Penalties, OIG, Healthcare

OIG Reminds Us that Flat Fee Business Arrangements Aren’t Immune from AKS Scrutiny

Venable LLP on 7/15/2025

On July 1, 2025, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued Advisory Opinion No. 25-08, concluding that a medical device manufacturer’s proposed payment to access a...more

Navigating Stark Law and the Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS) in 2025: A Snapshot Guide for Medical Practices

Cranfill Sumner LLP on 7/15/2025

In today’s healthcare environment, compliance with federal regulations is more than a legal necessity—it’s a cornerstone of ethical and sustainable practice management. Two of the most critical laws that medical practices...more

Proposed Penalties for Information Blocking Violations

Burr & Forman on 12/28/2023

On October 30, 2023, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a proposed rule establishing penalties for healthcare providers who violate the information blocking rules implemented under the 21st Century...more

Final Rule Increases Fines for Grant Fraud, Codifies OIG Authority to Sanction Awardees

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA) on 8/1/2023

Report on Research Compliance Volume 20, no 8 (August 2023) With the publication of a rule finalizing financial penalties for grant fraud and related violations of U.S. law, the HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) has a...more

OIG Issues Final Information Blocking Enforcement Rule and Highlights the Potential for Referrals to the FTC and FCA Liability

Proskauer - Health Care Law Brief on 7/26/2023

On June 27, 2023, the Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) released its final rule (“Final Rule”) implementing penalties for information blocking....more

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

Lowndes on 8/19/2015

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

Five Takeaways from the OIG’s Special Advisory Bulletin on Exclusion

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints on 5/13/2013

This week the Office of Inspector General for the Department of Health and Human Services (“OIG”) issued an updated Special Advisory Bulletin on the Effect of Exclusion from Participation in Federal Health Care Programs, an...more

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