Earlier this year, the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) released a final rule under Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (“ACA”), which prohibits discrimination in health programs and activities. The 2024 final rule includes new administrative requirements for covered entities (which may include group health plans to the extent the plan receives
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HHS Proposes to Narrow Scope of Nondiscrimination Regulations under Affordable Care Act
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently proposed regulations that scale back nondiscrimination protections under Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The new regulations, proposed on May 24, 2019, represent a marked shift in HHS’s policy by loosening the nondiscrimination requirements imposed on health plans and other entities and substantially…
New HIPAA/HITECH Act Regulations: What Plan Sponsors Need to Do to Comply
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March 14, 2013
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On January 17, 2013, the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) issued the long awaited final omnibus HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules implementing the amendments made by the HITECH Act. The panel will discuss the changes that affect health plans and what…