On July 13, 2021, the U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and the Treasury, and the Office of Personnel Management (collectively, “Departments”) published their highly anticipated interim final rule (“First...more
On July 13, 2021, the Biden administration (“Administration”) officially published the “Requirements Related to Surprise Billing; Part I”—its first regulatory response to the enactment of the No Surprises Act (“NSA”)—as an...more
Following months of congressional negotiations, on December 27, 2020, President Trump signed into law the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, a $2.3 trillion piece of legislation that includes $900 billion in federal...more
On November 30, 2020, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) published a final rule (“Final Rule”) that removes safe harbor protection under the discount safe harbor to...more
Through a January 9, 2020, press release, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) reported more than $3 billion in total recoveries from settlements and judgments from fraud-related civil matters brought under the False Claims Act...more
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