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Anti-Kickback Statute Healthcare Health Insurance Exchanges

The Anti-Kickback Statute is a United States federal criminal statute that prohibits the exchange (or the promise to exchange) of anything of value for referrals of federal healthcare program business. The... more +
The Anti-Kickback Statute is a United States federal criminal statute that prohibits the exchange (or the promise to exchange) of anything of value for referrals of federal healthcare program business. The statute aims to prevent situations where government officials channel federal healthcare dollars towards particular providers, who have offered or given the official a personal benefit. Penalties for violation of the Anti-Kickback statute apply to both sides of a prohibited transaction and can include jail time and steep monetary fines. less -
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HHS's Mixed Messages: Identifying a Federal Healthcare Program When You See It

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Recent seemingly contrary determinations by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) have fueled industry speculation regarding whether qualified health plans (QHPs) available on the health insurance exchanges...more

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May Providers Pay Health Insurance Premiums for HealthCare.gov Plan Enrollees?

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Following last week's declaration that Qualified Health Plans (QHPs) on HealthCare.gov are not "Federal health care programs," and thus are not subject to the federal Anti-Kickback Statute, CMS released additional guidance...more

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Are Exchange Health Plans Federal Health Care Programs, and Therefore Subject to Anti-Kickback Statutes?

Background - As we reported earlier this week, Rep. Jim McDermott, the ranking Democrat on the Ways and Means Health Subcommittee in the House of Representatives, received a response to his August 6 letter to Secretary...more

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Dodging the AKS: Marketplace Plans Are Not "Federal Health Care Programs"

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In an October 30th letter addressed to Congressman Jim McDermott, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary, Kathleen Sebelius, left little to interpretation: Qualified health plans (QHPs) purchased through...more

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Sebelius: "Qualified Health Plans Are Not Federal Health Care Programs"

In a letter to Rep. Jim McDermott dated Oct. 30, 2013, Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius clarified that qualified health plans (“QHPs”) available on the health insurance exchanges under the...more

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HHS Announces That ACA Exchange Plans Are Not “Federal Health Care Programs”

In a surprising move late last week, HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced that qualified health plans (QHPs) purchased through the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) insurance exchanges are not “federal health care programs”...more

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HHS: Providers May Be Able to Subsidize Premiums For Uninsured in Marketplace Plans

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An announcement October 30 from Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius could remove the first hurdle for providers wishing to offer premium support for individuals eligible for health insurance on the Health...more

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Health Reform + Related Health Policy News - June 2013

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In This Issue: - Top News ..CMS Finalizes MLR Rule for Plans, Maintaining Application to Part D Sponsors ..Early State Filings Show Premium Reductions under ACA ..HHS Received More Than 830 Letters of...more

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