The Service Contract Act (SCA) enforcement process has changed over the past few years with the addition of more than 1,000 Department of Labor (DOL) investigators. Attention is now given…
Year: 2015
OCR Levies Second-Biggest Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Fine Ever
The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has announced that an insurance company based in Puerto Rico will pay the second-largest HIPAA settlement in the…
Modernizing Payment Processing Methods in the Health Care Industry
Today’s health care environment has grown increasingly complex due to compliance requirements that were introduced as part of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Among other initiatives, the ACA included an…
New ACA FAQ Clarifies Coverage Requirements for Lactation, Obesity and More
The Departments of Labor (DOL), Health and Human Services (HHS), and the Treasury have released the twenty-ninth FAQ regarding the Affordable Care Act (ACA). These FAQs are released periodically to…
Referrals Drive Up Hospital Revenue—and Health Care Costs
As the health care field becomes increasingly competitive, hospitals are acquiring independent practitioners in order to increase referrals and revenue. The American Medical Association says that one third of all…
HHS Proposes Rule on ACA Anti-Discrimination Provisions
On September 8, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) proposed a rule to interpret Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Section…