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HHS-OIG Proposes Significant Updates to Existing Safe Harbors Under Anti-Kickback Statute; Establishment of New Value-Based Enterprises Proposed

On October 9, 2019, the Office of Inspector General (OIG), Department of Health and Human Services released a proposed rule updating safe harbor protections under anti-kickback statute. This proposed rule follows the OIG’s previous request for information from August 2018, and coordinates provisions with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) proposed rule on [...] Read More

Analysis of HHS-OIG’s Hospital Wage Index Report: OIG Cites Significant Vulnerabilities, Advocates for Legislative Change

On November 21 2018, Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG) released a report, titled “Significant Vulnerabilities Exist in the Hospital Wage Index System for Medicare Payments”, which describes their examination of the wage index system for acute-care hospitals. The objective of their analysis was to identify “significant vulnerabilities” and propose solutions to […]

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