Tag Archives: Fraud and Abuse

Safe Harbor Proposals Face Deadline in February

Suggestions for Safe Harbor proposals face a deadline of February 27, 2018, according to a Federal Register announcement. The same deadline applies to suggestions for practices that should be discussed in a Special Fraud Alert. Safe Harbors The Office of Inspector General (OIG) requests recommendations for Safe Harbors because the Anti-kickback statute “is so broad” that “relatively … Continue Reading

Tuomey Ordered to Pay $237 Million

Capping a case that has drawn the attention of healthcare lawyers and hospital executives nationwide, the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina has ordered Tuomey Healthcare System, Inc. (“Tuomey”) to pay over $237* million for violations of the Stark Law and False Claims Act arising from certain employment agreements between Tuomey and … Continue Reading

Interim Final ACO Fraud and Abuse Waiver Rules and final ACO Antitrust Policy Statements Released

Concurrently with the release of the final rule for accountable care organizations participating in the Medicare Shared Savings Program (“MSSP”), the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) and the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) released an interim final rule with a comment period addressing waivers of certain fraud … Continue Reading
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