Stark law news and information

HHS' inspector general has unveiled a large red button on the Internet that will cost hospitals and drug companies thousands or perhaps millions of dollars if they press it.
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As chief counsel to HHS' inspector general, Greg Demske drives the office's enforcement priorities and decisions. He also leads the office's efforts—in talks, advisory opinions and other industry guidance—to explain where the office comes down on an extremely complicated set of laws...
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Facing a potential penalty of up to $237 million, Tuomey Healthcare System in Sumter, S.C. says it did nothing illegal and is asking a federal judge to throw out a jury verdict that the hospital violated the False Claims Act and the Stark law.
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As healthcare lawyers like to say, there's always some hospital CEO stuck on an airplane when a deal is finalized.
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Pressure is mounting for executives at Tuomey Healthcare System in Sumter, S.C., to settle their epic legal conflict with the federal government to avoid rendering the community hospital insolvent.
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The next time whistle-blower attorney Joel Androphy sits down for a settlement conference with hospital lawyers, he'll have a potent new tool in his arsenal: last week's $39 million Stark law jury verdict against Tuomey Healthcare System in Sumter, S.C.
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A, jury concluded that Tuomey Healthcare in Sumter, S.C., violated the False Claims Act by submitting tens of thousands of illegal bills to Medicare worth $39 million.
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Two Montana hospitals sponsored by the Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth Health System are paying federal authorities $4 million after an internal review turned up more than 100 potentially illegal arrangements for paying doctors.
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Two Montana hospitals sponsored by the Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth Health System are paying federal authorities $4 million after an internal review turned up more than 100 potentially illegal arrangements for paying doctors.
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Healthcare lawyers are praising a revised how-to guide from HHS' inspector general's office that clarifies the leniency and timeframe that healthcare companies can expect when they turn themselves in for potentially fraudulent financial arrangements.
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