Niya Mack

Jul 10, 2023 | jdsupra.com | James Cannatti III |Niya Mack |Tony Maida

On June 27, 2023, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) released a final rule amending OIG’s civil money penalty (CMP) regulations implementing the 21st Century Cures Act (Cures Act) amendment to the CMP Law (CMPL), which, among other things, authorizes HHS to impose CMPs, assessments and exclusions upon individuals and entities that engage in fraud and other misconduct related to HHS grants, contracts and other agreements (42 USC...

Mar 27, 2023 | lexology.com | Monica Wallace |Tony Maida |Emily Cook |Nicholas Alarif |Niya Mack |Harrison Farmer

This issue of McDermott’s Healthcare Regulatory Check-Up highlights significant regulatory activity for February 2023. Wediscuss several criminal and civil enforcement actions that involve Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS) and beneficiary inducementissues. We also highlight the recent Office of Inspector General (OIG) advisory opinions 23-01 and 23-02, as well as other notabledevelopments, including the US Department of Justice (DOJ) False Claims Act (FCA) Report for FY 2022.