In this installment of the Healthcare Enforcement Roundup we cover new and longstanding issues impacting the healthcare enforcement landscape. First, we explore the impact of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) on the healthcare...more
7/27/2020
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Compliance ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
e ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Guidance Update ,
Health Care Providers ,
Hospitals ,
Objective Falsity ,
Physicians ,
Split of Authority ,
Stark Law ,
Whistleblowers
In this installment of the Healthcare Enforcement Quarterly Roundup we cover several topics that have persisted over the past few years and identify new issues that will shape the scope of enforcement efforts in 2020. In this...more
2/7/2020
/ Administrative Procedure Act ,
Anti-Kickback Statute ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Drug Compounding ,
Drug Distribution ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Enforcement Guidance ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Kickbacks ,
Medicare ,
Opioid ,
Overpayment ,
Pain Management ,
Pharmacies ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Private Equity ,
Regulatory Violations ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Settlement Negotiations ,
Stark Law
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
/ Advisory Opinions ,
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