In September, 2015, OCR and HHS issued a press release announcing a Resolution Agreement with the Cancer Care Group, P.C., which included entry into the agreement, the adoption of a robust compliance plan, and the payment of a $750,000 penalty. The settlement arose out of an incident involving the theft of an employee laptop containing
October 2015
Office of Inspector General Issues Policy Reminder on Information Blocking and the Federal Anti-Kickback Staute
By Kristin A. Biedinger on
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The federal anti-kickback statute (42 USC § 1320a-7b(b), the “Statute”) prohibits individuals and entities from receiving or soliciting any remuneration for the referral of services reimbursable under any federal health care program. The Statute defines remuneration broadly to include kickbacks and rebates but also to include the purchasing or leasing of any products reimbursable under…
IRS Levy Against Medicare Payments Increases to 100% Effective October 16, 2015
By Michael Cassidy on
Posted in Medicare & Reimbursement
The Internal Revenue Code was amended in April 2015 as part of the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 to increase allowable IRS levies against federal payments, such as Medicare receivables, from 30% to 100% effective October 16, 2015.
CMS has issued MLM Matters – MLM number MM9285, to explain these changes.
Department of Justice Issues Guidance on Corporate Investigations and Executive Accountability
By Michael Cassidy on
Posted in Compliance
On September 9, 2015, Sally Quillar Yates, Deputy Attorney General of the Department of Justice (DOJ) issued a memo entitled “Individual Accountability for Corporate Wrongdoing” to address the issue of incentivizing executives, as individuals, to follow appropriate compliance protocols by emphasizing potential individual liability.
The memo stresses the importance and the difficulty of…
2016 Edition – Best Lawyers in America
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Mike Cassidy was named Health Care Law “Lawyer of the Year” in Pittsburgh. See the announcement at Pittsburgh Business Times link here.