This issue of McDermott’s Healthcare Regulatory Check-Up highlights regulatory activity for May 2025, including the rollout of a new Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) strategy to expand and enhance Medicare...more
7/1/2025
/ Anti-Kickback Statute ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Drug Pricing ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
Medicare Advantage ,
Stark Law
This issue of McDermott’s Healthcare Regulatory Check-Up highlights regulatory activity for April 2025, including Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) updates to Medicare Advantage (MA) and other Medicare programs....more
5/28/2025
/ Affordable Care Act ,
Anti-Kickback Statute ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Durable Medical Equipment ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Fraud and Abuse ,
Government Agencies ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Medicare ,
Medicare Advantage ,
New Legislation ,
OIG ,
Physicians ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Technology ,
Telehealth ,
Telemedicine
This issue of McDermott’s Healthcare Regulatory Check-Up highlights key regulatory and enforcement activity for March 2025. This month features:
- Noteworthy enforcement actions demonstrating that the Anti-Kickback Statute...more
4/28/2025
/ Affordable Care Act ,
Anti-Kickback Statute ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Drug Pricing ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Fraud and Abuse ,
Government Agencies ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
Medicare Administrative Contractors (MAC) ,
Notice Requirements ,
OIG ,
Overpayment ,
Proposed Rules ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Requirements
This issue of McDermott’s Healthcare Regulatory Check-Up highlights regulatory activity for February 2025, including long-awaited proposed and final rules regarding the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act...more
4/1/2025
/ Anti-Kickback Statute ,
Controlled Substances ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Executive Orders ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Fraud and Abuse ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Hospitals ,
OIG ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Freeze ,
Telehealth ,
Telemedicine ,
Trump Administration
This issue of McDermott’s Healthcare Regulatory Check-Up highlights regulatory activity for January 2025. This month features long-awaited proposed and final rules regarding the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability...more
3/3/2025
/ Anti-Kickback Statute ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Controlled Substances ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Executive Orders ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Healthcare Reform ,
HMOs ,
Medicare ,
OIG ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Physicians ,
Private Equity ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Technology Sector ,
Telehealth ,
Telemedicine ,
Trump Administration ,
Whistleblowers
This issue of McDermott’s Healthcare Regulatory Check-Up highlights regulatory activity for December 2024. We discuss several civil and criminal enforcement actions pertaining to healthcare fraud and abuse authorities,...more
1/27/2025
/ Anti-Kickback Statute ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
OIG ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Stark Law
This issue of McDermott’s Healthcare Regulatory Check-Up highlights regulatory activity for November 2024. We discuss several US Department of Justice (DOJ) enforcement actions involving the False Claims Act (FCA) and the...more
1/3/2025
/ Acute Facilities ,
Anti-Kickback Statute ,
Appeals ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Hospitals ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Medicare Payment Reform ,
OIG ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Price Transparency ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Stark Law
This issue of McDermott’s Healthcare Regulatory Check-Up highlights regulatory activity for October 2024. We discuss several enforcement actions pertaining to healthcare fraud, including alleged violations under the False...more
11/21/2024
/ Anti-Kickback Statute ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Criminal Convictions ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
Regulatory Agenda
This issue of McDermott’s Healthcare Regulatory Check-Up highlights regulatory activity for September 2024. We discuss several enforcement actions pertaining to healthcare fraud, including alleged violations under the False...more
10/25/2024
/ Anti-Kickback Statute ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Health and Welfare Plans ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Legislative Agendas ,
OIG ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Stark Law
This issue of McDermott’s Healthcare Regulatory Check-Up highlights regulatory activity for August 2024. We discuss several enforcement actions pertaining to healthcare fraud, including alleged violations under the False...more
10/7/2024
/ Anti-Kickback Statute ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Healthcare Reform ,
OIG ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Stark Law
This issue of McDermott’s Healthcare Regulatory Check-Up highlights regulatory activity for July 2024. We discuss several US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) agency actions, including a final rule on provider...more
9/6/2024
/ Advisory Opinions ,
Anti-Kickback Statute ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Final Rules ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Information Blocking Rules ,
Medicare ,
OIG ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Telehealth
