Our Health Care Group highlights how the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has expanded the Accelerated and Advance Payment Program to respond to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic....more
On November 10, 2016, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued its 2017 Work Plan. The 2017 Work Plan outlines the areas of special concern to the OIG and...more
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In November 2015, we published a client advisory on the closely watched AseraCare litigation and its potential impact on the falsity element under the False Claims Act (FCA). AseraCare involves allegations that a hospice...more
On November 2, 2015, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued its Work Plan for Fiscal Year 2016 (“2016 Work Plan”).1 The 2016 Work Plan outlines the areas of...more
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On August 3, 2015, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York issued the first judicial opinion interpreting the Affordable Care Act’s “60-day overpayment rule,” which requires providers to “report and...more