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February 4, 2015

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OSHA Alliance Targets Chemical Hazards | WWC

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has entered into an alliance with the Fertilizer Safety and Health Partners and the Environmental Protection Agency to provide safety and health information and training resources to workers, emergency responders and communities surrounding establishments in the agricultural retail and supply industry. The alliance will focus on the safe ...

February 2, 2015

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Medicaid and CHIP Enrollments Rise by 10.1 Million

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With all the focus on Obamcare enrollment numbers, Medicaid and the Children's Health insurance Program (CHIP) tend to take a back seat, but data just released by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) show that both programs have risen by 10.1 million enrollees in the year since the launch of the marketplaces. This represents a 17.5 percent increase over the average monthly enrollm...

January 30, 2015

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HHS Offers Help Navigating ACA Tax Rules | WWC

Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell has announced that HHS is collaborating with a wide range of non-profit organizations and some of the nation’s largest tax preparers to ensure that the public understands how health care and their taxes intersect. These groups provide resources, advice, and assistance to tax filers across the country. Some are offering o...

January 28, 2015

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DOL Proposes Rule on Federal Contractor Sex Discrimination Guidelines

The Department of Labor (DOL) today announced a proposal to clarify federal contractors' requirements to prohibit sex discrimination. The recommended changes would revise the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) guidelines to align with laws, court decisions and societal changes since they were originally issued in 1970. "Our sex discrimination guidelines are woefully out of ...

January 28, 2015

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HHS Says 9.5 Million Obtained Obamacare Insurance on the Marketplaces

Nationwide, 9.5 million consumers selected or were automatically reenrolled in quality, affordable health insurance coverage from the Health Insurance Marketplace through the second month of 2015 Open Enrollment, according to a report released by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Of those, more than 7.1 million were in states using the HealthCare.gov platform, and 2.4 million ...

January 27, 2015

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HHS to Shift Medicare Payment Basis | WWC

In a meeting with nearly two dozen leaders representing consumers, insurers, providers, and business leaders, Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell yesterday announced measurable goals and a timeline to move the Medicare program, and the health care system at large, toward paying providers based on the quality, rather than the quantity of care they give patients. HHS has set a ...

January 26, 2015

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HHS Increases Healthcare.gov Privacy Protections | WWC

After the Associated Press (AP) reported that HealthCare.gov was unwittingly providing customer privacy information to third-party companies and individuals, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that it was adding new layers of security to the site. The privacy data could be viewed by third parties after health insurance consumers visited the Obamacare site and used the ...

January 22, 2015

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Fired Workers Sue Both the Franchisee and McDonald's Corp. for Discrimination

A group of 10 terminated McDonald's employees in Virginia -- one Hispanic and nine African-American -- are suing both the local franchisee and the behemoth mother corporation for discrimination, claiming they were let go because they "didn't fit the profile" for employees at their restaurants. The legal action filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virgina yesterday trace...

January 21, 2015

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CMS Failed to 'Perform All Required Oversight Activities' on HealthCare.Gov, OIG Finds

The Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) yesterday released results of its review of the 60 "Federal Marketplace contracts" for HealthCare.gov awarded by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), which it said "raised a number of concerns." The study questioned "the adequacy of CMS's planning and procurement efforts" and charged CMS...

January 20, 2015

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MSHA Final Rule to Help Prevent Miners from Being Crushed to Death

A continuous mining machine and miner. The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has announced a final rule that will strengthen protections for miners on the working section of underground coal mines by reducing the potential for pinning, crushing or striking accidents. Since 1984, there have been 35 deaths where ...

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