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New Favorable OIG Advisory Opinion Allows Patient Assistant Programs Funded by Drug Manufacturers

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The Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently issued a new favorable advisory opinion regarding patient assistance programs (PAP) for 12 specific disease funds. PAPs help patients pay high cost-sharing obligations for...more

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Your Questions, Answered – Mastering DOJ Compliance Guidance: Building a Strong Resilient Foundation for Your Organization's...

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NAVEX recently hosted a webinar in partnership with Granite GRC about the recent updates to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the current Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs (ECCP). This posts answers questions...more

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OIG Allows Health Care System to Provide Discounted Training to Fire Department Personnel in Advisory Opinion 20-01

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A non-profit health care system has received a green light from the Office of Inspector General (OIG) to provide discounted training to local fire department personnel. The OIG reviewed the arrangement in Advisory Opinion No....more

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OIG Approves of Free In-Home Follow-Up Care Program Targeting High Risk CHF and COPD Patients in Advisory Opinion

On March 6, 2019, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued a favorable advisory opinion that allows a nonprofit medical center (“Center”) to offer free, in-home follow-up care...more

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OIG Approves In-Home Follow-Up Care for COPD Patients in Advisory Opinion 19-03

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In Advisory Opinion 19-03, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) approved a program proposed by a medical center that has been providing free, in-home follow-up care to eligible individuals with congestive heart failure...more

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Third Circuit: False Claims Act Liability Premised on an Anti-Kickback Statute Violation Requires Proof that at Least One Federal...

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Federal scrutiny of charities that assist patients with accessing prescription drugs has increased with rising prescription drug prices. Some prescription drug charities receive funding from medical providers or drug...more

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OIG Issues Letter Declining to Impose Administrative Sanctions for Provision of Certain Free Drugs

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On Jan. 4, 2018, the HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued an open letter containing guidance regarding the provision of certain free drugs to federal healthcare program beneficiaries. Specifically, the OIG stated that...more

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Stark Litigation: The Tuomey Saga Draws to a Close

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In what may be the penultimate chapter of the long–running saga of the Tuomey case, the Fourth Circuit affirmed the final judgment and award in favor of the government in its case against Tuomey Healthcare System, Inc....more

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2015 Florida Legislative Post-Session Report

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Carlton Fields Jorden Burt’s Government Law and Consulting Practice Group released its 2015 Florida Legislative Post-Session Report detailing significant bills that passed during the 2015 Regular Session of the Florida...more

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OIG issues additional guidance to healthcare boards regarding compliance efforts and oversight

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The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, together with leading legal, audit and compliance collaborators, recently issued the fourth in a series of publications providing...more

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OIG Provides Leeway for Copay Assistance to Low-Income Patients

Earlier this week the OIG released an advisory opinion stating that a nonprofit organization’s proposed arrangement to provide copayment assistance to financially needy patients would not result in civil monetary penalties or...more

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