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HHS OIG Recommends Greater Efforts by Medicaid Managed Care Organizations in Identifying and Addressing Medicaid Fraud and Abuse

The Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) published a report in July of 2018 (“Report”) regarding weaknesses by Medicaid Managed Care Organizations (“MCO”) to identify fraud and abuse in the Medicaid program1.  In general, the OIG found that MCOs lacked the controls and…

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New Indiana Health Care Laws

This article summarizes many of the notable health care laws that were passed during the 2018 legislative session, which includes laws that are effective July 1, 2018, as well as laws that are effective after July 1, 2018.  These laws affect both healthcare institutions, as well as individual…

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FSSA Extends and Updates Indiana's Hospital Assessment Fee Program

On May 17, 2018, the Family and Social Services Administration (“FSSA”) published a final rule, LSA Document #17-552 (“Final Rule”), to update and extend Indiana’s Hospital Assessment Fee (“HAF”) program.[1]  The Final Rule amends 405 IAC 1-8-5 and 405 IAC 1-10.5-7 to extend the HAF program through…

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Recent OIG Opinion Permits Free Samples to Patients

On April 30, 2018, the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General (“OIG”), issued an Advisory Opinion regarding an Arrangement whereby a Company that distributes and sells medical device and pharmaceutical products provides a limited number of sample ostomy products to…

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