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Category Archives: Anti-Kickback Statute

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Anti-Kickback Statute, OIG, Regulatory

HHS to Ease Fraud and Abuse Rules Part 1: Proposed Revisions to Existing Anti-Kickback Statute Safe Harbors

As discussed in a previous McGuireWoods alert, on Oct. 9, 2019, the Department of Health and Human Services announced two proposed rules to significantly amend the Physician Self-Referral Law (Stark Law), the federal Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS) and the Civil Monetary Penalties Law. This client alert, the first in McGuireWoods’ summary series on these proposed rules,… Continue Reading
Anti-Kickback Statute, CMS Guidance, Regulatory, Stark Law

HHS Proposed Rules Seek to Remove Stark Law, Anti-Kickback Burdens on Providers

On Oct. 9, the Department of Health and Human Services announced two proposed rules to significantly amend the Physician Self-Referral Law (Stark Law), the federal Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS) and the Civil Monetary Penalties (CMP) Law. The proposed rules intend to further incentivize value-based arrangements and patient care coordination by expressly permitting certain activities that could… Continue Reading
Anti-Kickback Statute, Regulatory

HHS “Sprints” Toward New AKS Safe Harbors and Penalty Exceptions

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has launched its “Regulatory Sprint to Coordinated Care” to accelerate the healthcare system’s transformation to a value-based system rewarding coordinated care. This “regulatory sprint” focuses on identifying regulatory provisions that may act as unnecessary obstacles to coordinated care and issuing guidance to address such obstacles. Specifically,… Continue Reading

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