On July 1, 2025, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued Advisory Opinion No. 25-08, concluding that a medical device manufacturer’s proposed payment to access a...more
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On June 11, 2025, the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued Advisory Opinion No. 25-03 (Opinion), which provided favorable guidance for physician practices seeking to contract with...more
On October 13, 2023, the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (the OIG) released an advisory opinion regarding a multi-specialty physician practice's (the Practice) proposed plan to pay bonuses...more
According to a recent Advisory Opinion from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG), a proposed fee arrangement could run afoul of the Federal anti-kickback statute, 42 USC...more