Nov 26, 2019 | Health Care
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued its final rule requiring hospitals to publish prices for services beginning in 2021. Under the rule, hospitals must disclose prices in a machine-readable format and on a searchable platform. The...
Oct 23, 2019 | Health Care
Earlier this month, both the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General (OIG), and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued proposed rules that contain major and significant changes to the Anti-Kickback statute (AKS), the...
Aug 27, 2019 | Health Care
The Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS) is a federal law that, at its core, prohibits offering, paying, soliciting, or receiving any sort of remuneration in exchange for federal healthcare program referrals. AKS violations carry with them potential criminal penalties,...
Jul 25, 2019 | Health Care
In a July 2019 report, HHS’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued a report urging the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to increase its oversight of hospice providers. The OIG noted its own existing initiatives related to hospice fraud and abuse,...
May 28, 2019 | Health Care, White Collar Crime
Kaydon Corporation, a Michigan-based company that manufacturers ball bearings used on medical systems, industrial machinery, and semiconductors, has agreed to pay $38,000 to resolve allegations that it violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The plaintiff...
May 28, 2019 | Health Care, White Collar Crime
Atlas EnergyThe U.S. Department of Justice recently announced that Astellas Pharma US Inc. (Astellas) and Amgen Inc. (Amgen) will pay a combined total of almost $125 million to settle various allegations that the companies illegally paid Medicare copays for their own...
