And if you're a healthcare contractor, there's a separate, even more stringent Anti-Kickback statute that would apply. Federal law also prohibits and limits company's ability to enter into contingent fee arrangements, including commissions, percentages, brokerages, or other fees that are ...
Shortly thereafter, on April 3, 2020, the US Department of Health and Human Services published a policy statement explaining that the agency would exercise its enforcement discretion to not impose sanctions under the Federal Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS) for certain remuneration protecte...
Financial conflicts of interest occur when an individual or organization stands to benefit financially from decisions or actions taken in their professional capacity. This type of conflict can arise when a financial advisor receiveskickbacks from institutionsfor recommending or selling certain financial pro...
The federal anti-kickback statute (“AKS”) states that a pharmacy cannot 'give anything of value' to a person/entity in exchange for the person/entity referring (or arranging for the referral of) patients to the pharmacy who are covered by a federal government health care program. If a p...
Section 6402(f)(2) of the ACA amends the anti-kickback statute so that a violation may be shown without establishing actual knowledge of an AKS violation or specific intent to violate the statute. The ACA confirms that a violation of the AKS constitutes a "false or fra...