Hospice Insights Podcast - Where’s the Line: When Does Poor Quality Create False Claims Liability
AI and the False Claims Act
HHS OIG’s Nursing Facility: Industry Segment-Specific Compliance Program Guidance
Hospice Insights Podcast - Hospice Audit Updates: David Beats Goliath
AGG Talks: Home Health & Hospice Podcast - Episode 10: Anti-Kickback Compliance for Hospice and Skilled Nursing Providers
Healthcare Industry Segment-Specific Compliance Program Guidances (ICPGs)
AGG Talks: Home Health & Hospice Podcast - Episode 7: OIG Report Reveals Gaps in Hospice PRF Compliance: What Providers Need to Know
Hospice Insights Podcast - A Refresh: What’s New in the New OIG General Compliance Program Guidance
Understanding the HHS OIG’s General Compliance Program Guidance
OMG. . .The OIG is at it Again
Medical Device Legal News with Sam Bernstein: Episode 19
Episode 303 --- Deep Dive into the HHS-OIG Compliance Program Guidance
Navigating GSA Audits Compliance Strategies and Best Practices
DE Under 3: US DOL Inspector General’s Office Report Cites IT Modernization & Security Concerns
Medical Device Legal News with Sam Bernstein: Episode 17
Episode 280 -- Healthcare Compliance and Fraud
Heed Caution: Takeaways From the OIG's Advance Care Planning Report
Telehealth Risk Report: What the Government Found
UPIC Report Card: The OIG’s Evaluation of the UPICs Provides Insight Into the Future of Hospice Audits
COVID-19 Hospice How-To Series | Pulling the Strings: New OIG Audits Scrutinize How Hospices Used Provider Relief Funds
On December 11, 2024, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services’ Office of Inspector General (OIG), issued a Special Fraud Alert (Alert) focusing on financial arrangements involving Medicare Advantage (MA) Organizations...more
On May 1, the federal government brought a False Claims Act (“FCA”) suit against three health insurers, as well as three insurance brokers. The Justice Department’s suit alleges that the insurers paid millions of dollars in...more
When I investigated and litigated False Claims Act (FCA) cases at the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) over the last 10 years, I was often surprised by just how little I knew about the broad array of government agencies and...more
“The American people deserve to know that the insurance companies receiving more than $700B annually in taxpayer funds are working to ensure you receive effective, high-quality care. Remember, you have rights and options to...more
The Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) recently released a favorable advisory opinion, OIG Advisory Opinion No. 24-01 (the “Opinion”), to a Medicare Supplemental Health Insurance...more
On July 13, 2023 the Office of Audit Services of the Department of Health & Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) released the long-awaited audit (A-02-21-01013) of the Health Resources and Services Administration...more
On February 23, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued Advisory Opinion 23-02, approving a pharmaceutical company’s program to provide a free 14-day supply of an...more
Key Points - A new legal challenge to OIG on Medicare Beneficiaries’ ability to receive co-pay assistance has emerged. The Supreme Court has been asked to review HHS’s prohibition of co-pay assistance programs under the...more
Here are key points made by the all general counsel panel on various topics. Key Points: Physician remunerative relationships, OIG Special Fraud Alert on Speaker Programs, & Virtual Interactions...more
Here’s our October Insurance Update. The Sixth Circuit had insurance on its mind this past month. Three of the decisions we discuss in our update are from that court. First, the Sixth Circuit joins the Eighth and...more
Carlton Fields Jorden Burt’s Government Law and Consulting Practice Group released its 2015 Florida Legislative Post-Session Report detailing significant bills that passed during the 2015 Regular Session of the Florida...more
Last Monday the Office of Inspector General (OIG) of Health & Human Services posted an advisory opinion (No. 14-07) allowing a Medigap insurance company to strike a deal with hospitals for discounts—even waivers—of the...more
In This Issue: - Top News ..Deal to Raise Debt Ceiling, End Shutdown Yields No Major Changes to Health Care Law ..Problems with HealthCare.gov Website Continue; HHS Working to Fix Issues ..Kaiser Study...more
In today’s challenging health care environment, Charitable Patient Assistance Programs (Charitable PAPs) have emerged to meet the needs of the nearly 30 million Americans that are underinsured and have difficulty paying...more