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Beyond Hospice: And They’re Off! The OIG’s Nationwide Review of Hospice Eligibility Has Begun
Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control Program FY 2021 Report
Beyond Hospice: The OIG Renews Its Scrutiny of Home Health Agencies
High Crimes and Misdemeanors: Federal Criminal Aviation Cases From 2021
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Rob DeConti on the Latest Guidance and Insights from the OIG at HHS
The Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) recently released a favorable advisory opinion, OIG Advisory Opinion No. 24-01 (the “Opinion”), to a Medicare Supplemental Health Insurance...more
On July 7, 2021, OIG posted Advisory Opinion No. 21-07 relating to a proposed arrangement between a Medigap Plan and a Preferred Hospital Organization (PHO). The proposed arrangement involves (i) a discount on policyholder’s...more
Last week, OIG posted Advisory Opinions Nos. 21-03, 21-04, and 21-05 relating to three near-identical arrangements between Medigap plans and Preferred Hospital Organizations (PHOs). The arrangements involve (i) a discount on...more
With Advisory Opinion 18-09, the OIG continued its trend of approving arrangements between Medicare Supplemental Health Insurance (Medigap) insurers and preferred hospital network organizations (PHOs). As in prior advisory...more
With Advisory Opinion 18-06, issued July 11, 2018, the OIG added to the ever-growing number of favorable advisory opinions addressing an agreement between a Medicare Supplemental Health Insurance (Medigap) insurer and a...more
On June 7, 2018, the OIG issued favorable Advisory Opinion 18-04, thereby approving another arrangement between a group of Medicare Supplemental Health Insurance (Medigap) insurers and a preferred hospital organization (PHO)....more
Advisory Opinion 17-06 joins a long list of opinions approving arrangements between a Medicare Supplemental Health Insurance (Medigap) insurer and a preferred hospital organization (PHO). While this advisory opinion does not...more
On November 3, 2016, the OIG issued another favorable Advisory Opinion, No. 16–11, regarding an agreement between a Medigap insurer and preferred hospital network. The OIG has issued several opinions regarding similar...more
On May 3, 2016, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued another favorable advisory opinion, No. 16-05 [PDF], regarding an agreement between a Medicare Supplemental Health...more
On April 18th, the OIG issued a new favorable Advisory Opinion, No. 16–04, regarding an agreement between a Medigap insurer and preferred hospital network. The opinion tracked other, similar opinions in favorably addressing...more
On March 11, 2016, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Service, Office of the Inspector General (OIG) issued an advisory opinion approving the use of a preferred hospital network as part of Medicare Supplemental Health...more
On January 7, 2016, the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued Advisory Opinion 16-01, approving yet another insurer’s proposed contract with a preferred hospital network. The...more
On June 12, 2015, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued Advisory Opinion 15-08. This opinion continues the well-established pattern of favorable advisory opinions which...more