The Second Circuit Court of Appeals recently issued a decision with significant implications for healthcare companies and providers facing allegations of violations of the Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS), 42 U.S.C. §...more
5/24/2024
/ Anti-Kickback Statute ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Former Employee ,
Health Care Providers ,
Intent ,
Pharmacies ,
Relators ,
Safe Harbors ,
Suppliers ,
Willful Misconduct
The Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently issued an advisory opinion that explored the limits of a relatively new safe harbor to the federal Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS) that aims...more
The Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently issued an advisory opinion highlighting two important—if easy to overlook—areas that health care companies and providers should remain...more
In December 2019, Teva settled with the Department of Justice (DOJ) for $54 million to resolve False Claims Act (FCA) allegations that, among other things, Teva induced physicians to write prescriptions for drugs that treat...more
On October 9, 2019, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced proposals for a number of new and revised exceptions to the Stark Law and safe harbors for the Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS) that are intended to...more
10/15/2019
/ Anti-Kickback Statute ,
Comment Period ,
Cybersecurity ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Electronic Medical Records ,
Exceptions ,
Fee-for-Service ,
Health Care Providers ,
OIG ,
Physicians ,
Proposed Rules ,
Safe Harbors ,
Stark Law