This issue of McDermott’s Healthcare Regulatory Check-Up highlights regulatory activity for June 2024. We discuss several US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) agency actions, including guidance regarding hospital...more
8/1/2024
/ AIDS ,
Anti-Kickback Statute ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Drug Pricing ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Reform ,
HIV ,
Hospitals ,
Medicare ,
Medicare Part B ,
MIPS ,
OIG ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmacies ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Stark Law
This issue of McDermott’s Healthcare Regulatory Check-Up highlights regulatory activity for May 2024. We discuss several notable cases and enforcement resolutions, including the US Court of Appeals for the District of...more
6/25/2024
/ Anti-Kickback Statute ,
Appeals ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Digital Health ,
Dispute Resolution ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Fraud and Abuse ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Manufacturers ,
No Surprises Act (NSA) ,
OIG ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Telehealth
This issue of McDermott’s Healthcare Regulatory Check-Up highlights regulatory activity for March 2024. We summarize a US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit decision interpreting the intent standard under the federal...more
4/24/2024
/ Anti-Kickback Statute ,
Appeals ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Legislative Agendas ,
OIG ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Stark Law
This issue of McDermott’s Healthcare Regulatory Check-Up highlights regulatory activity for February 2024. We discuss various regulatory developments, including guidance on the use of AI in coverage decisions and texting...more
3/15/2024
/ Anti-Kickback Statute ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Confidential Information ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Enforcement ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Hospitals ,
Machine Learning ,
Opioid ,
Patient Confidentiality Breaches ,
Substance Abuse ,
Telehealth ,
Texting
This issue of McDermott’s Healthcare Regulatory Check-Up highlights regulatory activity for November 2023. We discuss several US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) agency actions, including the new General...more
1/15/2024
/ Ambulatory Surgery Centers ,
Anti-Kickback Statute ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Final Rules ,
Fraud and Abuse ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Hospitals ,
No Surprises Act (NSA) ,
Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) ,
Payment Systems ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Skilled Nursing Facility
This issue of McDermott’s Healthcare Regulatory Check-Up highlights significant regulatory activity for October 2023. We discuss several enforcement actions that involve violations of the False Claims Act (FCA) and the...more
11/30/2023
/ Advisory Opinions ,
Anti-Kickback Statute ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Life Sciences ,
OIG ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmacies ,
Regulatory Agenda
In September, the US Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued an unfavorable advisory opinion to a pathology laboratory concerning a proposed services arrangement with referring...more
This issue of McDermott’s Healthcare Regulatory Check-Up highlights regulatory activity for September 2023. We discuss several criminal and civil enforcement actions that involve violations of the False Claims Act (FCA), the...more
10/23/2023
/ Advisory Opinions ,
Anti-Kickback Statute ,
Antitrust Violations ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Reform ,
OIG ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Stark Law
This issue of McDermott’s Healthcare Regulatory Check-Up highlights significant regulatory activity for August 2023. We discuss several criminal and civil enforcement actions that involve violations of the False Claims Act...more
9/26/2023
/ Anti-Kickback Statute ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Manufacturers ,
Medical Devices ,
Mental Health ,
OIG ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmacies ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Reimbursements ,
Telehealth ,
Telemedicine
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
This issue of McDermott’s Healthcare Regulatory Check-Up highlights significant activity between September 21 and October 20, 2022. We review several criminal and civil enforcement actions related to Anti-Kickback Statute...more
11/15/2022
/ Anti-Kickback Statute ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Cost-Sharing ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Medicare Part D ,
OIG ,
Regulatory Agenda
This special inaugural issue of McDermott’s Healthcare Regulatory Check-Up highlights noticeable enforcement activity, OIG regulatory developments, CMS regulatory developments and other key developments for healthcare...more
5/26/2022
/ Advisory Opinions ,
Anti-Kickback Statute ,
Biden Administration ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Nursing Home Reform Act (FNHRA) ,
Global Code of Ethics ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Reform ,
OIG ,
Regulatory Agenda
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
To help accelerate the transformation of the US healthcare system from a fee-for-service to a value-based system, the US Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) launched its “Regulatory Sprint to Coordinated Care”...more
11/13/2019
/ Anti-Kickback Statute ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Cybersecurity ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Electronic Medical Records ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Incentives ,
Patients ,
Physicians ,
Proposed Rules ,
Regulatory Burden ,
Reimbursements ,
Safe Harbors ,
Self-Referral ,
Stark Law ,
Value-Based Care ,
Webinars