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OIG Advisory Opinion 25-02 Integrates Community Health Center Social Support Services with Primary Care Referral Programs

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General ("OIG") issued Advisory Opinion No. 25-02 ("Opinion") on April 4, 2025, regarding a Health Center proposal to link social support services to...more

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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

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NYS OMIG Publishes 2025 Work Plan

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On January 29, the New York State Office of the Medicaid Inspector General (OMIG) published its 2025 Work Plan, which provides a preview of the OMIG’s program integrity initiatives for the upcoming year. While this post...more

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Rob DeConti on the Latest Guidance and Insights from the OIG at HHS

In this podcast Rob DeConti, Assistant Inspector General for Legal Affairs within the office of counsel to the Inspector General at HHS, was good enough to share a tremendous amount of insight into what the OIG is seeing,...more

Akerman LLP - Health Law Rx

OIG Weighs In On COVID-19 Vaccination Incentives

The media has widely reported that several governmental, non-profit, and private organizations, including entities in the healthcare sector, are offering a variety of incentives to encourage more individuals to take the...more

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HHS OIG Permits Labs to Offer Free COVID-19 Antibody Tests and Oncology Practices to Offer Free Lodging in Certain Circumstances

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OIG has updated its FAQs regarding the application of its administrative enforcement authorities to arrangements directly connected with COVID-19 with the addition of two new FAQs. On August 4, 2020, the OIG issued an FAQ...more

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HHS Issues Advisory Opinion on PREP Act: Immunity May Extend Beyond Actual Covered Persons and Approved Countermeasures

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With crisis comes uncertainty, and even the best-intentioned regulations can leave those combating the current COVID-19 public-health emergency out in the cold.  Many have asked whether the recent Declaration under the...more

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Registration Decisions for Use of Dicamba on Dicamba-Tolerant Cotton/Soybean: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of...

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) issued an April 3rd Notification of Evaluation (“NOE”) titled: EPA’s Registration Decisions for Uses of Dicamba on...more

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How to Address Beneficiary Inducement Questions During COVID-19

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In the midst of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, healthcare providers and suppliers will need to make decisions on how to ensure compliance with existing federal fraud and abuse laws while taking swift action to avoid...more

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Telehealth Coverage Expansions And Enforcement Waivers During The COVID-19 Pandemic

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On March 6, President Trump signed into law the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act (the Act). The Act includes a provision allowing the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human...more

Robinson+Cole Health Law Diagnosis

Federal Government Significantly Expands Telehealth Reimbursement During COVID-19 Public Health Emergency

On March 17 the Trump Administration announced expanded reimbursement for clinicians providing telehealth services for Medicare beneficiaries during the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid...more

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EPA Must Improve Oversight of Notice to the Public on Drinking Water Risks to Better Protect Human Health: U.S. EPA Office of...

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) issued a September 25th report titled: EPA Must Improve Oversight of Notice to the Public on Drinking Water Risks to Better...more

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EPA Seeks Comment on its Draft Antimicrobial Performance Evaluation Program (APEP) Risk-Based Strategy for Products in the...

On October 2, 2019, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a notice in the Federal Register announcing the availability of, and soliciting public comment on, the draft document entitled “Antimicrobial...more

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'Opioids and Legal Enforcement — A Primer' - HarrisMartin's Drugs & Medical Devices

The opioid crisis in America is now well known, affecting a staggering number of people directly or indirectly and occupying a regular place in media reports and political discussions. In addition to potential public health...more

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