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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... more +
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 -
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Healthcare Regulatory Check-Up Newsletter | July 2024 Recap

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This issue of McDermott’s Healthcare Regulatory Check-Up highlights regulatory activity for July 2024. We discuss several US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) agency actions, including a final rule on provider...more

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OIG’s Favorable Advisory Opinion: Physician Consulting Firm’s Gift Cards to its Clients for Referring New Physician Practices

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This favorable OIG opinion relates to Requestor who provides consulting services to physician practices and the Requestor’s proposed arrangement (“Proposed Arrangement”) to offer its current physician practice customers...more

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CMS Stark Proposals Allow “Holdover” Arrangements and Signature Window

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In July 2015, CMS released proposals to provide several new Stark Law exceptions and to clarify issues regarding existing exceptions. The full text of these proposal and CMS comments and explanations is available below....more

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What You Need To Know About the AKS Proposed Local Transportation Safe Harbor

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On October 3, 2014, the Office of Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (OIG) published a proposed rule to expand the safe harbors and make other modifications applicable to the federal...more

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OIG Proposed Anti-Kickback Safe Harbors and CMP Regulations: The End of Frustration or Just the Beginning?

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On October 3, 2014, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) published an unexpected, yet long-awaited, set of proposed rules that would add new anti-kickback law safe harbors,...more

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OIG Proposes Expanding Anti-Kickback Statute Safe Harbors and Revising Civil Monetary Penalty Regulations

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On October 2, 2014, the Office of Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (OIG) published a proposed rule containing revisions to both the Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS) safe harbors and the civil...more

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OIG Proposes Rules on Free Transportation, Hospital Gainsharing, and Other Access to Care Arrangements

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The proposed rule to give providers more protections to promote beneficiary access to care solicits significant industry input. On October 2, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector...more

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Extension of EHR Donation Sunset Date Proposed by OIG/CMS

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The Office of Inspector General for the Department of Health and Human Services (OIG) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have proposed to extend the sunset date on the safe harbor and exception for...more

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