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More Losses than Gains? OIG Declines to Approve Certain Medicare Advantage Gainsharing Arrangements in Advisory Opinion 24-08

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On September 13, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) published Advisory Opinion 24-08, in which it declined to approve a proposal by a Medicare Advantage organization (MAO)...more

Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP

HHS Finalizes Rule Establishing Significant Financial Penalties for Information Blocking by Healthcare Providers

On June 24, 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a final rule establishing stringent financial penalties, referred to as “disincentives,” for healthcare providers found to have committed...more

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CMS and OIG Issue Notice of Amended Waivers for Next Generation ACO Model

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On December 29, 2016, CMS and OIG issued a Notice of Amended Waivers of Certain Fraud and Abuse Laws in Connection with the Next Generation ACO Model (the 2016 Notice). The 2016 Notice does not change or limit arrangements...more

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Limited Modifications in Final ACO Fraud and Abuse Waivers Most Notably Include Cut of Gainsharing CMP Waiver

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Nearly four years after publishing their joint interim final rule with comment period, effective November 2, 2011 (IFC), the OIG and CMS (Agencies) have finalized the waivers of various fraud and abuse laws in the context of...more

Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP

CMS and OIG Issue Final ACO Waivers

On Thursday, October 29, 2015, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) and the Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) jointly issued a rule (the “Final Rule”) to finalize five (5) waivers of certain fraud and abuse...more

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ACO Fraud and Abuse Waivers Extended Through November 2, 2015

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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

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CMS and OIG Extend Interim Final Rule Regarding Waivers of Fraud and Abuse Laws For ACOs

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On October 17, 2014, CMS and OIG jointly published a notice extending the effectiveness of a November 2011 interim final rule establishing waivers that protect qualifying accountable care organizations (ACOs) from liability...more

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