The Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General (OIG) published a final rule on January 12, 2017, expanding the OIG’s authority to exclude providers from participation in federal healthcare programs....more
1/31/2017
/ Administrative Authority ,
Affordable Care Act ,
Aggravating Factors ,
Anti-Kickback Statute ,
Audits ,
Controlled Substances ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Exclusionary Authority ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
False Statements ,
Health Care Providers ,
Misrepresentation ,
OIG ,
Secretary of HHS ,
Statute of Limitations
With 2015 in the books, we are pleased to reflect on some of the major developments over the past year in the field of health law. The year was marked by changes in Medicare payment models—from government pronouncements...more
1/7/2016
/ Affordable Care Act ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Individual Accountability ,
King v Burwell ,
Medicare ,
Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization (MACRA) ,
NC Board of Dental Examiners v FTC ,
Overpayment ,
PHI ,
SCOTUS ,
Stark Law ,
Tuomey ,
Value-Based Payments ,
Yates Memorandum
As 2013 draws to a close, we are pleased to look back on the year that was and highlight some of the key developments in the ever-changing field of health law. While a great deal of attention was focused on the implementation...more
12/30/2013
/ Acquisitions ,
Affordable Care Act ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Drug Compounding ,
Health Insurance Exchanges ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Healthcare.gov ,
HITECH Act ,
Hospitals ,
Medicaid Expansion ,
Medicare Part A ,
Mergers ,
MHPAEA ,
Physician Payments ,
Physician-Owned Distributors ,
Stark Law