The Office of Inspector General (OIG) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) jointly published final rules that expand upon and modify regulatory safe harbors and exceptions to the Anti-Kickback Statute and...more
4/9/2021
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Final Rules ,
Health Care Providers ,
Hospitals ,
OIG ,
Physicians ,
Safe Harbors ,
Stark Law ,
Value-Based Care ,
Value-Based Fees
On March 13, 2020, President Trump declared a national state of emergency as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Regardless of the intensity of the emergency from COVID-19 in a particular area, the President’s...more
CMS issued guidance on March 9, 2020, that allows hospitals to set up alternative screening sites on campus and at off-campus, hospital-controlled sites. The guidance provides the following options...more
On October 9, 2019, the Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid ("CMS") and Office of Inspector General ("OIG"), respectively, published proposed rules updating the long-standing physician...more
10/23/2019
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Commercial Reasonableness ,
Criminal Penalties ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Fair Market Value ,
Fee-for-Service ,
Health Care Providers ,
OIG ,
Patient Referrals ,
Physicians ,
Proposed Rules ,
Safe Harbors ,
Self-Referral ,
Stark Law ,
Value-Based Care
The Maryland Primary Care Program (“MDPCP”) is an unprecedented opportunity for certain health care providers and supporting entities to receive compensation for their efforts to coordinate care and reduce potentially...more