Structuring a payment or a transaction such that the deal is at fair market value is not the be-all and end-all of AKS compliance.
Category: Kickback
Another day, another $4.2 million…
With lots of money at play, it’s not hard to see why the government is motivated to investigate and prosecute in order to obtain huge fines and the benefit of the forfeiture millions of dollars.
To paraphrase William Shakespeare, a rose by any other name might just be fraud.
If you’re selling medical services but collecting only peanuts (or even hot dogs) let me know. You need a better agent.
Another day, another $4.2 million…
Lab made meat. Lab made leather. Both appeared in the news this week.
In general terms, the federal Anti-Kickback Statute (“AKS”) prohibits the offer, demand, payment, and acceptance of remuneration—that is, of anything of value—for referrals.
To paraphrase William Shakespeare, a rose by any other name might just be fraud.
There’s an expression in carpentry, “measure twice, cut once.”
