Medicare Appeals Backlog, On Track for FY 2022

No Surprises Act Notice Requirements: The Good and Bad News for Providers

Are you a HIPAA entity? The “Privacy Law” May not Be What you Think

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