Our colleagues at Epstein Becker Green have issued a client alert: "OIG Issues Updated Guidelines for Evaluating State False Claims Acts: Is More State Litigation on the Horizon?," by George B. Breen, Wendy C. Goldstein, and Daniel C. Fundakowski.
Following is an excerpt:
On March 15, 2013, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Inspector General ("OIG") released the Updated OIG Guidelines for Evaluating State False Claims Acts ("2013 Guidelines), which replaces the original version released in 2006.
The 2013 Guidelines describe OIG's methodology for ...
Our colleagues at Epstein Becker Green have issued a client alert: "Key Compliance Actions for the New HIPAA Privacy Regulations," by Patricia M. Wagner, Pamela D. Tyner, and Leah A. Roffman.
Following is an excerpt:
As noted in previous Epstein Becker Green health reform alerts, on January 25, 2013, the long-awaited final omnibus rule (“Omnibus Rule”) issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services was published in the Federal Register. The Omnibus Rule makes sweeping changes to the privacy and security regulations under the Health Insurance Portability and ...
Our colleagues at Epstein Becker Green have issued a client alert: "CMS Issues Final Regulations on Federal 'Sunshine' Law for Manufacturers and GPOs," by Amy K. Dow, Wendy C. Goldstein, Kim Tyrrell-Knott, Sarah K. diFrancesca, David C. Gibbons, Daniel G. Gottlieb, and Natasha F. Thoren.
Following is an excerpt:
On February 1, 2013, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued long-awaited final regulations with a lengthy preamble relevant to Section 6002 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, also known as the "Physician Payment Sunshine Act." This health ...
Our colleagues Mark E. Lutes, Robert J. Hudock, and Patricia M. Wagner have issued an alert on modifications to the HIPAA privacy, security, and enforcement rules. Following is an excerpt:
On January 17, 2013, the Department of Health and Human Services released the highly anticipated, 563 page, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (“HIPAA”) regulations (the “Final Rule”) that have been delayed for over 3 years. The Final Rule will be published in the Federal Register on January 25, 2013. The Final Rule addresses many of the compliance issues and ...
The Physician Payment Sunshine Act, which was incorporated into Section 6002 of the Affordable Care Act, requires pharmaceutical, medical device, biological and medical supply manufacturers to file annual reports on payments to physicians and teaching hospitals. Despite the requirement in the law that manufacturers submit their first report in March 2013 disclosing payments made during 2012, two events have pushed back that obligation or taken the sting out of noncompliance.
First, although Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) was required to publish standards for ...
by Jason B. Caron, O. Benton Curtis III, Anjali N.C. Downs, and Jennifer K. Goodwin
Almost two years after the passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (“ACA”), the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) released a proposed rule regarding overpayments to providers and suppliers, as provided for under Section 6402(a) of the ACA. To date, regulators, courts, clients, and members of the bar have interpreted the requirements of Section 6402(a) in various ways. The proposed rule provides CMS's view on this matter, and, given that CMS is proposing a ...
by Wendy C. Goldstein and Kathleen A. Peterson
On December 27, 2011, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration ("FDA"), Office of Prescription Drug Promotion ("OPDP") (formerly the Division of Drug Marketing, Advertising, and Communications) released a new draft guidance document titled "Guidance for Industry on Responding to Unsolicited Requests for Off-Label Information About Prescription Drugs and Medical Devices" (the "Draft Guidance"). The OPDP will accept comments on the Draft Guidance through March 29, 2011.
The FDA has a longstanding policy of permitting ...
by Sarah K. Giesting, Wendy C. Goldstein, Kathleen A. Peterson, and Natasha F. Thoren
On December 14, 2011, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued long-awaited proposed rules (“Proposed Rules”) related to the federal Physician Payment Sunshine Act applicable to pharmaceutical, medical device, biological and medical supply manufacturers and group purchasing organizations (“GPOs”). The Proposed Rules outline CMS’s proposals regarding implementation of the Physician Payment Sunshine Act and seek comments regarding these proposals. This health ...
by René Y. Quashie and Lynn Shapiro Snyder
As the health care industry analyzes the recently released final rule and related guidance regarding the Medicare Shared Savings Program (“MSSP”) for accountable care organizations (“ACOs”), it is important for the industry to also pay attention to key deadlines related to initiatives being implemented by the Center for Medicare and Medicare Innovation (“CMMI” or “Innovation Center”) within the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”).
While the MSSP ACO initiative is a permanent Medicare program, CMMI ...
by Ross K. Friedberg, Shawn M. Gilman, Mark E. Lutes, David E. Matyas, René Y. Quashie, Serra J. Schlanger, Carrie Valiant, Dale C. Van Demark, and Lesley R. Yeung
On October 20, 2011, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ("CMS") released its final rule ("Final Rule") implementing the voluntary Medicare Shared Savings Program ("Program") for accountable care organizations ("ACOs"). The Program was established by Section 3022 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The Final Rule was released in conjunction with revised antitrust guidance from the Federal ...
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