Department of Health and Human Services

Senate Proposal Would Set Minimum Cybersecurity Standards for Healthcare Firms
Senate Proposal Would Set Minimum Cybersecurity Standards for Healthcare Firms
September 26, 2024  |  Cybersecurity

Nearly eight months after a hacker attack on UnitedHealth Group’s technology unit Change Healthcare roiled the healthcare industry, Capitol Hill has fired a shot across...

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HHS Launches HIPAA Rules-Focused Investigation of UnitedHealth Group Cyberattack
HHS Launches HIPAA Rules-Focused Investigation of UnitedHealth Group Cyberattack
March 13, 2024  |  Cybersecurity

An office of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has opened an investigation into the cyberattack that is impacting the UnitedHealth Group (UHG) subsidiary, Change Healthcare. The...

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White House Wants UnitedHealth to Expedite Payments Following Hack
White House Wants UnitedHealth to Expedite Payments Following Hack
March 10, 2024  |  Healthcare

The White House wants UnitedHealth Group to speed payments to healthcare providers following a recent cyberattack. In an open letter published Sunday (March 10), the U.S. Department of...

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US Government Expedites Payments to Hospitals Affected by United Breach
US Government Expedites Payments to Hospitals Affected by United Breach
March 06, 2024  |  Healthcare

In response to a cybersecurity breach that has disrupted the U.S. healthcare system, the federal government has taken action to support hospitals and healthcare providers...

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Less US Cannabis Restrictions Could Ease Sector’s Fragmented Payments System
Less US Cannabis Restrictions Could Ease Sector’s Fragmented Payments System
August 30, 2023  |  Regulation

In a significant development for the cannabis industry, U.S. health officials have recommended easing restrictions on cannabis and reclassifying it as a Schedule III drug...

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Treasury Dept. and CFPB Investigate Medical Credit Cards and Installment Loans
Treasury Dept. and CFPB Investigate Medical Credit Cards and Installment Loans
July 07, 2023  |  Credit Cards

Three federal agencies have launched an inquiry into “high-cost specialty financial products” used to pay for routine medical care. The inquiry will include medical credit cards and...

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HHS Grants $55M More to Bring Telehealth Services to Underserved in the US
HHS Grants $55M More to Bring Telehealth Services to Underserved in the US
February 16, 2022  |  Healthcare

Signaling a sense that telehealth can reach and help patients in ways the healthcare system perhaps wasn’t before, the U.S. Department of Health and Human...

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US To Insurers: Coronavirus Vaccine Should Not Require Copay
US To Insurers: Coronavirus Vaccine Should Not Require Copay
June 17, 2020  |  Coronavirus

U.S. officials don’t want people to have to pay health insurance copays when a coronavirus vaccine eventually becomes available, they said on Tuesday (June 16),...

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