The Anti-Kickback Statute: Enforcement and Recent Updates
Overview:
This webinar will provide a focused analysis of recent enforcement initiatives and significant cases pursued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG) and its law enforcement partners throughout 2024.
The session will also include a review of the Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS), an examination of its safe harbor provisions—including the newly proposed safe harbor for coordinated care and value-based arrangements—and a discussion of relevant OIG Advisory Opinions and notable AKS case law from the current year.
Why you should Attend:
This program is critically important for healthcare executives, physicians, and practice managers who bill and receive payment from Medicare, Medicaid, and other federal healthcare programs. Recent enforcement actions underscore that many common commercial arrangements are considered unlawful under federal healthcare fraud and abuse statutes.
Hospital leadership and clinical providers should be acutely aware of the government's increasing use of the Anti-Kickback Statute as a primary enforcement mechanism. A significant and related risk is that AKS violations, alongside infractions of the Stark Law, are increasingly used as the legal basis for lawsuits filed under the Federal False Claims Act.
This webinar will provide a clear understanding of the core components of the AKS, including the critical exceptions and safe harbors that offer protection from enforcement. This knowledge is vital as regulatory scrutiny of healthcare fraud and abuse continues to intensify.
Areas Covered in the Session:
The Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS)
AKS Safe Harbor Protections
OIG Advisory Opinions
Enforcement Actions by OIG and its Partners
Pertinent Case Law
Who Will Benefit:
Hospital Executives (including CEOs, COOs, CFOs, CNOs, and CMOs)
Physicians
Physician Practice Managers
Executives of Other Healthcare Provider Organizations
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