Sidley Austin LLP | USA | 9 Dec 2021
On December 2, 2021, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) issued a press release announcing that Flower Mound Hospital Partners (“Flower Mound”), a…
K&L Gates LLP | USA | 4 Feb 2021
On 2 December 2020, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) issued two Final Rules in conjunction with its “Regulatory Sprint to…
Hogan Lovells | USA | 1 Dec 2020
Along with proposed Stark Law exceptions designed to accommodate value-based care models, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS or the…
Hogan Lovells | USA | 1 Dec 2020
Following on last October’s publication of two proposed rules, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published on November 20 two final…
Bass Berry & Sims PLC | USA | 15 Jul 2020
On June 25, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit affirmed the dismissal with prejudice of a qui tam False Claims Act (FCA) suit alleging…
Thompson Hine LLP | USA | 3 Apr 2020
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued blanket waivers of the Stark Law during the COVID-19 public health emergency…
Ropes & Gray LLP | USA | 2 Apr 2020
On March 30—but retroactive to March 1—the Secretary of HHS issued a partial waiver of elements of the Stark Law. The waiver is subject…
Holland & Hart LLP | USA | 1 Apr 2020
On March 30, 2020, CMS opened the way for hospitals to provide additional compensation and/or support to referring physicians during the COVID-19…
Holland & Hart LLP | USA | 31 Mar 2020
On March 30, 2020, CMS issued numerous additional blanket waivers to give providers greater flexibility in responding to COVID-19. (See https://www…
Bass Berry & Sims PLC | USA | 13 Feb 2020
Ensuring compliance with the False Claims Act has never been more important for healthcare providers. Governmental personnel and policy changes along…