This issue of McDermott’s Healthcare Regulatory Check-Up highlights regulatory activity for December 2024. We discuss several civil and criminal enforcement actions pertaining to healthcare fraud and abuse authorities,...more
1/27/2025
/ Anti-Kickback Statute ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
OIG ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Stark Law
Trending in Telehealth highlights state legislative and regulatory developments that impact the healthcare providers, telehealth and digital health companies, pharmacists, and technology companies that deliver and facilitate...more
10/17/2024
/ Digital Health ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Insurance Industry ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Life Sciences ,
Medicaid ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Reimbursements ,
Rulemaking Process ,
State and Local Government ,
Telehealth ,
Telemedicine
Trending in Telehealth highlights state legislative and regulatory developments that impact the healthcare providers, telehealth and digital health companies, pharmacists, and technology companies that deliver and facilitate...more
Trending in Telehealth is a new series from the McDermott digital health team in which we highlight state legislative and regulatory developments that impact the healthcare providers, telehealth and digital health companies,...more
7/21/2023
/ Digital Health ,
Healthcare ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
New Legislation ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Technology Sector ,
Telehealth
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has revised its policy guidance on the coverage and payment for interprofessional consultations under Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP)....more
On July 20, 2022, the US Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued a Special Fraud Alert (Alert) concerning the fraud and abuse risks associated with healthcare practitioners entering...more
1/4/2023
/ Controlled Substances ,
Criminal Investigations ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Fraud ,
Health Care Providers ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
OIG ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Telehealth ,
Telemarketing ,
Telemedicine
On July 20, 2022, the US Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued a Special Fraud Alert (Alert) concerning the fraud and abuse risks associated with healthcare practitioners entering...more
7/28/2022
/ Controlled Substances ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Fraud and Abuse ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Kickbacks ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
OIG ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Telehealth ,
Telemarketing ,
Telemedicine