In recent years, federal authorities have been making an effort to prevent fraud, waste and abuse within the Medicare and Medicaid programs. As a result, health care businesses of all types and sizes are being accused of overpayments.If you have...
Year: 2015
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How does the Anti-Kickback Statute’s bona fide employee safe harbor work?
If you work in the health care industry, then you are probably familiar with the federal Anti-Kickback Statute, which is a federal regulation that prohibits the exchange (or offer of exchange) of any type of gift or payment in an effort to reward or induce referrals...
Sweat Equity Arrangements in Healthcare
Many healthcare companies wish to reward their employees and associates for their hard work by allowing them to earn sweat equity in the business. However, in the healthcare industry, the Federal Anti-Kickback Statute and related state statutes may prohibit such...