I know. In light of tons of illegal profits, complying with the federal anti-kickback law (“AKS”) is a hard sell.
Kickback
Kickback Disguise Schemes: Oh, What a Tangled Web We Weave – Medical Group Minute
“Psst! Send me some referrals. I can’t pay you directly, so I’ll pay your spouse.”
Kickback Disguise Schemes: Oh, What a Tangled Web We Weave
“Psst! Send me some referrals. I can’t pay you directly, so I’ll pay your spouse.” “Hey, keep your voice down. Send me some referrals. I can’t pay you directly, so set up an LLC and I’ll pay it.” Oh, what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive! I doubt that Sir…
Compounding the Kickback Problem
Go ahead, I encourage you, think entrepreneurially. But please be smart about it.
Hospital-Based Services, Not Hot Dogs – Podcast
If you’re selling medical services but collecting only peanuts (or even hot dogs) let me know. You need a better agent.
Healthcare Executives in Prison – Podcast
As hospitals gather more power courtesy of Obamacare, some are becoming more daring in terms of extracting cash from non-aligned physicians who don’t control referrals.
Physician Goes to Jail in Referral Scheme
From cash kickbacks to the company model to phony leases, deals between referring physicians and those physicians and facilities receiving referrals are subject to increasing scrutiny.
Healthcare Executives in Prison
As hospitals gather more power courtesy of Obamacare, some are becoming more daring in terms of extracting cash from non-aligned physicians who don’t control referrals.
Healthcare Kickbacks in the Fast Lane
The cars are going at least 85 even though the posted speed limit is 65. What is the penalty if you are pulled over?
Physician Subsidiary Entity – Aligned or A’lying?
It’s the same degree of freedom that exists within the giraffe enclosure at the Santa Barbara Zoo: the giraffes can run anywhere they want, except where they can’t.