Advisory Opinions:
CMS POLICY TRUMPS STRICT ANTI-KICKBACK ANALYSIS
Published on Wed Nov 06, 2013
A recent issuance from the HHS Office of Inspector General illustrates that the anti-kickback statute can be so broad that it technically bars certain activities the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services actually wants to see happen. In an advisory opinion released Feb. 12 (No. 03-04), the OIG takes the measure of a home health agency’s proposal to provide free [...]