OIG Releases FY 2020 Budget Justification.
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently released its Fiscal Year (FY) 2020…
HHS OIG Proposes Changes to AKS Discount Safe Harbor
In early February, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) proposed amendments to the Anti-Kickback…
OIG Issues Advisory Opinion on Charitable Pediatric Clinic Providing Cost-Sharing Waivers
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently issued an advisory opinion regarding a…
OIG Releases Fall 2018 Semiannual Report to Congress.
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently released its second Semiannual Report (Report)…
How Kickbacks Result in Civil False Claims Fraud Actions
Overview A continual enforcement priority for both the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) and…
GAO Report on Data Analytics for Oversight and Law Enforcement
Overview Over the years, the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General and the Centers for Medicare…
OIG Issues Advisory Opinion on Health Plan’s Incentive Payment Program for Preventive Services.
The Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently issued an advisory opinion regarding a Medicaid…
SAMHSA: New Substance Use Disorder Disclosure Requirements
Opioid epidemic renews confidentiality concerns with Substance Use Disorder records. SAMHSA’s Final Rule updates and modernizes its confidentiality (Part 2)…
OIG Seeks Comments to Update the Anti-Kickback Statute and Civil Monetary Penalty Law
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently closed its public comment period on August 24, 2018, for a…
The HHS Appeals Backlog Saga Continues
Back in 2016, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (District Court) ordered the Department of Health and…
OIG Reports on Telehealth Services
The use of telehealth services continues to grow throughout the country. Nearly all state Medicaid programs allow beneficiaries to receive…
OIG Adds Thirteen New Work Plan Projects in June 2018
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently issued thirteen updates to its OIG…