Five takeaways from the OIG’s Special Advisory Bulletin on Exclusion *

USA - May 10 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…

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CMS proposes to increase awards for non-qui tam whistleblowers *

USA - April 30 2013
CMS wants to change the way that it rewards non-qui tam whistleblowers who report alleged fraudulent or unlawful conduct related to Medicare or…

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Grassley questions hospital 340B program profits *

USA - April 5 2013
In a March 2013 article, I wrote about members of Congress calling for increased oversight of the 340B drug discount program and, in particular…

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Sixth Circuit rules no FCA liability based on violation of Medicare requirements *

USA - April 3 2013
On April 1st, the Sixth Circuit reversed an $11.1 million dollar summary judgment finding entered against MedQuest Associates, a diagnostic testing…

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OIG Report critical of P&T Committee oversight *

USA - March 11 2013
In a newly issued Report, the OIG has expressed concern regarding CMS's lack of oversight of P&T Committee conflicts of interest. As the entities…

Co-authors: Theresa C. Carnegie.

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