News & Analysis as of

Anti-Kickback Statute › Physicians › Civil Monetary Penalties

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 -
King & Spalding

OIG Issues Advisory Opinion Permitting Drug Manufacturer to Provide Travel, Lodging, and Expenses to Patients in Limited...

King & Spalding on

On January 15, 2020, OIG issued Advisory Opinion No. 20-02 analyzing an arrangement between a pharmaceutical manufacturer and certain drug recipients whereby the manufacturer provides certain drug recipients with financial...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Recent DOJ and OIG Actions Show Growing Federal Scrutiny of Physician Financial Arrangements

McDermott Will & Emery on

Over the last month the Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Justice (DOJ) have each taken actions that suggest an increasing appetite to examine the financial...more

Cozen O'Connor

Health Care Reform Implementation Update

Cozen O'Connor on

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) began sending reminders last week that open enrollment begins on November 15; CMS’s Marketplace CEO, Kevin Counihan, said that end-to-end testing of HealthCare.gov was...more

Benesch

OIG Announces Proposed AKS and CMP Regulations

Benesch on

On October 3, 2014, the Office of the Inspector General (“OIG”) issued a proposed rule codifying into regulation several statutory changes to the Antikickback Statute (“AKS”) and the Civil Monetary Penalty (“CMP”) Law. Nearly...more

Mintz

OIG Special Advisory Bulletin Provides Guidance on Application of Federal Anti-Kickback Statute to Pharmaceutical Manufacturer...

Mintz on

In recent years, copayment coupon programs have become standard promotional practices for both large and small pharmaceutical manufacturers. Copayment coupons are typically offered to commercially insured patients in order to...more

Epstein Becker & Green

OIG Proposes New Safe Harbors to the Anti-Kickback Statute and New Exceptions to the Two Civil Monetary Penalty Provisions

Epstein Becker & Green on

On October 3, 2014, the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) published a proposed rule (“Proposed Rule”) to add new safe harbors to the federal health care program anti-kickback statute...more

K&L Gates LLP

Proposed Updates to the Civil Monetary Penalties Law for Health Care Providers

K&L Gates LLP on

On October 3, 2014, the Office of Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services (“OIG”) published a proposed rule and request for comments (“Proposed Rule”) that would amend certain rules under the Civil...more

7 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 1

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
Sign up Log in
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide