The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released a fact sheet titled “Medicare Shared Savings Program and Rural … Read More “CMS Releases Exceptions to ACO Rules for Rural Areas”
On May 16, 2011 the US Supreme Court resolved a split among federal circuits and ruled in Schindler Elevator Corp. … Read More “US Supreme Court Rules in FCA, FOIA Case”
The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a report … Read More “CMS Receives Failing Marks for HIPAA Enforcement”
In November 2010, a former in-house counsel for the pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline, Lauren Stevens, was indicted on charges of making … Read More “GlaxoSmithKline In-House Attorney Acquitted of Obstruction of Justice Charges; Judge Criticizes Application of Crime Fraud Exception to Privileged Documents”
Based on a recent report released by CMS, its Medicare Fee-for-Service Recovery Audit Program recovered $162 million in Medicare overpayments … Read More “CMS Reports $162 Million In Medicare Overpayments in First Three Months of 2011”
Yesterday, the United States Supreme Court rejected a request made by the Commonwealth of Virginia to fast track a challenge to … Read More “Supreme Court Rejects Virginia’s Request to Fast Track Challenge to PPACA”
The term “qui tam” comes from the latin phrase qui tam pro domino rege quam pro se ipso in hac … Read More “OIG Finds Various State’s False Claims Acts, Including New York’s, To Be Noncompliant”
Over $5 million is being refunded by the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) to 35 clinical laboratory members … Read More “Clinical Laboratories Recover over $5 Million in Landmark Victory over New York State Department of Health”
On Monday, the United States Federal Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral argument in Association of Molecular Pathology v. U.S. … Read More “Can you really patent a human gene? U.S. Appeals Court will soon decide”
As we previously reported, on February 11, 2011, the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) informed various trade associations … Read More “CMS Will Change Physician Signature Requirement for Laboratory Requisitions”