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HHS OIG won’t enforce antifraud statutes against patient assistance program
The Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) recently issued a favorable advisory opinion regarding whether a proposed patient assistance program (“PAP...
HHS Finalizes Rule on Health Care Provider Information Blocking Penalties
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (“ONC”) have released a final rule establishing “disinc...
OIG Issues Favorable Opinion on Drug Assistance Programs
The Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) recently issued a favorable advisory opinion that relates to whether two drug assistance programs would run afo...
OIG Approves Travel and Lodging Assistance for Patients Receiving Gene Therapy
On June 17, 2024, the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued an advisory opinion, approving a plan to provide assistance with travel, lodging, meals, and...
OIG Exercises Discretion in Independent Charity Patient Assistance Program
On April 8, 2024, the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued Advisory Opinion No. 24-02, involving independent charity patient assistance programs (PAPs)...
OIG Publishes First Advisory Opinions of the Year
The Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) kicked off the new year with four new advisory opinions covering retiring physicians, preferred hospital organization...
HHS OIG Issues General Guidance as First Step in Effort to Modernize Compliance Guidance
As promised back in April in an announcement of its plans to modernize compliance program guidance, the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued the first ...
OIG Issues Unfavorable Advisory Opinion Concerning Pathology Lab’s Proposed Purchased Services Arrangements
On September 28, 2023, the Office of Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services (OIG) issued Advisory Opinion 23-06, involving a proposed services arrangement between a path...
OIG Permits Multi-Specialty Practice to Pay Doctors Bonuses for Outpatient Procedures
In an advisory opinion released on October 13, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) approved a plan by a muti-specialty practice to pay its employed...
OIG Issues Unfavorable Advisory Opinion, Upholding Longstanding Contractual Joint Venture Concerns
The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) issued an unfavorable advisory opinion (the “Opinion”) last Friday in which it refused to bless a propos...