The Office of Inspector General for the Department of Health and Human Services (OIG) recently issued yet another favorable Advisory Opinion on the use of gift cards to motivate patients to receive medically necessary or...more
4/6/2023
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Anti-Kickback Statute ,
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While health care entities often want to provide free or discounted items or services to patients (e.g., free transportation, co-payment waivers, free supplies), these free or discounted items or services pose risk under both...more
On November 20, 2020, the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) finalized significant changes to the regulations implementing the Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS), the Physician Self-Referral Law (commonly known as the Stark...more
11/24/2020
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As reported previously, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently published two proposed rules that seek to implement wholesale changes to the Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS) and...more
12/19/2019
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Healthcare Reform ,
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Stark Law ,
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As we previously reported, the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) recently issued two proposed rules intended to reduce the regulatory burden associated with the Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS) and the Physician...more
11/22/2019
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Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
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Healthcare Reform ,
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Safe Harbors ,
Stark Law
This post is the fourth installment of our blog series on significant, proposed changes to the Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS) and the Physician Self-Referral Law (commonly known as the Stark Law) recently announced by the...more
This post is the third installment of our blog series on recent proposed rules from the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) that, if finalized, would implement major changes to the Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS) and the...more
10/23/2019
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
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Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Reform ,
OIG ,
Personal Services ,
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Regulatory Requirements ,
Safe Harbors ,
Stark Law ,
Value-Based Care ,
Warranties
On October 17, 2019, the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) published two proposed rules (one by the Office of Inspector General (OIG) and one by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)) that, if...more
10/22/2019
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Anti-Kickback Statute ,
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Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Comment Period ,
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EHR ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Healthcare Reform ,
OIG ,
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Public Comment ,
Safe Harbors ,
Stark Law ,
Value-Based Care
On October 9, 2019, the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) announced significant changes to the Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS) and the Physician Self-Referral Law (known as the Stark Law) through proposed rules issued...more
10/11/2019
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Healthcare Reform ,
Hospitals ,
OIG ,
Physicians ,
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Safe Harbors ,
Stark Law ,
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