On July 11, 2025, the Ninth Circuit issued a decision clarifying the scope of Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act (EKRA). In affirming a Northern California-based medical testing laboratory’s convictions under EKRA, the...more
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Statutory Interpretation
On January 6, 2022, OIG issued a final rule (Final Rule) that will update the process and procedures that govern advisory opinions in early 2022. The Final Rule will be effective 30 days after its publication in the Federal...more