On April 26, 2024, the United States Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) Office for Civil Rights and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued a final rule under Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act,...more
The Office of the Inspection General (“OIG”) recently issued its new General Compliance Program Guidance (the “GCPG”), which covers a broad array of compliance topics. Much of what is in the GCPG has been addressed by the OIG...more
Do you work for a hospital that needs to recruit more physicians to your area? This overview spotlights key details about avoiding federal Stark Law violations.
If the physician will not be joining a local physician...more
The Office of the Inspector General (the “OIG”) issued Advisory Opinion No. 22-20 on December 14, 2022, in which it determined from facts and circumstances presented that an acute care hospital providing physicians with the...more
The United States has been facing a mental health crisis for years, made only worse by the COVID-19 pandemic. Our leaders in Washington, D.C. are attempting to address it. A few weeks ago, we covered the Restoring Hope for...more