Employment matters in the health care industry once again prompted significant attention from federal and state governments in 2023. While much of our 2022 Year in Review discussed how states were beginning to address...more
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The Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act (EKRA) was enacted by Congress in October of 2018 as part of the SUPPORT Act. While its initial focus was to address patient brokering and kickback schemes within recovery homes and...more