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OIG Issues Favorable Advisory Opinion Permitting a Community Health Center to Refer Primary Care Services During Provision of...

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On April 9, 2025, OIG posted Advisory Opinion No. 25-02, a favorable advisory opinion allowing a community health center operating under Section 330 of the Public Health Service Act (the Requestor) to ask individuals, to whom...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Huge Stark Law Hospital Settlements and Physician Culpability - The New Normal Post-Tuomey?

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After the federal government’s victory against Tuomey Hospital, we have seen an increasing number of large False Claims Act (FCA) settlements with hospitals involving Stark Law allegations. Relators are even citing, as...more

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Florida Nursing Home Pays Record Settlement to Resolve Federal Anti-Kickback Case

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In a recent case Hebrew Homes Health Network, Inc. and its former president and executive Director agreed to pay $17 million to settle allegations that Hebrew Homes violated the federal anti-kickback statute. According to the...more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

OIG Issues Favorable Advisory Opinion of Hospital Leasing Arrangement

Last week, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) for the Department of Health and Human Services published Advisory Opinion 15-10 (Opinion). The Opinion addressed a hospital system’s proposal to lease non-clinician employees...more

BakerHostetler

OIG Fraud Alert Cautions Against Sham Medical Director Arrangements

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The HHS OIG recently issued a brief fraud alert (Fraud Alert) reminding physicians that inappropriate compensation arrangements may lead to enforcement actions under the federal anti-kickback statute and Civil Monetary...more

Perkins Coie

OIG Warns Lab “Pull-Through” Arrangements May Be Illegal

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In an important advisory opinion, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) gave a thumbs-down to a proposed clinical laboratory “pull-through” arrangement even though the patients in...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

OIG Advises that Exclusive Lab Referral Arrangement May be a Kickback

The Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) released an advisory opinion (No. 15-04) today that states a proposed arrangement to provide free laboratory tests for certain patients of...more

McCarter & English, LLP

Health Law Insights Newsletter - April 2014

In This Issue: - Federal Updates - State Updates - HIPAA Updates - Excerpt from Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Issues Guidance for Meaningful Use Hardship Exception: The Centers...more

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