OIG Advisory Opinion: Free Hearing Aids from Cochlear Implant Maker Could Violate Fraud and Abuse Laws

[ad_1] The US Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) posted on October 25, 2023 Advisory Opinion No. 23-08, in which OIG rejected a proposed arrangement…

OIG Issues Unfavorable Advisory Opinion Concerning Pathology Lab’s Proposed Purchased Services Arrangements

[ad_1] 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…

OIG Issues Advisory Opinion on Federal Anti-Kickback Statute

[ad_1] The Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently issued an advisory opinion highlighting two important—if easy to overlook—areas that health care companies and…

OIG Kickback Opinion: Referring Labs Providing Technical Component Services Implicate Anti-Kickback Statute | JD Supra

[ad_1] This opinion addresses a proposed agreement (“Proposed Arrangement”) between a national anatomic pathology laboratory (“Requestor”) and laboratories owned in whole or in part by physicians who may refer (“Referring…

Labs Take Note: In a New Opinion, OIG Reminds Us that Fair Market Value Payments Can Still Violate the Anti-Kickback Statute | JD Supra

[ad_1] On September 25, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued Advisory Opinion 23-06, in which it declined to approve an anatomic pathology…

Expect the Expected: OIG Remains Suspicious of Suspect Contractual Joint Ventures in Advisory Opinion Involving IONM Industry | JD Supra

[ad_1] On August 18, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) published Advisory Opinion 23-05, finding that an entity’s proposal to facilitate referring surgeons’…

OIG Issues Unfavorable Advisory Opinion for Proposed IONM Joint Venture | JD Supra

[ad_1] ​The HHS Office of Inspector General issued an ‘unfavorable’ advisory opinion in August with respect to a proposed joint venture relating to interoperative neuro monitoring. Parties considering joint ventures…

OIG Issues Unfavorable Advisory Opinion on Common Arrangements between Physician Practices and Health Care Providers

[ad_1] On August 15, 2023, the Office of Inspector General for the Department of Health and Human Services (OIG) issued a negative Advisory Opinion regarding a turnkey physician-owned entity (Newco)…

OIG Advisory Opinion Warns on IONM Company “Surgeon Deals” | JD Supra

[ad_1] On August 18, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General (OIG) published an Advisory Opinion warning that a common arrangement under which surgeons profit…

Unfavorable OIG advisory opinion issued for a proposed venture with surgeon owners but managed by others

[ad_1] Although it is possible enter into business ventures with referral sources, care needs to be taken to ensure that the arrangement does not run afoul of the Medicare fraud…