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The Anti-Kickback Statute is a United States federal criminal statute that prohibits the exchange (or the promise to exchange) of anything of value for referrals of federal healthcare program business. The statute aims to prevent situations where government officials channel federal healthcare dollars towards particular providers, who have offered or given the official a personal benefit. Penalties for violation of the Anti-Kickback statute apply to both sides of a prohibited transaction and can include jail time and steep monetary fines. less -

DOJ Releases COVID-19 Fraud Enforcement Task Force Report Touting Its Successes and Urging Lawmakers to Enact New Legislation

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints on 4/19/2024

The government’s continued dedication of resources to investigating and prosecuting fraud against COVID-19 pandemic relief programs appears to have borne fruit according to the results of the COVID-19 Fraud Enforcement Task...more

DOJ and OIG Actions: 2023 Enforcement Trends Recap

McDermott Will & Emery on 2/29/2024

This report reviews notable areas for government enforcement actions during 2023 that were discussed in our monthly Healthcare Regulatory Check-Up reports. In the past year, we saw the relevant federal government enforcement...more

12th Annual Healthcare Fraud & Abuse Review - A Critical Resource for Healthcare Providers

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC on 2/27/2024

We are pleased to bring you our 12th annual Healthcare Fraud & Abuse Review. Our Review provides comprehensive coverage of the most significant civil and criminal enforcement issues facing healthcare providers. Each year, we...more

Physicians Beware! Groups Providing DME, Prosthetic Devices, and Other Medical Supplies to Their Medicare Patients Risk Violating...

Epstein Becker & Green on 8/14/2023

When the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (“PHE”) ended on May 11, 2023, many physician groups furnishing certain medical equipment, devices, and/or supplies to their Medicare patients became in violation of the federal...more

[Event] 2023 Healthcare Enforcement Compliance Conference - November 5th - 7th, Washington, DC

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA) on 8/8/2023

Hear directly from the enforcement community - Want to gain insight into properly monitoring, detecting, investigating, and managing violations? Join us at HCCA’s Annual Healthcare Enforcement Compliance Conference to...more

Healthcare Regulatory Check-Up Newsletter | May 2023 Recap

McDermott Will & Emery on 6/23/2023

This issue of McDermott’s Healthcare Regulatory Check-Up highlights significant regulatory activity for May 2023. We discuss several criminal and civil enforcement actions that involve violations of the False Claims Act (FCA)...more

11th Annual Healthcare Fraud & Abuse Review 2022

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC on 2/13/2023

We are pleased to bring you our 11th annual Healthcare Fraud & Abuse Review. Our Review provides comprehensive coverage of the most significant civil and criminal enforcement issues facing healthcare providers. Each year, we...more

Investigations Newsletter: OIG Warns That Proposed Drug Discounts May Warrant Sanctions

ArentFox Schiff on 10/10/2022

OIG Warns That Proposed Drug Discounts May Warrant Sanctions - On October 5, the US Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued an advisory opinion assessing a proposal that involved...more

Continued: Summary of Fraud and Abuse Enforcement Yields Insight for Health Care Compliance and Risk Assessment

Harris Beach PLLC on 7/8/2022

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

[Webinar] First Annual Health Law Virtual Summit - November 4th - 5th, 11:00 am - 3:00 pm ET

Dickinson Wright on 10/28/2021

From new fraud and abuse rules, to telehealth and tax legislation to health care privacy and private equity in the healthcare space, a lot has changed in health law over the past year. Please join us for a two-day virtual...more

[Event] Nashville Regional Healthcare Compliance Conference - November 5th, Nashville, TN

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA) on 10/12/2021

Our one-day Regional Compliance Conferences provide attendees with a forum to interact with local compliance professionals, share information about your compliance successes and challenges, and create educational...more

Telehealth: Regulation, Compliance, Audit and Investigation

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 9/16/2021

I. Introduction - Use and acceptance of telehealth technologies have grown very substantially since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. This growth has been substantially facilitated by waivers and relaxations of existing...more

[Virtual Event] 2021 Regional Healthcare Compliance Conference - Orange County - June 11th, 8:25 am - 4:30 pm PDT

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA) on 5/6/2021

Our Virtual Regional Healthcare Compliance Conferences provide updates on the latest news in regulatory requirement, compliance enforcement, and strategies to develop effective compliance programs. Watch, listen, and ask...more

[Webinar] 2021 +Dx Diagnostics Forum - April 6th, 12:00 pm - 3:30 pm EST

McDermott Will & Emery on 3/18/2021

Celebrating its sixth program, McDermott+Consulting’s +Dx Diagnostics Forum is the premier annual program for the laboratory diagnostics community. Gain insight into how the industry addresses regulatory and business...more

Healthcare Fraud & Abuse Review 2020

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC on 2/4/2021

Ensuring compliance with the False Claims Act has never been more important for healthcare providers. By March 2020, we saw healthcare professionals standing at the forefront of one of the greatest health crises in a...more

DOJ Creates National Rapid Responce Strike Force As Focus On Health Care Fraud Continues To Grow

Polsinelli on 12/2/2020

As COVID-19 continues to ravage the United States, the Department of Justice (DOJ) has recently announced its new National Rapid Response Strike Force within the Health Care Fraud Unit to investigate and prosecute fraud cases...more

Health Care Billing Enforcement Not Stymied by COVID-19

Pullman & Comley - Connecticut Health Law on 11/4/2020

Doctors, nurses, hospitals and other health care providers, should know that the pandemic has not deterred federal or state authorities from prosecuting false claims, HIPAA and other types of enforcement actions in...more

DOJ Creates National Rapid Response Strike Force As Focus on Health Care Fraud Continues to Grow

Polsinelli on 10/2/2020

CMS Issues Explanatory Guidance of Blanket Physician Self-Referral (Stark) Law Waivers for COVID-19 in Response to Industry...

Robinson+Cole Health Law Diagnosis on 5/6/2020

Amidst the cavalcade of regulatory and policy changes from federal and state governments intended to help health care providers confront the COVID-19 pandemic, on April 21, 2020 the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services...more

COVID-19 Update: CMS issues explanatory guidance on Stark Law blanket waivers

Bricker Graydon LLP on 4/28/2020

On April 21, 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued additional guidance explaining the scope and application of the Stark Law blanket waivers to certain financial relationships. CMS issued the Stark...more

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