Yesterday, the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) announced that the CARES Act has procured $100 billion in funding for health care providers. Some of the money will be allocated to providers treating uninsured patients for COVID-19 at Medicare rates. The rest of the funding is divided into four categories: (1) general allocation; (2) targeted allocation; (3) rural allocation;…
Anti-Kickback Statute, COVID-19 Enforcement, Healthcare
OIG waives administrative enforcement of certain Anti-Kickback Violations during COVID-19 Outbreak
On April 3, 2020 the Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued a Policy Statement to notify health care providers and other parties subject to the Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS) that the OIG will not impose administrative sanctions for potential AKS violations for COVID-19-related arrangements that are covered by some of the Blanket Waivers of the Physician Self-Referral (Stark) Law issued on…