Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement

Kickbacks:

HOSPITAL GROUP CALLS FOR NEW SAFE HARBORS

Hospitals puzzled over what kinds of freebies they can provide their patients without running afoul of the anti-kickback statute could get some much-needed guidance if the HHS Office of Inspector General heeds the recommendations of a major hospital group.

In Feb. 6 correspondence with IG Janet Rehnquist, the Federation of American Hospitals weighed in on possible [...]
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