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Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Fourth Circuit Upholds OIG’s Unfavorable Advisory Opinion on Patient Assistance Program

On January 23, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed a federal district court’s ruling against the Pharmaceutical Coalition for Patient Access (“Coalition”), rejecting its challenge to an unfavorable...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

OIG Issues Unfavorable Opinion About Bundling Free Items with Reimbursable Services

On Oct. 25, 2023, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) for the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) issued an unfavorable opinion in response to a manufacturer’s proposal to offer and provide a free compatible...more

King & Spalding

OIG Publishes Strategic Plan for Managed Care Oversight on New Featured Webpage

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On August 28, 2023, OIG released a new webpage on managed care oversight, which features the HHS-OIG Strategic Plan for Oversight of Managed Care for Medicare and Medicaid. OIG has designated oversight of managed care as a...more

Burr & Forman

The DOJ Continues to Scrutinize Telemedicine

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Telemedicine saw a dramatic increase during the COVID-19 pandemic. A recent study from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), released in December 2021, showed an increase in Medicare telemedicine visits...more

Robinson+Cole Health Law Diagnosis

OIG: Telehealth “Critical” to Maintaining Access to Care Amidst COVID-19

The federal Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently published a report (OIG Report) as part of a series of analyses of the expansion and utilization of telehealth in response to the COVID-19 public health emergency.  In...more

Morgan Lewis - Health Law Scan

Tele-Tuesday: OIG Clarifies Stance on Telehealth Fraud Scrutiny

The US Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG), the Department of Justice (DOJ), and other federal regulators have grown increasingly concerned about the use of telehealth technologies by...more

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