HIPAA for Professionals | HHS. gov HHS enacted a final Omnibus rule that implements a number of provisions of the HITECH Act to strengthen the privacy and security protections for health information established under HIPAA, finalizing the Breach Notification Rule View the Combined Regulation Text (as of March 2013)
HITECH Act Enforcement Interim Final Rule - HHS. gov The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act, enacted as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, was signed into law on February 17, 2009, to promote the adoption and meaningful use of health information technology Subtitle D of the HITECH Act addresses the privacy and security concerns associated with the electronic transmission of
Summary of the HIPAA Privacy Rule - HHS. gov Statutory and Regulatory Background The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), Public Law 104-191, was enacted on August 21, 1996 Sections 261 through 264 of HIPAA require the Secretary of HHS to publicize standards for the electronic exchange, privacy and security of health information
About the Affordable Care Act | HHS. gov The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, referred to as the Affordable Care Act or “ACA” for short, is the comprehensive health care reform law enacted in March 2010
What is the Affordable Care Act? - HHS. gov The “Affordable Care Act” (ACA) is the name for the comprehensive health care reform law (passed in 2010) and its amendments The law addresses health insurance coverage, health care costs, and preventive care The law was enacted in two parts:
Fiscal Year 2026 Budget in Brief - HHS. gov The Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 President’s Budget supports missing piece in the American health system—primary the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) care, maternal and child health, mental health, mission to promote the health and well-being of all substance use prevention and treatment, Americans HHS proposes $94 7 billion in discretionary environmental health, HIV AIDS
HHS Announces Transformation to Make America Healthy Again “Over time, bureaucracies like HHS become wasteful and inefficient even when most of their staff are dedicated and competent civil servants,” Secretary Kennedy said “This overhaul will be a win-win for taxpayers and for those that HHS serves That’s the entire American public, because our goal is to Make America Healthy Again ”
ACF Notifies 39 Governors That States Are Diverting Foster Youths . . . The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) at the U S Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today sent letters to 39 governors calling for immediate action to protect vulnerable foster youth in their states These letters highlight the pressing issue of state child welfare agencies diverting foster youths’ earned Social Security survivor benefits