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Physician-Owned Distributors Sunshine Act

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OIG Approves Physician-Owned Medical Device Company

On April 25, 2022, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a favorable Advisory Opinion regarding a medical device company (Company) in which physicians who order the...more

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Heating Up: Federal Sunshine Act Enforcement on the Rise

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After several years without any enforcement, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) recently penalized medical device and life sciences companies for violating the U.S. Provider Payments Sunshine Act (“Sunshine Act”) (42...more

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CMS Proposes Important New Updates to the Sunshine Act’s Open Payments Program

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released its proposed 2022 Physician Fee Schedule rule (Proposed Rule) on July 13, 2021. Included in the rule are several proposed updates to the CMS Open Payments Program,...more

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Finance Committee Report Places Medical Device Arrangements under Increasing Scrutiny

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Hospitals and providers participating in physician-owned distributorships, or “PODs” may be at increased risk for government investigation or enforcement. A Senate Finance Committee (SFC) Report issued this month highlights...more

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Hospitals and Doctors Beware: OIG Issues Special Fraud Alert on Physician-Owned Entities

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Alert notes attributes and practices that produce substantial fraud and abuse risk. On March 26, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued its "Special Fraud...more

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OIG Places Fraud and Abuse Spotlight on Physician-Owned Entities

Physician-owned distributorships continue to attract federal scrutiny. A new OIG Alert highlights health care transactions that make these distributorships vulnerable to enforcement activity. ...more

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Stakeholders Call for Final Sunshine Act Rule

On January 14, 2013, a group of stakeholders, including the AARP and the AFL-CIO, urged the Obama Administration to issue the long-awaited final rule (the “Final Rule”) implementing the Physician Payments Sunshine Act (the...more

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