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CMS, DOJ Report Settlements of Stark Law Violations

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the Department of Justice recently reported settlements of alleged violations of the physician self-referral law, or “Stark” law. CMS recently reported four settlements that resulted from voluntary self-disclosures of potential Stark law violations underthe Self-Referral Disclosure Protocol, which is a process established pursuant to the Patient Protection […]

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OIG Alert: Physicians Cautioned When Reassigning Medicare Payments

According to a recent alert from the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG), physicians should be cautious when executing a CMS-855R application to reassign their right to bill the Medicare program and receive Medicare payments. If physicians fail to exercise appropriate caution, they may be liable for false claims submitted by […]

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