At the beginning of the year, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued new Stark Law regulations that affect how physician practices may share profits and that clarify how they may pay productivity bonuses....more
Last week, the United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced the creation of the National Rapid Response Strike Force (“NRR Strike Force”) within the DOJ’s Health Care Fraud Unit. The announcement was made in...more
On May 2, 2019, a jury sitting in the District of Massachusetts convicted five senior executives of Insys Therapeutics, Inc. (Insys) with racketeering conspiracy in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1962(d)....more
12/2/2019
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Racketeering
On October 9, 2019, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced proposals for a number of new and revised exceptions to the Stark Law and safe harbors for the Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS) that are intended to...more
10/15/2019
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Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
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Fee-for-Service ,
Health Care Providers ,
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Physicians ,
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Stark Law
On September 17, 2019, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals issued a decision with potentially far-reaching implications for healthcare companies and providers facing allegations of violations of the Stark Law. In United States...more