Patients expect not only quality health care to keep them healthy, but also trust that their most sensitive health information will be protected from threats and vulnerabilities that could lead to the compromise of one’s health information. An enterprise-wide risk analysis is not only a requirement of the HIPAA Security Rule, it is also an ...
“If we want to have a real market for drugs, why not have [companies] disclose their prices in the ads, too? Consumers would have much more balanced information, and companies would have a very different set of incentives for setting their prices.” – HHS Secretary Alex Azar In May 2018, President Trump and Secretary Azar ...
Anthem, Inc. has agreed to pay $16 million to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and take substantial corrective action to settle potential violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy and Security Rules after a series of cyberattacks led to the largest U.S. health ...
Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar issued the following statement regarding pharmaceutical companies’ announcement that they would be providing access to more information on drug prices: “Patient empowerment and transparency are at the core of the President’s drug-pricing blueprint that was released five months ago. Our vision for a new, more transparent drug-pricing system ...
Today, Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Chief of Staff Paul Mango traveled to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to participate in a roundtable discussion at Spartan Pharmacy. The discussion included community pharmacists and their senior patients and covered the legislation recently signed by President Trump banning pharmacy gag clauses. ...
Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced that approximately $2.34 billion in Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program grants were awarded to cities, counties, states, and local community-based organizations in fiscal year (FY) 2018. This funding through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) supports a comprehensive system of HIV primary medical care, medication, ...
Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar today declared a public health emergency in Georgia due to damage from Hurricane Michael. The declaration follows President Trump’s emergency declaration for the state and gives the HHS Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services beneficiaries and their healthcare providers and suppliers greater flexibility in meeting emergency health ...
On Wednesday, President Trump signed legislation that bans pharmacy gag clauses, which prevent pharmacists from informing patients when they can pay less out of pocket for a prescription drug, in both private insurance plans and in Medicare prescription drug plans. HHS Secretary Alex Azar released the following statement: “This bipartisan legislative accomplishment was secured by ...
A strategic partnership will expand between the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) and Johnson & Johnson of New Brunswick, New Jersey. The expansion will focus on the development of innovative products to combat the potentially deadly health effects of chemical, biological, radiation and ...
Following President Trump’s emergency declaration for Florida, Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar today declared a public health emergency in the state as Hurricane Michael makes landfall. The declaration gives the HHS Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services beneficiaries and their healthcare providers and suppliers greater flexibility in meeting emergency health needs. “Hurricane Michael ...
