On March 30, 2020, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“ CMS”) issued Blanket Waivers (the “ Blanket Waivers”) of the Federal Physician Self-Referral Law (the “ Stark Law”) that apply only to financial...more
On March 28, 2020, the Department of Labor released additional guidance (the “ Guidance”) regarding which employees are included in the definition of “health care providers” and “emergency responders” that employers may elect...more
On March 13, 2020, the Department of Health and Human Services announced a series of limited waivers related to the HIPAA Privacy rule in response to the declaration of a national emergency related to the 2019 Novel...more
On March 17, 2020 the Ohio Department of Health issued an order (the Order) requiring all providers in the State of Ohio to cease providing all non-essential or elective surgeries and healthcare procedures. The Order applies...more
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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On February 11, 2016, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) released for publication its final rule for the Reporting and Returning of Overpayments under Medicare Part A and Part B (the “Final Rule”). The...more
The OIG recently made available its 2014 Work Plan. The Plan identifies OIG focus areas and priority projects for the coming year. This post provides a brief summary of many of the new OIG projects for fiscal year 2014 to...more