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OIG Revises Special Advisory Bulletin on Exclusions

by Howard Young | Morgan Lewis on 5/10/2013

OIG continues its aggressive interpretation of scope and effect of exclusion from participation in Federal health care programs and clarifies several open questions....more

Health Care Reform Update -- April 15, 2013

by Joseph P. Hammang, Alexander Hecht, Tom Koutsoumpas, Jeremy Rabinovitz, Robert C. Skinner | Mintz Levin - Health Law on 4/16/2013

In This Issue: Leading the News; Implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA); Other HHS and Federal Regulatory Initiatives; Other Congressional and State Initiatives; Other Health Care News; and Hearings and...more

Illinois Office of the Inspector General Self-Disclosure Protocol for Reporting Medicaid Overpayment

by Nicholas Lynn | Duane Morris LLP on 4/8/2013

The Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services ("Department"), Office of Inspector General ("OIG"), has now issued an Informational Notice and Voluntary Provider Self-Disclosure Protocol ("Protocol") providing...more

HEALTH REFORM: OIG Issues Updated Guidelines for Evaluating State False Claims Acts: Is More State Litigation on the Horizon?

by George Breen, Daniel C. Fundakowski, Wendy C. Goldstein | Epstein Becker & Green, P.C. on 4/1/2013

On March 15, 2013, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) released the Updated OIG Guidelines for Evaluating State False Claims Acts (“2013 Guidelines”), which replaces the...more

OIG Recommends Increased CMS Enforcement of SNF Standards

by Holly Barker, Kathleen McDermott | Morgan Lewis on 3/22/2013

Amid alleged failures of skilled nursing facilities to meet care and discharge planning requirements, OIG identifies substantial payment errors....more

OIG Issues Updated Guidelines on State False Claims Laws

by King & Spalding on 3/21/2013

On March 15, HHS OIG issued updated guidelines regarding how it will evaluate State false claims acts. Under the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, States became eligible for financial incentives (i.e., retaining a larger share...more

10 Fraud and Abuse Enforcement Trends You Can't Afford to Ignore in 2013

by Cory Fox, Gregory Saikin | BakerHostetler on 2/15/2013

To paraphrase a famous quote, "Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it," and providers who ignore the significance of the federal government's healthcare fraud enforcements efforts in 2012 do so at their...more

Deadline Looming (March 23, 2013) for Nursing Facilities to Have "In Operation" an "Effective Compliance and Ethics Program"

by Harry Silver | Duane Morris LLP on 1/29/2013

On March 23, 2013, it will have been three years since President Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) into law. This date is a significant one for the nursing home industry, not because it marks...more

Birmingham Medical News: Make A New Year's Resolution To Review And Update Your Corporate Compliance Plan

by Kelli Carpenter Fleming | Burr & Forman on 1/9/2013

Originally published in Birmingham Medical News, on January 7, 2013. Around this time each year, I like to remind my clients about matters they can address at the beginning of each year--a New Year's Resolution for the...more

Health Care Reform Update -- December 3, 2012

by Gary Bacher, Joshua Booth, Joseph P. Hammang, Alexander Hecht, Kevin M. Kappel, Tom Koutsoumpas, Jeremy Rabinovitz, Robert C. Skinner | Mintz Levin - Health Law on 12/5/2012

In This Issue: Implementation of the Affordable Care Act; Other HHS and Federal Regulatory Initiatives; Other Congressional and State Initiatives; Other Health Care News; and Hearings and Mark-Ups Scheduled. Excerpt...more

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