USA - October 2 2012
Today, I was intrigued by a Washington Post article about branded drug companies offering discount coupons to stave off competition from generic drug manufacturers.
USA - August 8 2012
Recent press releases provide notice of activities that draw the government's ire -- and result in serious criminal consequences.
USA - June 14 2012
The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals recently issued a decision of interest to physicians and teaching hospitals. It concerns the method of rotating teaching physicians between multiple surgeries and billing Medicare for those services.
USA - April 9 2012
Physicians who reassign their right to bill the Medicare program can still be liable for false claims submitted by the entities who obtained that reassignment, as discussed in a recent "Alert" issued by the Office of Inspector General (OIG).
USA - April 2 2012
Both the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Office of the Inspector General (OIG) have authority to seek personal consequences against corporate officers deemed responsible for federal health care violations.