Federal Appeals Court Hears Challenge to Medicaid Work Requirements
On Friday, October 11, three judges for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia questioned the implementation…
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HHS Releases New Prescribing Guidelines for Opioids to Address Treatment Abandonment
On October 10, 2019, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued new opioid prescribing guidelines for patients…
Aimed Alliance Submits Petition for Rulemaking to HHS, DOL, and Treasury
On October 9, 2019, Aimed Alliance, a non-profit organization that works to protect and enhance the rights of consumers and…
Aimed Alliance Opinion Piece on Nonmedical Switching Published in the Columbus Dispatch
On October 8, 2019, the Columbus Dispatch published an opinion piece authored by Aimed Alliance Staff Attorney John A. Wylam…
Aimed Alliance Submits Comment to HHS in Response to Proposed Rule on Hospital Transparency
On September 27, 2019, Aimed Alliance submitted a comment to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in…
Aimed Alliance Submits Testimony on Cardiovascular Comparative Effectiveness Study
On September 26, 2019, Aimed Alliance delivered oral testimony on the Institute for Clinical and Economic Review’s (ICER) Evidence Report…
Federal Agency Initiates First Enforcement Action Over Inaccessible Medical Records
Bayfront Health of St. Petersburg, FL became the first HIPAA-covered entity to be sanctioned by U.S. Health and Human Services…
CVS Health to Settle Lawsuit for Revealing HIV Status of Over 4,500 Patients
Under the recently proposed agreement, CVS Health is slated to pay $4.35 million to settle claims that it divulged protected…
HHS, DOL, and Treasury Release Additional Guidance on Mental Health Parity
On September 5, 2019, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Labor, and Treasury jointly issued a…
The Precision Medicine Group Discusses Copay Accumulators, References Aimed Alliance Report
Following the enactment of a new law in Virginia that regulates copay accumulator programs, the Precision Medicine Group published an…