Feb 05 HHS Announces HIPAA Audit Program Will Resume By HHS Insurance Risky Business The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently updated its HIPAA enforcement website to announce the start of…Read More
Feb 05 2025 Employee Benefits Market Outlook By HHS Insurance Risky Business In 2024, employers of all sizes and industries faced several trends affecting the employee benefits market. Rising health care costs,…Read More
Jan 06 Benefits and Me Newsletter – January 2025 By HHS Insurance Risky Business Reducing Health Care Costs in 2025 Health care costs are likely to increase by 7%-8% in 2025. As health care…Read More
Jan 06 Newly Passed Legislation Modifies ACA Reporting Requirements By HHS Insurance Risky Business On Dec. 23, 2024, President Joe Biden signed two bills into law that will streamline the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA)…Read More
Jan 06 HHS Proposes Changes to HIPAA Security Rule to Strengthen Cybersecurity for Electronic PHI By HHS Insurance Risky Business On Dec. 27, 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a proposed rule that would modify…Read More
Jan 06 Biden Administration Rescinds Proposed Changes to Contraceptive Coverage Mandate By HHS Insurance Risky Business On Dec. 23, 2024, the Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor and the Treasury (Departments) rescinded a proposed rule…Read More
Jan 06 7 Factors Driving Health Care Cost Increases in 2025 By HHS Insurance Risky Business Discover 7 key factors driving rising health care costs in 2025, including GLP-1 drugs, gene therapies, labor shortages, and aging…Read More
Jan 06 Telehealth Exception Has Expired for Calendar-year HDHP/HSA Plans By HHS Insurance Risky Business In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Congress enacted legislation that temporarily allowed high deductible health plans (HDHPs) to…Read More
Jan 02 Bird Flu Prevention and Treatment By HHS Insurance Family Health & Safety Avian influenza (also known as bird flu or avian flu) usually attacks birds rather than humans. Although the virus poses…Read More
Jan 02 National Radon Action Month By HHS Insurance Home & Auto National Radon Action Month According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, radon is the leading cause of lung cancer deaths…Read More