On April 23, 2026, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG) updated its FAQs on General ...

ASCs continue to face complex regulatory scrutiny under federal anti-kickback and fraud laws, even as they operate outside certain Stark law restrictions. A recent Minnesota Lawyer article and ...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) updated its FAQs on Fraud and Abuse Authorities to add a new ...

Device industry group AdvaMed on Wednesday pledged its support for proposed the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) changes to modernize and clarify the regulations that interpret the ...

In a year-end set of new regulations, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the HHS Inspector General finalized the Stark law exemption, which allows hospitals to fund up to 85 percent of ...

As federal and state governments face budget shortfalls, hospital-physician arrangements face increasing Stark Law and Anti-Kickback Statute enforcement actions. Yet the rules of these laws remain ...

HHS’ Office of the Inspector General and CMS have announced waivers to the Anti-Kickback Statute and Stark Law for Medicare Shared Savings Program accountable care organizations will be extended ...

“The US Attorney’s Office determined more than a year ago, after reviewing thousands of documents over several years, that it would not join the complaints against TriHealth, supporting our contention ...

In the spring of 2025, two federal courts issued decisions interpreting the federal Anti-Kickback Statute, with one court narrowing the conduct that is prohibited while the other court refused to do ...

"This edition of the Healthcare Enforcement column discusses two judicial decisions from recent months relating to the Antikickback Statute (AKS), and briefly mentions a third notable case that was ...