On November 16, 2020, OIG issued a significant Special Fraud Alert that warns about certain “inherent” fraud and abuse risks raised by speaker programs sponsored by pharmaceutical and medical device companies. OIG expressed...more
On October 28, 2020, CMS released an interim final rule with comment period (IFC) that implements several CARES Act requirements to prepare for the availability of a COVID-19 vaccine. Among other changes, the IFC establishes...more
11/10/2020
/ ACIP ,
CARES Act ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cost-Sharing ,
Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) ,
Interim Final Rules (IFR) ,
Medicare ,
Medicare Part B ,
Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) ,
Public Health Emergency ,
Public Health Service (PHS) ,
Vaccinations
On March 30, 2020, CMS issued blanket waivers of sanctions under the Federal physician self-referral law (the Stark Law) for purposes of responding to the COVID-19 pandemic (Stark Waivers or Waivers). The Stark Waivers,...more
4/9/2020
/ 1135 Waivers ,
Affiliated-Business Arrangements ,
Business Interruption ,
CARES Act ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Economic Injury Disaster Loans ,
Employee Retention ,
Federal Loans ,
Financial Stimulus ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Payroll Taxes ,
Physicians ,
Relief Measures ,
SBA ,
SBA Lending Programs ,
Small Business ,
Stark Law ,
Tax Relief
As the number of coronavirus cases across the country continue to rise, CMS has issued several coronavirus-specific memorandums to healthcare providers and laboratories. In the past two weeks, CMS has issued disease-specific...more
3/20/2020
/ Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cost-Sharing ,
Diagnostic Tests ,
Emergency Rooms ,
EMTALA ,
Health Care Providers ,
Hospitals ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
Medicare Part C ,
Medicare Part D