The Department of Health and Human Services has released extensive and significant revised final rules governing the Physician Self-Referral Law (the Stark law) and the Medicare Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS) in furtherance of...more
12/21/2020
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Patients ,
Payment Systems ,
Physicians ,
Safe Harbors ,
Self-Referral ,
Stark Law ,
Value-Based Care
On November 20, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued a Final Rule to finalize a February 6, 2019 proposal stripping rebates received from drug manufacturers by...more
12/3/2020
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Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Drug Pricing ,
Manufacturers ,
Medicare Part D ,
OIG ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Rebates ,
Safe Harbors
On January 31, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued for public display a proposed regulation that would subject certain pharmaceutical manufacturer rebates paid to...more
2/5/2019
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Arm's Length Principle ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Drug Pricing ,
Fair Market Value ,
Managed Care Contracts ,
Manufacturers ,
MCOs ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare Part D ,
OIG ,
Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Price Reduction Clause ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Public Comment ,
Rebates ,
Safe Harbors