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South Dakota Hospital Settles False Claims Act Allegations for Over $14 Million Following Self-Disclosure

On September 18, 2024, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a settlement with Dunes Surgical Hospital and United Surgical Partners International, Inc. (USPI), an entity holding a partial ownership interest in Dunes, in...more

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Ep. 30 – Ensuring Payments to Physicians for Administrative Services Meet a Stark Exception

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Providers will often pay physicians for serving in important administrative roles within the organization. Compensation for administrative services can create risk to the organization under multiple laws, including the...more

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Pharmacy Staffed by Pharmacist Provided by an Employee Leasing Agency is a Provider as Defined by Section 109 of the Act. When a...

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700 Pharmacy v. Bureau of Workers’ Compensation Fee Review Hearing Office & SWIF; No. 660 C.D. 2020; No. 617 C.D. 2020; filed May 16, 2024; President Judge Cohn-Jubelirer - In this case, 700 Pharmacy filed five Fee Review...more

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CMS Again Settles Record Stark Self-Disclosures in 2023

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released data on its 2023 settlements of voluntary self-disclosures related to past violations or potential violations of the physician self-referral law (the Stark...more

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Stark Law Changes for 2024: CMS Updates Designated Health Services Code List

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On November 29, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published the 2024 annual update to the designated health services (DHS) Code List. This annual update includes important changes for Medicare providers...more

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A Long-Awaited Change: OIG Updates its Compliance Program Guidances

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From 1998-2008, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) published compliance program guidelines for various industries in the Federal Register....more

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CMS Settled a Record Number of SRDPs in 2022

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently updated the publicly available information regarding the Self-Referral Disclosure Protocol (SRDP) settlements to include aggregate settlement data from calendar...more

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Office of Inspector Warns Against Proposed Surgeon-owned Turnkey Intraoperative Neuromonitoring Business

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In a rarely seen “unfavorable” advisory opinion, the United States Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) recently warned that an entity’s (“Requestor”) proposal to assist surgeons in...more

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Reforms to the Florida Patient Self-Referral Act: A Closer Look at the Impact of SB 768

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Florida Senate Bill 768 (SB 768) amends the Florida Patient Self-Referral Act of 1992 (PSRA), which regulates financial arrangements between referring healthcare providers and providers of healthcare services. This amendment,...more

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Valuation Trends in Private Equity, Nephrology, Dialysis, Value-Based Care and Outpatient Labs

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Valuations, and how a business reacts to them, directly impact a business’s ability to complete successful transactions. In the healthcare sector, compliance with federal and state laws against self-referral and kickbacks and...more

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Congress Adds AKS and Stark Law Exceptions for Certain Wellness Programs

As a part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (CAA), Congress passed new exceptions to the Physician Self-Referral Law (Stark Law) and the federal Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS) allowing certain healthcare entities to...more

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Stark Settlement Targeting Hospital and Physicians a Reminder for Health Care Organizations

On March 29, 2023, the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Office for the Eastern District of Michigan announced a notable set of three settlements (collectively, the Settlement) in excess of $69 million dollars total with a...more

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Healthcare Regulatory Check-up Newsletter | January 2023 Recap

This issue of McDermott’s Healthcare Regulatory Check-Up highlights significant regulatory activity and developments occurring in January 2023, including several criminal and civil enforcement actions related to the federal...more

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CMS Approves New Group Information Form under Self-Referral Disclosure Protocol

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Following the comment period that ended on August 8, 2022, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently finalized changes to the Self-Referral Disclosure Protocol (SRDP) for physician practices to disclose...more

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Stark Law Group Practice Requirements

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published updates to the CMS Voluntary Self-Referral Disclosure Protocol (SRDP) on January 23, 2023. The SRPD is the CMS process for Medicare providers and suppliers to...more

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[Webinar] Safeguarding Your Practice: 2022 Fraud and Abuse Updates - November 10th, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm EST

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This presentation will provide an update on significant changes in significant cases related to the Stark Law, Civil Monetary Penalties Law, and the Anti-Kickback Statute....more

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CMS Requests Comments on Proposed Changes to Stark Law Self-Referral Disclosure Protocol Forms

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On June 9, 2022, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) solicited comments to proposed changes to the Self-Referral Disclosure Protocol (SRDP) for physician practices disclosing group practice noncompliance....more

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CMS Considers Streamlined Physician Group Stark Law Self-Disclosures

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On June 9, 2022, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced an opportunity for the public to comment through Aug. 8, 2022, on its voluntary self-referral disclosure protocol (SRDP). The voluntary SRDP is a way to...more

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OIG Publishes Favorable Advisory Opinion Related to the Employment Safe Harbor

In an advisory opinion posted November 10, 2021 (AO 21-15), the Office of the Inspector General of the United States Department of Health and Human Services (OIG) appeared to soften a disturbing position that it had taken in...more

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CMS Corrects Inadvertent Omissions in Recent Stark Law Regulatory Amendments, Clarifies Reach of the Prohibition Related to...

Earlier this month, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released its final rules for the 2022 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS Final Rule) and 2022 Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System...more

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CMS Issues Advisory Opinion Clarifying Physician Self-Referral Law Group Practice Structure

In June 2021, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a notable interpretation of the Physician Self-Referral Law (aka the Stark Law) in Advisory Opinion No. CMS-AO-2021-01 (Advisory Opinion) regarding...more

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What the New CMS Advisory Opinion Means for Providers

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued Advisory Opinion No. CMS-AO-2021-01 on whether a wholly-owned physician practice that provides designated health services (“DHS”) through one or more wholly-owned...more

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Stark Law 2020 Settlements Return to Pre-2019 Trend

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced 2020 settlements concerning past violation or potential violations of the physician self-referral law (the Stark Law) and the number and value of such...more

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CMS statement clarifies agency’s view that the Stark Law final rule is effective

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Industry publication BVWire quoted a statement from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) that gives healthcare providers more certainty to rely on the much heralded final rule modernizing the physician...more

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[Webinar] Unpacking the Anti-Kickback and Stark Reforms: Promoting Value-Based Care and Easing Regulatory Compliance - January...

A New Manatt Webinar Guides You Through New Reforms Promoting Value-Based Care and Easing Regulatory Compliance—the Most Significant Changes to the Federal Fraud and Abuse Landscape in the Last Decade. On November 20,...more

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