The significance of Secretary Sebelius’s decision is underscored by the critical role that the anti-kickback statute has long played in the government’s ability to impose significant penalties ...

2. Healthcare niche, industry-specific Anti-Kickback Statute, False Claims Act and Stark Law issues — hospitals and health systems; clinical labs; surgery center chains, dialysis facilities ...

In recent years, the Department of Justice has wielded the Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS) to exact steep penalties from corporate actors and individuals alike for the improper exchange of something ...

The COVID-19 pandemic is producing even more evidence that proposed changes to Stark Law and Anti-Kickback Statute regulations can't come soon enough. But the rule changes, which are designed to ...

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1. Congress originally enacted the Anti-Kickback Statute as part of the Social Security Amendments of 1972. Until then, only one provision sanctioned false claims and misrepresenting facts to the ...

What is the anti-kickback statute? It's a federal law meant to protect patients and federal health-care programs like Medicare from fraud and abuse. It makes it a criminal offense for a company to ...

This seminar will summarize new regulatory and legal developments in Anti-Kickback Statute enforcement and compliance. Practitioners well versed in the basics of the Anti-Kickback Statute will ...

Healthcare services provider Sutter Health will pay $30.5 million in a lawsuit filed by a former compliance officer alleging fraud and kickbacks, though Sutter did not admit laibility and points out ...

The federal healthcare Anti-Kickback Statute targets bribery and corruption within healthcare, according to a June 13 post from JD Supra. The law’s two provisions target the bribe recipient and the ...