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Last month, the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General issued a Special Fraud Alert regarding fraud and abuse concerns related to speaker programs offered by pharmaceutical and medical device companies. The OIG provided a list of factors that could potentially indicate a program is in violation of the anti-kickback statute. READ MORE
Despite the pandemic, the DOJ is continuing to investigate allegations of health care fraud. A recent settlement from Wheeling Hospital serves as a reminder to hospitals to review their physician compensation arrangements to ensure that they are within fair market value and considered commercially reasonable. READ MORE
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