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Interview: Caroline Cook, Privacy Consultant, GDH Government Consulting Services

HIPAA Journal

Caroline Cook, Privacy Consultant, GDH Government Consulting Services, has shared her thoughts. I’m a Privacy Consultant employed by GDH Government Consulting Services. I’m currently on contract to a State Medicaid Agency’s Privacy Office. Tell the readers about your career in the healthcare industry.

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Love and Health: The Education of Abner Mason, SameSky Health

Health Populi

While his friend did not win his race, William Weld did win the governor’s post and Abner joined State government under Weld. He ended up working in Massachusetts State government for about 15 years. was in a position to help, and the miracle of antiviral drugs worked to address the death sentence that was AIDS in 2002.

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What is HIPAA?

HIPAA Journal

Title III: Tax-related health provisions governing medical savings accounts. Title V: Revenue offsets governing tax deductions for employers. Title II: Preventing health care fraud and abuse; administration simplification; medical liability reform. Title IV: Application and enforcement of group health plan requirements.

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Beneficiary inducements…don’t cross that line

YouCompli

But tactics common in other industries might be considered illegal beneficiary inducements in healthcare, especially for beneficiaries of federal programs like Medicare or Medicaid. The government contended the inducements were in the form of free blood glucose testing supplies and waiver of co-payments and deductibles for insulin.

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HIMSS names 2021 Changemaker Award winners

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Before that she served as director of the State Innovation Models Initiative at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Before that, he spent 17 years as CEO of HealthPartners, a cooperatively governed health plan and care system in Minnesota. Isaiah Nathaniel. CIO, Delaware Valley Community Health. Philadelphia.

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Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Ask EDVa to Allow Cost-Sharing Under the AKS

Healthcare Law Blog

Pharmaceutical manufacturers are challenging the breadth of the Federal Anti-Kickback Statute (“AKS”) in federal court, arguing that the government is harming the very vulnerable patients it aims to serve by prohibiting cost-sharing subsidies for life-saving oncology drugs. at 60203 (2002). 2, 2015). [10] 17, 2022). [11] 23, 2016). [13]

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FDA Oversight of AI Software Developed by Health Care Providers

Health Law Advisor

5] But that Interstate Commerce Clause needs to be viewed also in balance with the 10th Amendment of the Constitution, which reserves to the states any powers not delegated to the federal government. 15] Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act of 2002, Report 107-728 (Oct. 7, 2002), at 21. [16] 8637, 8645 (Feb.

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