Healthcare providers, their employees, medical staff, and patients have long been protected by Federal conscience protections preserving their right to participate in, or refuse to participate in, lawful activities which may...more
Fiscal year 2023 saw record recoveries and the highest number of settlements and judgments ever under the Federal False Claims Act. According to a new report released by the United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”), the...more
3/4/2024
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Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
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Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Qui Tam ,
Regulatory Violations ,
Settlement ,
Whistleblowers
Fiscal year 2023 saw record recoveries and the highest number of settlements and judgments ever under the Federal False Claims Act. According to a new report released by the United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”), the...more
Diabetes and obesity drugs have skyrocketed in popularity as of late. According to a report released by Trilliant Health in September 2023, healthcare providers in the United States wrote more than 9 million prescriptions for...more
In November 2023, the United States Health & Human Services Officer of Inspector General (“OIG”) issued new compliance program guidance for the healthcare industry, referred to as the General Compliance Program Guidance...more
When was the last time your organization received an anonymous compliance concern? Has it been so long you can’t recall? Maybe you consider yourself lucky that the organization has never received a concern on your watch, or...more
2/8/2024
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Anti-Corruption ,
Compliance Management Systems ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Management ,
Corporate Misconduct ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Internal Reporting ,
Whistleblowers ,
White Collar Crimes
Is your organization’s culture complimenting your healthcare compliance program? Does it enhance and maximize your program’s effectiveness? Or, is your culture secretly sabotaging your compliance efforts?...more
Are you a health care provider who received funds from the Health Resources and Services Administration's ("HRSA' s") COVID-19 Uninsured Program? If so, more inquiries and repayment demands may be coming....more
On December 2, 2022, Health & Human Services issued guidance (HHS) delaying the requirement that convening providers include co-provider charges in their good faith estimates for self-pay patients. Previously, the requirement...more
In 2020, Congress passed the No Surprises Act (NSA) in an attempt to protect uninsured patients from surprise billing. Some sections of the NSA became effective on January 1, 2022, while other sections are on hold until...more
9/2/2022
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Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Dispute Resolution ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Reform ,
No Surprises Act (NSA) ,
Out of Network Provider ,
Out-of-Pocket Expenses ,
Surprise Medical Bills
In 2020, Congress passed the No Surprises Act (NSA) in an attempt to protect uninsured patients from surprise billing. Some sections of the NSA became effective on January 1, 2022, while other sections are on hold until...more
In 2020, Congress passed the No Surprises Act (NSA) in an attempt to protect uninsured patients from surprise billing. Some sections of the NSA became effective on January 1, 2022, while other sections are on hold until...more
In 2020, Congress passed the No Surprises Act (NSA) in an attempt to protect uninsured patients from surprise billing. Some sections of the NSA became effective on January 1, 2022, while other sections are on hold until...more
Congress passed the No Surprises Act to protect patients from surprise billing from health care providers. Some parts of the Act became effective on January 1, 2022. Health care lawyer Susan Freed is answering frequently...more
In 2020, Congress passed the No Surprises Act (NSA) in an attempt to protect patients from surprise billing. Some sections of the NSA became effective January 1, 2022, while other sections are on hold until regulations are...more
In 2020, Congress passed the No Surprises Act (NSA) in an attempt to protect patients from surprise billing. Some sections of the NSA became effective January 1, 2022, while other sections are on hold until regulations are...more
In 2020, Congress passed the No Surprises Act (NSA) in an attempt to protect patients from surprise billing. Some sections of the NSA became effective January 1, 2022, while other sections are on hold until regulations are...more
In 2020, Congress passed the No Surprises Act (NSA) in an attempt to protect patients from surprise billing. Some sections of the NSA became effective January 1, 2022, while other sections are on hold until regulations are...more
The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed another False Claims Act case against a long-term care provider premised on the quality of care provided to its residents. The DOJ is increasingly utilizing substandard...more
The use of telehealth and remote communication technologies has skyrocketed since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. At the beginning of the pandemic, the Office of Civil Rights for Health and Human Services (“OCR”) notified...more
Legislation passed this session in the Iowa General Assembly adopts new requirements and restrictions for health care employment agencies that provide health care entities with agency workers who provide nursing or other...more
The Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) has again extended a waiver of its previously issued rules relating to the establishment of urban and rural rates for health care and telecommunication service providers seeking...more
Several provisions of the No Surprises Act took effect on January 1, 2022, including prohibitions on out of network providers balance billing patients for emergency services provided by out of network providers and facilities...more
As part of the COVID-19 relief legislation passed at the end of 2020, Congress adopted the “No Surprises Act” which prohibits out-of-network providers from balance billing patients for charges above the rates paid by their...more
Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has released updated reporting guidance for the Provider Relief Fund.
The updated guidance implements the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations...more