On November 20, 2020, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the final rule “Modernizing and Clarifying the Physician Self-Referral Regulations” (Final Rule)....more
12/10/2020
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Fraud and Abuse ,
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Hospitals ,
Incentives ,
Medicare Shared Savings Program ,
Physicians ,
Stark Law ,
Value-Based Care
The $2 trillion Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, signed into law on March 27, 2020, contains significant relief to assist health care providers faced with the double burden of an onslaught of...more
Over the past several days, both federal and state government agencies have implemented numerous policy changes and laws designed to increase coverage for COVID-19-related services and supplies, and reduce administrative...more
On October 9, 2019, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released proposed changes to the Ethics in Patient Referrals Act (the “Stark Law”), as well as the Medicare and Medicaid Anti-Kickback Statute (the...more
10/14/2019
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Beneficiary Inducement ,
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Civil Monetary Penalty ,
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Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Exceptions ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Hospitals ,
OIG ,
Physicians ,
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Safe Harbors ,
Stark Law ,
Value-Based Care