The Reed Smith Life Sciences Health Industry Group (LSHI) recently released their “Winter 2015/2016 Webinar Course Offerings,” which once again features timely webinars and in-person programs on a wide variety of topics. Upcoming events include: January 19, 2016 – Webinar: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: The Best and Worst Prescription Drug/Medical Device January 24, … Continue Reading
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued Advisory Opinion 15-11 stating that the OIG will not impose sanctions on individuals for a program that provides free drugs to patients experiencing late insurance approvals. The OIG concluded that, although the arrangement has the potential to generate improper payment under … Continue Reading
The Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the Department of Health and Human Services has issued a proposed rule that would institute several changes to the health care program civil monetary penalty (CMP) regulations. Under the proposed rule, the OIG would have the expanded authority to enforce significant CMPs on providers and suppliers in a variety of scenarios.
Reed Smith has prepared a Client Alert summarizing and analyzing the Proposed Rule, including the various scenarios under which CMPs could be issued under the proposed regulations as well as the changes in technical language proposed by OIG to more clearly define the scope of CMP regulations.… Continue Reading
Calendar year 2008 has begun where 2007 ended, by presenting us with a number of legal developments impacting the provision of outpatient surgical care. Keeping up with such developments is a challenge for those of us whose careers revolve around representing outpatient surgical facilities. Keeping up for those who actually own and/or operate such facilities … Continue Reading
