On February 23, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued Advisory Opinion 23-02, approving a pharmaceutical company’s program to provide a free 14-day supply of an...more
On November 16, the Office of Inspector General for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (OIG) published Advisory Opinion 21-16, approving an arrangement under which a pharmaceutical manufacturer provides free...more
• The OIG issued an unfavorable advisory opinion on a proposed program by which a marketer would provide free drugs to hospitals to utilize in an inpatient setting to treat infantile epilepsy. • Contrary to the typical...more
On Jan. 4, 2018, the HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued an open letter containing guidance regarding the provision of certain free drugs to federal healthcare program beneficiaries. Specifically, the OIG stated that...more
The Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (the OIG), on November 28, 2017, issued a Rescission Letter terminating Advisory Opinion Number 06-04 (Advisory Opinion 06-04). In Advisory Opinion...more