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Safe Harbors Anti-Kickback Statute

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Application of Safe Harbor Exceptions to the Anti-kickback Statute

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On August 7, 2025, the Office of the Inspector General (“OIG”) issued Advisory Opinion 25-09 (“Advisory Opinion”) providing a favorable opinion regarding remuneration to physicians with an ownership interest in a medical...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Offering Equity to Physicians in an MSO/PC Structure: Key Fraud and Abuse Compliance Considerations

Executive Summary - - Offering equity in MSOs to physicians can be permissible but must be structured to comply with both federal and state laws. Failure to comply with applicable fraud and abuse laws may result in civil...more

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Understanding OIG Advisory Opinion 25-09: Compliance Guidelines for Physician-Owned Medical Device Companies

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On August 7, the US Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued Advisory Opinion No. 25-09, providing significant guidance for physician-owned medical device companies (PODs)....more

Dickinson Wright

Telehealth Summer 2025: Collaboration Models, Enforcement Trends, and Reimbursement Guidance

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It has been a busy summer for telehealth updates. Following is a high-level summary of the latest developments. On June 6, 2025, the Office of Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (the “OIG”)...more

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

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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

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OIG Approves Multi-MSO Telehealth Arrangement That Meets AKS Safe Harbor

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On June 6, 2025, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued a favorable advisory opinion concerning a proposed telehealth staffing and services arrangement involving a management...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Office of Inspector General Highlights Flat Fee Structures Not Immune From Anti-Kickback Statute

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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) published Advisory Opinion 25-08 (Opinion) on July 7, 2025, highlighting the limitations of the often-leveraged Personal Services and...more

Hinshaw & Culbertson - Health Care

OIG Advisory Opinion 25-03: Navigating Anti-Kickback Rules and Safe Harbors in Telehealth Contractual Arrangements

On June 6, 2025, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued Advisory Opinion 25-03 (the “Opinion”), offering guidance for structuring telehealth collaborations in a manner that complies with the federal Anti-Kickback...more

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Telehealth Staffing and Administrative Services Gain Favorable Advisory Opinion From OIG

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On June 6, the US Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued Advisory Opinion No. 25-03, providing important guidance for telehealth organizations and management services organizations...more

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OIG Approves Proposal that Expands Patient Access to Covered Telehealth Services

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On June 11, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) published Advisory Opinion 25-03, approving a proposal by a management services organization (MSO) and its friendly PC...more

Robinson+Cole Health Law Diagnosis

OIG Green Lights MSO Model Arrangement for Telehealth Platforms in New Advisory Opinion

On June 11, 2025, the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) published Advisory Opinion 25-03 (the Advisory Opinion), in which OIG approved of a proposed arrangement under which a management...more

Baker Donelson

First Circuit Requires But-For Causation for FCA Liability Based on AKS Violations

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Key Takeaways - The First Circuit ruled in United States v. Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc., that the government must prove but-for causation to establish False Claims Act (FCA) liability based on violations of the...more

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A Reminder for All Health Care Providers When Forming Business Arrangements

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According to a federal district judge in Mississippi, a cancer center’s investors bought themselves a lawsuit because of a conscious decision not to structure the ownership arrangement in compliance with a safe harbor. A...more

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OIG’s Perspective on Discount and Refund Programs

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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (HHS OIG) recently issued Advisory Opinion No. 24-04, which primarily addressed a Refund Program offered by a U.S. pharmaceutical company affiliate....more

Akerman LLP - Health Law Rx

The Admera Health Settlement Is a Cautionary Tale for Paying Outside Sales Staff on a Commission Basis

The Office of Inspector General recently announced the more than $5.5 million settlement of a qui tam action brought against Admera Health, LLC (Admera). In addition to the fine incurred, the legal fees typically incurred for...more

Maynard Nexsen

The Impact of CON Repeal, DHEC Changes, and Ongoing Considerations

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South Carolina ASCs Have a Number of Changing Regulatory Requirements Pending – Stakeholders Should Take Notice - In May of 2023, the South Carolina General Assembly unanimously passed S. 164 and the Governor signed the...more

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Second Circuit Confirms Willfulness under the Anti-Kickback Statute and False Claims Act Requires Relators to Plead that the...

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The Second Circuit Court of Appeals recently issued a decision with significant implications for healthcare companies and providers facing allegations of violations of the Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS), 42 U.S.C. §...more

Oberheiden P.C.

Ultimate Guide to the Anti-Kickback Statute

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All healthcare providers and other businesses in the healthcare industry need to comply with the Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS). The AKS imposes criminal penalties for knowing and willful violations, and even inadvertent...more

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Top Issues in Negotiating Physician Employment Agreements

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Originally published in Healthcare Michigan, Volume 40,  No. 12 - Successful negotiation of physician employment agreements requires a careful balance of the objectives of the prospective employer with those of the...more

Stevens & Lee

OIG Issues Unfavorable Opinion on Free Gifts for Purchasing Reimbursable Devices

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The Office of Inspector General in the Department of Health and Human Services (“OIG”) recently issued Advisory Opinion 23-08 in which it concluded that a proposed arrangement involving a supplier’s durable medical equipment,...more

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OIG Issues Favorable Advisory Opinion Concluding Bonuses to Employed Physicians Are Not Kickbacks

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Earlier this month, OIG issued Advisory Opinion 23-07, a favorable opinion regarding an employer’s proposal to pay bonuses to its employed physicians based on net profits derived from certain procedures performed by the...more

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OIG Issues Favorable Opinion Concerning Bonus Payments to Employed Physicians

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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) recently considered the question whether an employed physician can be paid bonus compensation relating to procedures performed by the...more

Holland & Knight LLP

OIG Looks at How Employed Physicians Bonuses Are Paid from ASC Profits

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The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Office of the Inspector General (OIG) on Oct. 13, 2023, posted Advisory Opinion No. 23-07 detailing a favorable response to a proposal by a Requestor to pay bonuses to its...more

Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP

DOJ Announces New M&A Safe Harbor Policy to Provide Further Clarity – But is it Enough?

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced a new M&A Safe Harbor Policy to encourage greater corporate compliance and more robust due diligence by promoting the voluntary disclosure of criminal misconduct uncovered in...more

Stevens & Lee

OIG Says Proposed Surgery Monitoring Arrangement May Violate Kickback Statute

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On August 18, the Office of Inspector General in the Department of Health and Human Services (“OIG”) issued Advisory Opinion 23-05 in which it concluded that a proposed arrangement involving the formation of a company...more

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