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In response to the current opioid crisis sweeping across the country, Congress passed the Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and Communities Act (commonly referred to as the SUPPORT Act). President Trump signed the Act on October 24, 2018, which will take full effect on January 1, 2022. The Act […]

On September 30, 2014, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released the first round of “open payments” data pursuant to the Sunshine Act. Currently, the Open Payments Program lists data on consulting fees, research grants, travel reimbursements, and other gifts the healthcare industry provided to physicians and teaching hospitals during the last five months […]

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) has extended the implementation of the Physician Payments Sunshine Act Physician Payments Sunshine Act (“Sunshine Act”), which was promulgated as a result of Section 6002 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. CMS will not require manufacturers of drugs, devices, biological, or medical supplies to begin […]

In the December 19, 2011 Federal Register, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) issued its proposed rule for the Physician Payments Sunshine Act (“Proposed Rule”), which was promulgated as a result of Section 6002 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (“PPACA”). Section 6002 requires applicable manufacturers of drugs, devices, biological, or […]

The government does not like Physician-Owned Hospitals (“POH”). The government also does not like Physician-Owned Distributors (“POD”). The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) and the Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) have taken several steps recently to crack down on what it views as abusive PODs and POHs. In a brand new memorandum report, […]

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) is charged with the implementation of the Physician Payments Sunshine Act. CMS developed the Open Payments Program to keep track of data on consulting fees, research grants, travel reimbursements and other gifts made by certain manufacturers and organizations to physicians and teaching hospitals. Since the implementation of […]

In July, the HEALTH LAW ATTORNEY BLOG reported on five U.S. Senators asking the Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) to issue guidance on physician owned distributorships (“PODs”) (or, sometimes referred to as physician owned intermediaries (“POIs”)). The OIG and CMS have issued their responses. By way […]

Attorney General of New York, Andre Cuomo, initiated an investigation into health care credit cards after receiving a substantial number of complaints from consumers who were convinced by doctors and dentists to sign up for them. The investigation will examine the financial incentives providers received from promoting the cards. Subpoenas have already been issued to […]

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