On July 3, 2023, the US Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) published its long-awaited final rule implementing the 21st Century Cures Act provisions authorizing OIG to investigate claims...more
On June 27, 2023, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) released a final rule amending OIG’s civil money penalty (CMP) regulations implementing the 21st Century Cures Act...more
As the industry eagerly awaits the outcome of the “Regulatory Sprint to Coordinated Care”—the multi-pronged, inter-agency initiative within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to identify and remove barriers to...more
The Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) recently issued a new advisory opinion finding that free introductory visits (the “Introductory Visits”) for patients offered by a home health...more
The Government Contracts Quarterly Update is published by BakerHostetler’s Government Contracts Practice team to inform our clients and friends of the latest developments in federal government contracting. ...more
The HHS OIG recently issued a brief fraud alert (Fraud Alert) reminding physicians that inappropriate compensation arrangements may lead to enforcement actions under the federal anti-kickback statute and Civil Monetary...more
On April 22, 2015, the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued Advisory Opinion 15-05 [PDF], approving a Medigap insurer’s proposed contract with a preferred hospital network. The...more
The Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently issued Advisory Opinion 14-09 [PDF] and concluded that a town that uses tax revenues to cover out-of-pocket expenses owed for basic life support (BLS) emergency ambulance...more
On October 17, 2014 the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) and Office of Inspector General (OIG) within the Department of Health and Human Services published a continuation notice in the Federal Register extending the...more
On October 3, 2014, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) published a long-awaited proposed rule for implementing amendments to safe harbors under the Anti-kickback Statute and...more