As mentioned in our earlier report, on November 20, 2020, The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published two long-awaited final...more
Health care providers looking for long-awaited answers to new proposed rules changes governing physician self-referral arrangements may have to wait a bit longer. ...more
9/10/2020
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Self-Referral ,
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Prescription drug prices are one of the biggest drivers of rising health care costs. To address this issue, the Trump administration issued its Executive Order on Lowering Prices for Patients by Eliminating Kickbacks to...more
8/28/2020
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Medicare Part D ,
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Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Safe Harbors ,
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On April 3, 2020, the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) issued a policy statement of enforcement discretion (the “Policy Statement”) regarding sanctions under the Federal...more
4/7/2020
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Civil Monetary Penalty ,
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Fair Market Value ,
Guidance Update ,
Health Care Providers ,
Hospitals ,
OIG ,
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Safe Harbors ,
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Value-Based Care
The Houston Bar Association and the University of Houston Law Center Health Law & Policy Institute partnered to host the “Guidance on Health Care Fraud Enforcement and Compliance - A Conversation with HHS Counsel and Other...more
12/13/2019
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Fraud and Abuse ,
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Medicaid ,
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