Paying physicians fees to collect and process patient samples for testing is a dicey proposition because it exposes labs to suspicion under the Stark and Anti-Kickback Statute laws. Such arrangements … [Read more...]
Whistleblowers
California Case Shows Why Paying Specimen Collection Fees of Any Amount Are a Liability Risk
September 17, 2020
Stark Law
CMS Proposes to Peel Back Restrictions on Physician Owned Hospital Expansions
September 4, 2020
From the onset, the Administration has assigned a high priority to loosening Stark Law and Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS) restrictions. And now CMS has floated two new proposals allowing for greater … [Read more...]
Labs In Court
A roundup of recent cases and enforcement actions involving the diagnostics industry
September 4, 2020
NIPT Lab Company Pays $49 Million to Settle False Billing and Kickback Charges Case: A month after going public, Progenity agreed to shell out $49 million to settle claims of overbilling and … [Read more...]
Labs In Court
A roundup of recent cases and enforcement actions involving the diagnostics industry
June 3, 2020
Whistleblower Lawsuit Can’t Start Until Criminal Investigation Ends Case: Two former MedComp Laboratory Sciences employees filed a whistleblower lawsuit accusing the lab of concocting an elaborate … [Read more...]
Brief Your CEO
The 18 Things You Can Do for COVID-19 that You Can’t Do for Other Testing
June 1, 2020
Blanket Waivers relaxing kickback law restrictions standing in the way of desperately needed COVID-19 tests continue to play a crucial role in the federal government’s response to the Public Health … [Read more...]
Labs In Court
A roundup of recent cases and enforcement actions involving the diagnostics industry
March 30, 2020
SCOTUS Agrees to Step in and Resolve Obamacare Constitutionality Case: Before COVID-19, the health care issue that kept millions of Americans up at night was the future of the Affordable Care … [Read more...]
Compliance Corner
What to Do If Stark Is Keeping You from Providing Emergency COVID-19 Testing
March 30, 2020
Scenario: A local physician group wants to team up with your lab to provide COVID-19 testing for its Medicare, Medicaid and private pay patients. Although the deal would also be lucrative, the primary … [Read more...]
Coronavirus
How Coronavirus Public Health Emergency Offers Potential for Temporary Stark Relief
March 25, 2020
On Jan. 31, 2020, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services declared novel coronavirus, aka, COVID-19, a public health emergency (PHE). While it might sound like the highest level of government … [Read more...]
