The following is a summary of selected federal Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General (OIG) reports of fraud and abuse enforcement activity across the country. The enforcement actions reported...more
3/14/2024
/ Bribery ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Billing ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Health Care Programs (FHCP) ,
Fraud and Abuse ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Kickbacks ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare Fraud ,
OIG ,
Opioid ,
Risk Assessment ,
Sentencing ,
Telemarketing ,
TRICARE ,
Wire Fraud
The following is a summary of selected federal Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General (OIG) reports of fraud and abuse enforcement activity across the country. The enforcement actions reported...more
2/7/2024
/ Criminal Convictions ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Billing ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
False Statements ,
Fraud and Abuse ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Indictments ,
Kickbacks ,
Medicaid ,
Medicaid Drug Rebate Program ,
Medicare ,
Money Laundering ,
OIG ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Physicians ,
Settlement ,
Telemedicine ,
Underpayment
The following is a summary of selected federal Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General (OIG) reports of fraud and abuse enforcement activity across the country. The enforcement actions reported...more
1/12/2024
/ Anti-Kickback Statute ,
Compensation ,
Compliance ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Enforcement ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Fraud and Abuse ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Kickbacks ,
Medical Devices ,
Medicare Fraud ,
Nursing Homes ,
OIG ,
Popular ,
Risk Assessment ,
Stark Law ,
TRICARE
The following is a summary of selected federal Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General (OIG) reports of fraud and abuse enforcement activity across the country. The enforcement actions reported...more
12/8/2023
/ Anti-Kickback Statute ,
Compliance ,
Criminal Convictions ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
False Billing ,
Fraud and Abuse ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Kickbacks ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
OIG ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmacies
The Department of Health and Human Services’ (“HHS”) Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) and the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) published their joint Report on the Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control Program for Fiscal Year...more
The following is a summary of selected federal Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General (OIG) reports of fraud and abuse enforcement activity across the country. The enforcement actions reported...more
11/8/2023
/ Bribery ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Compliance ,
Criminal Convictions ,
Damages ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Department of Veterans Affairs ,
EMTALA ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Fraud and Abuse ,
Kickbacks ,
Medicare Fraud ,
OIG ,
Penalties ,
Popular ,
Risk Management ,
Settlement ,
TRICARE
This opinion addresses a proposed arrangement (“Proposed Arrangement”) between a multi-specialty physician practice (“Requestor”) that employs approximately 11 physician employees (“Physician Employees”). In addition to base...more
The following is a summary of selected federal Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General (OIG) reports of fraud and abuse enforcement activity across the country. The enforcement actions reported...more
10/6/2023
/ Anti-Kickback Statute ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Enforcement ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Fraud and Abuse ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Kickbacks ,
Medicare ,
Medicare Fraud ,
OIG ,
Popular ,
Self-Disclosure Requirements ,
Telemedicine ,
Wire Fraud
The following is a summary of selected federal Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General (OIG) reports of fraud and abuse enforcement activity across the country. The enforcement actions reported...more
9/8/2023
/ CARES Act ,
Compliance ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corporate Integrity Agreement ,
Deferred Prosecution Agreements ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Economic Injury Disaster Loans ,
Enforcement ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Fraud and Abuse ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Kickbacks ,
Medicare ,
Medicare Advantage ,
Medicare Fraud ,
OIG ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Popular ,
Risk Assessment
Harris Beach invites you to register for its 7 Element compliance program series addressing New York’s 2020 and 2022 updates to Medicaid Compliance Program requirements. Starting on August 16th, each live program will be no...more
8/10/2023
/ Anti-Kickback Statute ,
Compliance ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Enforcement ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Fraud and Abuse ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Kickbacks ,
Medicare Fraud ,
Money Laundering ,
OIG ,
Opioid ,
Risk Management ,
Telemedicine
The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) willmodernize its Compliance Program Guidance (“CPG”) beginning at the end of calendar year 2023. The updates will be posted on the OIG website...more
The New York State Office of the Medicaid Inspector General (“OMIG”) announced March 30 it will host provider engagement forums in Albany, Rochester and New York City seeking comments and recommendations from health care...more
On December 28, 2022, New York State Register published a summary of the New York State Office of the Medicaid Inspector General’s (“OMIG”) Notice of Adoption for Rulemaking on Medicaid Program Fraud, Waste and Abuse...more
The following is a summary of the federal Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General (OIG) reports of fraud and abuse enforcement activity across the country. The enforcement actions reported are...more
9/7/2022
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Enforcement ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Fraud and Abuse ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Kickbacks ,
Medicaid ,
OIG ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Qui Tam ,
Rebates ,
Trade Agreements Act
The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) has offered an opinion on providing a gift card to certain Medicare Advantage plan enrollees who complete specific steps in an online patient...more
The following is a summary of the federal Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General (OIG) reports of fraud and abuse enforcement activity across the country.[1] The enforcement actions reported are...more
8/3/2022
/ Anti-Kickback Statute ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement ,
ESRD ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Fraud and Abuse ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Identity Theft ,
Kickbacks ,
Medicare Advantage ,
Medicare Fraud ,
OIG ,
Opioid ,
Stark Law
The following is a summary of the federal Health and Human Services agency’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) reports of fraud and abuse enforcement activity across the country. The enforcement actions reported are based...more
7/8/2022
/ Anti-Kickback Statute ,
CARES Act ,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ,
Compliance ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Durable Medical Equipment ,
Enforcement ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Fraud and Abuse ,
Healthcare ,
Kickbacks ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
Medicare Advantage ,
OIG ,
Opioid ,
Popular ,
Risk Assessment ,
Skilled Nursing Facility ,
TRICARE
The following is a summary of the federal Health and Human Services agency’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) reports of fraud and abuse enforcement activity across the country. The enforcement actions reported are based...more
6/24/2022
/ Anti-Kickback Statute ,
Compliance ,
Controlled Substances ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Enforcement ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
False Statements ,
Federal Debt Collection ,
Fraud and Abuse ,
Genetic Testing ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Mail Fraud ,
Medi-Cal ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare Fraud ,
OIG ,
Popular ,
Risk Assessment ,
TRICARE ,
Wire Fraud