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A Long-Awaited Change: OIG Updates its Compliance Program Guidances

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From 1998-2008, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) published compliance program guidelines for various industries in the Federal Register....more

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Office of Inspector Warns Against Proposed Surgeon-owned Turnkey Intraoperative Neuromonitoring Business

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In a rarely seen “unfavorable” advisory opinion, the United States Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) recently warned that an entity’s (“Requestor”) proposal to assist surgeons in...more

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OIG Publishes Favorable Advisory Opinion Related to the Employment Safe Harbor

In an advisory opinion posted November 10, 2021 (AO 21-15), the Office of the Inspector General of the United States Department of Health and Human Services (OIG) appeared to soften a disturbing position that it had taken in...more

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CMS statement clarifies agency’s view that the Stark Law final rule is effective

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Industry publication BVWire quoted a statement from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) that gives healthcare providers more certainty to rely on the much heralded final rule modernizing the physician...more

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[Webinar] Unpacking the Anti-Kickback and Stark Reforms: Promoting Value-Based Care and Easing Regulatory Compliance - January...

A New Manatt Webinar Guides You Through New Reforms Promoting Value-Based Care and Easing Regulatory Compliance—the Most Significant Changes to the Federal Fraud and Abuse Landscape in the Last Decade. On November 20,...more

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CMS and OIG Significantly Update the Physician Self-Referral Law and Anti-Kickback Statute

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Nearly a year ago, the Department of Health and Human Services proposed rules to implement part of its Regulatory Sprint to Coordinated Care by making significant updates to the Stark Law and Anti-Kickback Statute with new...more

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CMS Announces Extension on Publishing Final Rule Governing Physician Self-Referrals in Stark Law

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Health care providers looking for long-awaited answers to new proposed rules changes governing physician self-referral arrangements may have to wait a bit longer. ...more

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Compliance Perspectives: Changes to the Physician Self-Referral and Anti-Kickback Rules

As healthcare moves increasingly from fee-for-service model to one focused on outcomes and value-based payments, the traditional fraud and abuse laws, such as the Anti-Kickback Statute and the Stark Law, pose obstacles to...more

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COVID-19 Update: OIG extends Kickback Statute protection to arrangements covered by blanket COVID-19 Stark law waivers

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In what will be welcome news to the provider community, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued a policy statement on April 3, 2020, announcing that it will not impose administrative sanctions relating to the commission...more

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CMS and OIG propose changes to existing rules for donations of electronic health records and new rules for donations of...

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On October 9, 2019, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) released proposed changes to the regulations interpreting the federal Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS). On the same day, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services...more

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Washington Healthcare Update - October 2019 #4

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This week in Washington: Senate to hold a hearing on eligibility requirements under the Medicaid program, as well as a hearing to review a number of healthcare bills, including OTC drug safety, innovation and reform....more

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CMS proposes to change the way group practices can pay profit shares to physicians under Stark Law

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Part of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) proposed changes to the regulations interpreting the Physician Self-Referral Law (the “Stark Law”), released on October 9, 2019, include changes to the special...more

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HHS Publishes Proposed Stark and AKS Updates

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On October 9, 2019, the Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid ("CMS") and Office of Inspector General ("OIG"), respectively, published proposed rules updating the long-standing physician...more

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Washington Healthcare Update - October 2019 #3

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This week in Washington: House to hold a markup of five healthcare bills, as well as a hearing to seek clarity on the Trump administration's health care policy choices; Senate to discuss solutions to the substance misuse...more

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HHS Proposes Changes to Stark Law and Federal Anti-kickback Regulations to Advance Value-Based Care and Coordination of Care

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On October 9, 2019, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) and the Office of Inspector General for the Department of Health and Human Services (“OIG”) announced proposed changes to modernize and clarify the...more

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HHS Continues the “Sprint to Coordinated Care”

On August 27, 2018, the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a request for information (RFI) seeking comment on the anti-kickback statute (AKS) and the beneficiary...more

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Healthcare Law Update: September 2018

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Regulation - CMS Contemplating Telemedicine Changes - The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently published what it described as a "major proposed rule" that covers a number of topics that could have...more

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CMS Advisory Opinion 2017-01 Approves Pop-up Alerts to Physicians Through Online Laboratory Portal

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A clinical laboratory has received a green light from CMS to offer pop-up notifications alerting physicians of various potential issues (Laboratory Alerts) through its web-based portal for ordering and reporting results of...more

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