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SOURCE: www.hhs.gov New rules bring transparency, lower costs to consumers by requiring review of large insurance rate hikes Today, The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a final regulation to ensure that large health insurance premium increases will [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.senate.gov Tuesday, May 17, 2011 *As Prepared for Delivery* “I am pleased to convene this hearing today on a very important issue—defending our Nation against public health threats. “Such threats are diverse in origin and include exposure to chemical, [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.dol.gov WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration tomorrow will reopen the public record on a proposed rule to revise the Occupational Injury and Illness Recording and Reporting Requirements regulation. Notice of the reopening [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.opm.gov Washington, DC – During a panel discussion at the National Press Club, U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Director John Berry remarked on the dramatic progress made in modernizing the federal government’s hiring process over the past year. [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.justice.gov WASHINGTON – The owner of a Houston-area durable medical equipment (DME) company was sentenced to 84 months in prison for her role in a Medicare fraud scheme, the Departments of Justice and Health and Human Services (HHS) announced. [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.hhs.gov Prevention grants to focus on improving health, which can lower costs The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced today the availability of over $100 million in funding for up to 75 Community Transformation Grants. Created by [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.hhs.gov The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services today launched its action plan to prevent and treat viral hepatitis, a silent epidemic affecting 3.5 – 5.3 million Americans. Though viral hepatitis is a leading infectious cause of death [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.hhs.gov New supports will help states lower costs, provide better care for Medicare-Medicaid enrollees The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced a series of initiatives to work with states to save money and better coordinate [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.www.ins.state.ny.us Events to be Held in Albany, Rochester, Syracuse & New York City New Yorkers are invited to a series of public forums to present their ideas on the design of New York’s health insurance exchange, a major part [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.hhs.gov Bills That Uninsured Cannot Pay Often Passed On to Other Americans A new report released today by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) shows that few families without health insurance have the financial assets to [...] Read More