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Fenwick & West LLP

Compensating Physician Advisors with Equity: Considerations for Life Sciences Companies

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Life sciences companies often engage physicians as consultants and advisors to serve on scientific or clinical advisory boards, or to otherwise obtain their expertise relating to product-specific research and development,...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman and Ranking Member Write to HHS-OIG Regarding Physician-Owned Distributorships' Potential...

In a letter dated March 19, 2019, U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Ranking Member Ron Wyden of Oregon wrote to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

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

Morgan Lewis

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

Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP

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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