This issue of McDermott’s Healthcare Regulatory Check-Up highlights significant regulatory activity for May 2023. We discuss several criminal and civil enforcement actions that involve violations of the False Claims Act (FCA)...more
6/23/2023
/ Anti-Kickback Statute ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Employer Mandates ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Fraud and Abuse ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Medicare ,
Nursing Homes ,
OIG ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) ,
Physicians ,
Public Health Emergency ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Telehealth ,
Telemedicine ,
Vaccinations
The US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) are extending telehealth flexibilities that allow providers to prescribe controlled substances. While the...more
5/11/2023
/ Controlled Substances ,
Controlled Substances Act ,
DEA ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Health Care Providers ,
OIG ,
Public Health Emergency ,
Rulemaking Process ,
SAMHSA ,
Substance Abuse ,
Telehealth ,
Telemedicine
On August 4, 2022, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM or proposed rule) to reinterpret section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), which prohibits...more
8/5/2022
/ ADEA ,
Affordable Care Act ,
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Bostock v Clayton County Georgia ,
Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization ,
Enforcement ,
Final Rules ,
Limited English Proficiency (LEP) ,
Medicare Part A ,
Medicare Part B ,
Non-Discrimination Rules ,
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) ,
PACE ,
Proposed Rules ,
Rehabilitation Act ,
Reproductive Healthcare Issues ,
Title VI
On November 8, 2021, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued an update to the Health Care Fraud Self-Disclosure Protocol (SDP). This update revises and renames the...more