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OIG Again Concludes That Online Health Care Provider Marketplace Does Not Violate Fraud and Abuse Laws

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In Advisory Opinion No. 23-04, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) analyzed certain proposed changes to the functionality of a health care technology company’s online...more

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Contractual Safeguards That Fall Short of a Safe Harbor

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According to a recent Advisory Opinion from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG), a proposed fee arrangement could run afoul of the Federal anti-kickback statute, 42 USC...more

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OIG Issues Another Favorable Advisory Opinion on Treatment-Based Patient Incentives

The Office of Inspector General for the Department of Health and Human Services (OIG) recently issued another favorable Advisory Opinion on patient incentives (e.g. gift cards or cash equivalents) given as part of patients’...more

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Clean Air Act Title V Fees: U.S. EPA Office of Inspector General Report

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Office of Inspector of General (“OIG”) issued a January 12th report titled: EPA’s Title V Program Needs to Address Ongoing Fee Issues and Improve Oversight...more

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CMS and OIG Release Stark and AKS Final Rules to Support Reforms for Coordinated, Value-Based Care

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On November 20, 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) and the Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General (“OIG”) released their highly-anticipated final rules to modernize and...more

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OIG Warns Healthcare Providers on Speaker Fees Paid by Pharmaceutical, Medical Device Companies

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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued a Special Fraud Alert on Nov. 16, 2020, to highlight and warn healthcare professionals of inherent fraud and abuse risks associated...more

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OIG Advisory Opinion 19-04: OIG Approves Health Care Directory's Per-Click Fee Structure

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In Advisory Opinion 19-04, published September 10, 2019, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) approved an online health care directory operated on a per-click or per-booking fee arrangement. The proposed directory will be...more

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Key Takeaways from CMS' New Proposed Rule on Stark Law Advisory Opinions

While the industry awaits more sweeping value-based related changes to the Stark Law regulations, on July 29, 2019, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) took a small step toward updating its Stark Law advisory...more

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HUD OIG report critical of asset repositioning fee calculations

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HUD’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued an audit of HUD last week pertaining to awards of asset repositioning fees (ARF), the funds that public housing authorities (PHAs) may receive in connection with demolishing or...more

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Implications on Pharmacies of Recent OIG Advisory Opinion on Per-Fill Fees

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The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently issued an advisory opinion regarding a proposed arrangement by a specialty pharmacy (Requestor) to pay local pharmacies a per-fill fee...more

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OIG Revisits Clinical Laboratory Electronic Data Transmission Fees

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Prior Opinion Rescinded and Negative Opinion Issued - The Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently issued a negative advisory opinion about an arrangement that offered relief of a $1 electronic data transmission fee...more

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OIG's Co-Management Arrangement for Cardiac Cath Labs

On January 7, 2013, the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) posted a favorable advisory opinion concerning an existing co-management arrangement (“Arrangement”) between a large, rural,...more

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