On July 14, 2025, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) Proposed Rule (PFS Proposed Rule). The PFS Proposed Rule proposes to reduce requirements for several...more
McGuireWoods held its 21st Annual Healthcare Private Equity and Finance Conference in Chicago, May 13-15, 2025. This premier conference brought together leading healthcare investors, lenders, executives, consultants and...more
Recently, the California Legislature introduced two bills that may impact private equity healthcare investments in the state, including formalizing corporate practice restrictions and requiring advance notice for certain...more
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released data on its 2024 settlements of voluntary self-disclosures related to past violations or potential violations of the physician self-referral law (the Stark...more
On September 24, 2024, the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) published a report (the “Report), reviewing and recommending increased oversight of remote patient monitoring (“RPM”)...more
Over 200 fellow healthcare leaders joined the 17th Annual Healthcare Finance and Growth conference for interactive programming discussing the latest developments in the industry and the challenges the industry faces in 2024...more
Recently, in United States ex rel. Kyer v. Thomas Health Systems, the judge overseeinga whistleblower’s False Claims Act (FCA) suit against Thomas Health Systems Inc. stalled further decisions until both parties could file...more
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Recent regulatory language makes clear that most healthcare providers must provide free translators or interpreters for patients with limited English...more
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently published two proposed rules that could affect Medicare reimbursement for cardiology services. On July 22, 2024, CMS published the Calendar Year (CY) 2025 Hospital...more
On May 6, 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published their final rule on nondiscrimination in the Federal Register...more
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released data on its 2023 settlements of voluntary self-disclosures related to past violations or potential violations of the physician self-referral law (the Stark...more
Mark your calendar for the 2024 McGuireWoods Healthcare Private Equity and Finance Conference, and help us celebrate 20 years of bringing healthcare industry leaders together. This premier two-day healthcare...more
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In its General Compliance Program Guidance (GCPG) issued in November 2023, the Office of Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (OIG) announced its intent to publish industry segment-specific...more
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Financial relationships with an independent contractor in a position to make or influence referrals of federal healthcare program business can implicate...more
On Nov. 6, 2023, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued the General Compliance Program Guidance (GCPG) for healthcare providers and other industry stakeholders. The GCPG...more
This past summer, in United States v. Booker, a North Carolina district court ruled against a challenge to the constitutionality of Congress’s delegation of authority to promulgate safe harbors to the Anti-Kickback Statue...more
In United States v. Regeneron, the District of Massachusetts Court recently joined the Sixth and Eighth Circuits in requiring the government to show a direct tie between kickbacks and referrals that proximately caused claims...more
A large damage award serves as a significant reminder to file an appearance in a False Claims Act (FCA) case.
In late August of 2022, the Government filed suit against AZ Diabetic and the owner, Hisham Zaghal (Zaghal),...more
Recently, two ophthalmology practice groups — Kleiman Evangelista Eye Centers of Texas (KEEC) and SouthEast Eye Specialists, PLLC (SEES) — reached large settlements with the U.S. government over allegations that the groups’...more
On Oct. 13, 2023, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued Advisory Opinion 23-07 approving a multispecialty physician practice’s proposal to pay bonuses to each of its...more
On Sept. 13, 2023, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Texas announced a settlement with Oliver Street Dermatology Management LLC. Oliver Street agreed to pay the United States $8.892 million to resolve...more
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released data on its 2021 and 2022 settlements of voluntary self-disclosures related to past violations or potential violations of the physician self-referral law...more
Last month, the Eleventh Circuit upheld a $1.195 million restitution order and 48-month sentence against Carlos Verdeza for three counts of healthcare fraud. See United States v. Verdeza, No. 21-10461, 2023 WL 3728960 (11th...more