Although you might stay miles away from anything related to compounded medication, the waiver of co-pay issue haunts many medical groups and other providers.
Tag: kickback
Big Development in False Claims Act Liability: Supreme Court Defines the Required Knowledge of Falsity
What you know, both about the FCA and about the falsity of claims is now even more relevant.
Pharmacist Compounds Cream With Kickbacks – Gets 18 Months Behind Bars. A Lesson for Physicians.
Unfortunately, pain cream scams often spread to physicians, sometimes even to hospital-based physicians looking to pick up a little (well, actually, a lot) of cash on the side.
Love at First Blight: Surgeon and Fiancée Settle Kickback Allegations
Love might be blind, but whistleblowers aren’t.
Think About Kickbacks. Then Think Again – Success in Motion Series
A physician has been indicted for his role in a compound pharmacy prescription scam that included disguised kickbacks. Lots of lessons here.
Physician Found Guilty on All Charges Stemming From Re-Use of Single-Use Medical Devices
Don’t set yourself up to go to prison by thinking you are setting the government up to overpay you.
DuPuy Pays Millions to Settle, But This Kickback Lesson is Free For You
The AKS prohibits offering, paying, soliciting, or receiving remuneration to induce referrals of items or services covered by Medicare and other federally funded programs.
A Stark Reminder About “Normal” Business Practices That Violate the AKS – Success in Motion
Sit back and relax while Mark warns you that kickback violations can arise from what are usually seen as common business practices.
Doctor Walks Into DME Telehealth Fraud Scheme. Brace Yourself to Avoid the Same Fate.
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.
FMV Is No More Anti-Kickback Compliance Than Ground Pepper Is Pot Roast – Medical Group Minute
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.