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Client Alert: CMS Again Delays Updates to its Guidance to Surveyors for Long Term Care Facilities Under Appendix PP of the State...

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On March 10, 2025, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) announced a further delay in the implementation of proposed updates to its Guidance to Surveyors for Long-Term Care Facilities under Appendix PP of the...more

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Walgreens Settles With 50 AGs and U.S. DOJ Over Allegedly Billing for Uncollected Prescriptions

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A bipartisan coalition of 50 AGs settled with Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. and Walgreen Co. (collectively, “Walgreens”) to resolve allegations that they billed federal and state government health care programs for...more

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A Deepened Divide: Appellate Court Joins False Claims Act Circuit Split in Favor of Health Care Defendants

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On February 18, 2025, the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit issued its opinion in United States v. Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc., finding that, in Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS) cases, the government must...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Updated: The Future of Gender-Affirming Care – New Legal and Regulatory Considerations for Hospitals Providing These Services

As legal and policy developments continue to evolve, hospitals and health care professionals that provide gender-affirming care face new uncertainties regarding federal funding, compliance, and patient access. While these...more

Harris Beach Murtha PLLC

A Balanced Approach: 10 Key Strategies to Minimize Bad Debt and Avoid Involuntary Terminations in Senior Living Communities

Senior living communities operate in a highly regulated and financially demanding environment, requiring operators to maintain fiscal stability while delivering exceptional care. As the senior population grows, providers face...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

The False Claims Act in 2024: A Year in Review

In 2024, the government and whistleblowers were party to 558 False Claims Act (FCA) settlements and judgments, just slightly fewer cases than last year’s record. As a result, collections under the FCA exceeded $2.9 billion,...more

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Investigations Newsletter: Massachusetts District Court Judge Applies Heightened Causation Standard in FCA Case

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Massachusetts District Court Judge Applies Heightened Causation Standard in FCA Case - On January 6, a District Court of Massachusetts judge granted summary judgment for defendants on allegations of violating the...more

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Hospital Provider-Based Compliance: Top 10 Myths and Truths

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Medicare reimbursement for hospital outpatient services has come under attack in recent years, with a focus on “site neutral” payment policies that would pay hospitals for outpatient services furnished in off-campus locations...more

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Navigating Value-Based Care in Anesthesia: Enhancing Patient Outcomes Amid Legal Complexities

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Value-based care (VBC) is a healthcare delivery model that prioritizes patient outcomes over the volume of services provided. This approach aims to enhance the quality of care while controlling costs by incentivizing...more

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Texas Healthcare Providers Paid $21.3 Million to Resolve Stark Law Violations in 2024

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Healthcare fraud enforcement continues to be a top priority for federal authorities, with Stark Law violations remaining under particular scrutiny. The complex nature of physician self-referral regulations, combined with...more

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Virginia Hospital Indicted for Allegedly Turning a Blind Eye to Doctor’s Crimes

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In an unusual criminal prosecution, the Chesapeake Regional Medical Center (CRMC), a hospital in Chesapeake, Virginia, was indicted last week by a federal grand jury in Virginia for conspiring to defraud the United States and...more

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EnforceMintz — Additional Health Care Provider Joins the OIG’s “Heightened Scrutiny” List in 2024

The HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG), in connection with its enforcement responsibilities, must exclude a party from the federal health care programs if the party is found to have violated certain federal laws. This type...more

Baker Donelson

Upcoming Deadline to Apply for Medicare-Funded Residency Positions

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Teaching hospitals training over their graduate medical education (GME) caps have limited opportunities to receive additional funding from Medicare. ...more

Burr & Forman

Failure to Return Credit Balances (Especially to Medicare and Medicaid) Can Create Significant Liability

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Every health care provider has “credit balances,” which occur when a provider receives more money than it is owed for services rendered. Credit balances can be caused by a number of factors, including incorrect coding,...more

McCarter & English, LLP

Nursing Home Update

The federal government has made a variety of changes to federal requirements aimed at improving the quality of care at long-term care facilities across the country. In May 2024, the United States Department of Health and...more

McDermott Will & Emery

CMS Updates Scope of Providers Subject to Provisional Period of Enhanced Oversight

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) 2025 Home Health Prospective Payment System final rule (Final Rule) expanded the scope of providers subject to a provisional period of enhanced oversight (PPEO) to include...more

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Second Circuit Expands Anti-Kickback Statute Liability: “At Least One Purpose” is Enough

In a significant ruling, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals recently expanded the scope of the Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS).The Court joined other circuit courts across the country in adopting, for the first time, the...more

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Enhancing Compliance in Nursing Facilities: OIG's New Guidance

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The Office of Inspector General (OIG) for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued new Nursing Facility Industry Segment-Specific Compliance Program Guidance (Nursing Facility ICPG) for nursing facilities...more

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The OIG’s Concerns with Potentially Fraudulent Medicare Advantage Marketing

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The HHS Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) released a Special Fraud Alert to inform health care professionals (“providers”) and Medicare Advantage Organizations (“MAOs”) about the OIG’s view of potentially abusive marketing...more

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Navigating New Medicare Overpayment Rules and Practical Tips to Comply

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On November 1, 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized the Medicare regulations interpreting the federal 60-day overpayment refund requirement (the Overpayment Statute) for Medicare Parts A and B as...more

Goodwin

Health Headlines - December 2024

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Welcome to the first issue of Health Headlines, a newsletter created by lawyers in our Healthcare practice. In this issue, we cover Medicare Part C oversight, new cybersecurity legislation, healthcare lawsuits and deals, and...more

Lathrop GPM

OIG Issues New Nursing Facility Compliance Guidance, Comes on the Heels of Enhanced Medicare Enrollment Requirements for SNFs

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The Office of Inspector General at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (OIG) recently followed up on a 2023 commitment to supplement its General Compliance Program Guidance (GCPG) by publishing its first...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Early returns on MA plans’ two-midnight rule interpretations: A compliance nightmare

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued regulations applicable to Medicare Advantage (MA) plans—also commonly referred to as managed Medicare or Part C Medicare—in April 2023 (CMS 4201–F) that address,...more

Furia Rubel Communications, Inc.

Navigating the Regulatory Complexities of an Evolving Health Care System with Kathleen Fisher Enyeart, Counsel at Lathrop GPM

In this episode of On Record PR, Gina Rubel goes on record with Kathleen Fisher Enyeart, Counsel at Lathrop GPM, to discuss the challenges of complying with health care regulations in a complex and rapidly changing industry....more

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Ep. 32 – An Easy Audit Tip to Help Avoid Overpayments

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Looking for a simple, easy-to-implement way to lower your risk of overpayments? We have one on this week’s podcast!...more

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