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Akerman LLP - Health Law Rx

Teva FCA Decision Sheds Light on Varying Interpretations of the Elements of an FCA Claim

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How could alleged kickbacks threaten to render insolvent a publicly traded company with assets (taken from its latest SEC filing) in excess of $43 billion? The answer stems from a recent decision by the United States District...more

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Why Industry Drug-Assistance Programs Are a Sham

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You probably heard about the recent price hike for a drug critical to AIDS patients when the manufacturer sold it to an evil hedge fund manager who promptly marked it up 5,000%. This prompted Los Angeles Times columnist...more

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OIG Approves Charitable Organization's Patient Assistance Program

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On May 28, 2015, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued an advisory opinion approving a charitable organization’s proposal to provide financial assistance to individuals with...more

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OIG Supplemental Special Advisory Bulletin Raises New Concerns About Independent Charity Patient Assistance Programs

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In an effort to address new concerns about the independence of charity patient assistance programs (PAPs), the Office of Inspector General (OIG) released its Supplemental Special Advisory Bulletin: Independent Charity Patient...more

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OIG Supplemental Advisory Bulletin on Patient Assistance Programs Leaves Open Questions for High-Cost Breakthrough Drugs in...

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On May 21, 2014, the Office of the Inspector General ("OIG") of the Department of Health and Human Services issued a Supplemental Special Advisory Bulletin ("Supplemental Bulletin") addressing the risks that Independent...more

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Supplemental Special Advisory Bulletin Clarifies OIG Positions on Independent Charity Patient Assistance Programs

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Introduction - The OIG has released a Supplemental Special Advisory Bulletin that “reiterates and amplifies” previous OIG Special Advisory Bulletin guidance from 2005. Pharmaceutical manufacturers and Patient...more

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"HHS OIG Issues New Guidance on Patient Assistance Programs"

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On May 21, 2014, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued a special advisory bulletin addressing independent charity patient assistance programs (PAPs) for federal health care...more

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Ruminations on Observation

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On July 29, 2013, the Office of Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (OIG) released a memorandum report finding that Medicare paid more on average for short inpatient stays than for...more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

A Continued Examination of Charitable Patient Assistance Programs Part Five in a Series: How Charitable PAPs Organize Disease...

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In today’s challenging health care environment, Charitable Patient Assistance Programs (Charitable PAPs) have emerged to meet the needs of the nearly 30 million Americans that are underinsured and have difficulty paying...more

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