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By Anil Shankar and Adam J. Hepworth The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) released, on May 26, 2015, the a far-ranging proposal for revising the Medicaid managed care regulations (“ Proposed Rule ”). The number...

By Brian C. Vick The Office of Inspector General for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“OIG”) included two items in its recently-released 2014 Work Plan indicating a new focus on the quality and safety of compounded pharmaceuticals...

By Anil Shankar and Adam J. Hepworth The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) released, on May 26, 2015, the a far-ranging proposal for revising the Medicaid managed care regulations (“ Proposed Rule ”). The number...

By Judith A. Waltz The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG) has released its Fiscal Year (FY) 2014 Annual Report (Report) on the performance of the Medicaid Fraud Control Units (MFCUs) (OEI-06-15-00010...

By Nathaniel M. Lacktman , Lawrence C.Conn , Maria E. Gonzalez Knavel, M. Leeann Habte , Wiline Justilien , Richard K. Rifenbark, Anil Shankar, Heidi A. Sorensen , Lawrence W. Vernaglia , Judith A. Waltz , Adria Warren and Torrey K. Young At the beginning...

By Nathaniel M. Lacktman , Lawrence C.Conn , Maria E. Gonzalez Knavel, M. Leeann Habte , Wiline Justilien , Richard K. Rifenbark, Anil Shankar, Heidi A. Sorensen , Lawrence W. Vernaglia , Judith A. Waltz , Adria Warren and Torrey K. Young At the beginning...

Reminder: New USCIS Fees in Effect November 23 rd As reported in 15 Bender's Immigr. Bull. 1385 (Oct. 15, 2010), the new USCIS fees go into effect on November 23. Please reference Appendices B (Final Rule), C (News Release), D (Q & A) and E...

From the Executive Summary: The Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative requires citizens of the United States, Canada, Bermuda, and Mexico arriving at land ports of entry to present passports or other approved documents to enter the United States. Although...

MURRAY HILL, N.J. - (Mealey's) C.R. Bard Inc. on Jan. 27 reported that it has taken a $51 million charge in connection with a preliminary agreement with the civil and criminal divisions of the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of...

MIAMI -- Heart device maker ELA Medical Inc. will pay $9,178,000 to settle a False Claims Act lawsuit alleging that it paid kickbacks through a distributor to doctors to induce them to use the company's products, according to a settlement filed Nov...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The United States has intervened in a False Claims Act lawsuit alleging that Satilla Health Services Inc., dba Satilla Regional Medical Center, and Dr. Najam Azmat submitted claims for medically substandard and unnecessary services...