Department of Health and Human Services

Following on the heels of its plans to review Medicare payments for telehealth services, the federal Office of Inspector General (OIG) at the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) just announced a new project to review state Medicaid payments for telemedicine and other remote services. Accordingly, providers who bill state Medicaid programs for telemedicine,…… Continue reading this entry

“A robust, sustainable blood system is a crucial component of every health care system.”  That is how Rand Corporation’s recently issued comprehensive report entitled “Toward a Sustainable Blood Supply in the United States” (the “Report”) begins.  Issued as a result of research sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”), the Report … Continue reading this entry