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Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Health Insurance Exchanges Anti-Kickback Statute

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Do Subsidized Health Care Plans Purchased Under the Affordable Care Act Trigger the Anti-Kickback Statute?

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The advent of federally subsidized private pay health insurance under the Affordable Care Act has the potential to expand the application of the federal anti-kickback statute beyond just Medicare, Medicaid, and Tricare. The...more

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HHS's Mixed Messages: Identifying a Federal Healthcare Program When You See It

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Recent seemingly contrary determinations by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) have fueled industry speculation regarding whether qualified health plans (QHPs) available on the health insurance exchanges...more

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May Providers Pay Health Insurance Premiums for HealthCare.gov Plan Enrollees?

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Following last week's declaration that Qualified Health Plans (QHPs) on HealthCare.gov are not "Federal health care programs," and thus are not subject to the federal Anti-Kickback Statute, CMS released additional guidance...more

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Dodging the AKS: Marketplace Plans Are Not "Federal Health Care Programs"

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In an October 30th letter addressed to Congressman Jim McDermott, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary, Kathleen Sebelius, left little to interpretation: Qualified health plans (QHPs) purchased through...more

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Sebelius: "Qualified Health Plans Are Not Federal Health Care Programs"

In a letter to Rep. Jim McDermott dated Oct. 30, 2013, Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius clarified that qualified health plans (“QHPs”) available on the health insurance exchanges under the...more

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HHS Clarifies that ACA Qualified Health Plans are Not Subject to Federal Anti-Kickback Statute; Expresses Concern about Providers...

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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recently announced that Qualified Health Plans (sold on and off the Exchanges) are not “Federal health care programs” for purposes of the federal anti-kickback statute. The...more

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HHS Announces That ACA Exchange Plans Are Not “Federal Health Care Programs”

In a surprising move late last week, HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced that qualified health plans (QHPs) purchased through the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) insurance exchanges are not “federal health care programs”...more

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HHS: Providers May Be Able to Subsidize Premiums For Uninsured in Marketplace Plans

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An announcement October 30 from Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius could remove the first hurdle for providers wishing to offer premium support for individuals eligible for health insurance on the Health...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Health Update -- Oct 23, 2013

Mapping The New Fraud And Abuse Landscape - In an age of increased government scrutiny and enforcement, providers, payers, pharmaceutical companies and medical device manufacturers, along with their business partners,...more

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Health Reform + Related Health Policy News - June 2013

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In This Issue: - Top News ..CMS Finalizes MLR Rule for Plans, Maintaining Application to Part D Sponsors ..Early State Filings Show Premium Reductions under ACA ..HHS Received More Than 830 Letters of...more

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