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Loan or Other Financial Obligation Forgiveness– A Continuing Fraud and Abuse Challenge

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There are many health care financial arrangements where one entity has a financial obligation to another, with whom it either does business directly, or to which it makes referrals, and that obligation is either past due or...more

Poyner Spruill LLP

Proposed Changes to Stark Rule Would Create New Hospital Exceptions and Lessen Burden of Self-Disclosures

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In a development that is limited in scope but still welcomed by hospitals, the proposed 2016 Physician Fee Schedule proposes a number of new exceptions to the physician self-referral or Stark law and other refinements that...more

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The Health Law Guide to Hospital Operations

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This operations guide provides a brief look at health law issues hospitals deal with on a daily basis. While a detailed coverage of the elements, drafting, implementation and continued governance of a hospital compliance...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Fourth Circuit Upholds $237M Verdict Against South Carolina Hospital System for Stark Law Violations

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On July 2, 2015, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed a $237 million judgment against Tuomey Healthcare System, Inc., in a federal False Claims Act (FCA) case arising out of violations of the...more

King & Spalding

GAO Calls for Action to Address Rise in Self-Referrals of Anatomic Pathology Services

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The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently published the results of a study examining trends in the number of self-referred anatomic pathology services and the impact on Medicare spending. Anatomic pathology...more

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