This issue of McDermott’s Healthcare Regulatory Check-Up highlights significant activity between June 21 and July 20, 2022. During this period, the Supreme Court of the United States overturned Roe v. Wade, which historically...more
8/8/2022
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Anti-Kickback Statute ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
CLIA ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Disproportionate Share Adjustments ,
Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Hospitals ,
Long Term Care Facilities ,
Medicare ,
Nursing Homes ,
OIG ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmacies ,
Roe v Wade ,
Skilled Nursing Facility
The Office of Inspector General of the US Department of Health and Human Services (OIG) issued Advisory Opinion 22-14 (AO 22-14) on June 29, 2022, concerning continuing education (CE) programs to be offered by an...more
8/4/2022
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Advisory Opinions ,
Anti-Kickback Statute ,
Continuing Education ,
Fair Market Value ,
Global Code of Ethics ,
Health Care Providers ,
Manufacturers ,
Medical Devices ,
OIG ,
PHRMA ,
Third-Party
On July 29, 2019, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published the CY 2020 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule, which included substantial changes to the physician self-referral law (Stark Law)...more
8/16/2019
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Certification Requirements ,
Comment Period ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Fees ,
Health Care Providers ,
Medicare ,
Physician Fee Schedule ,
Physicians ,
Proposed Amendments ,
Proposed Rules ,
Public Comment ,
Self-Referral ,
Stark Law