Tag: Medicare
HHS Proposed Rule Would Remove Safe Harbor Protection for Certain Discounts
On January 31, 2019, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) published a proposed rule designed to combat rising drug costs (“Proposed Rule”). The Proposed Rule seeks to eliminate rebates paid by pharmaceutical manufacturers to plan sponsors or their pharmacy benefit managers (“PBMs”) […]
OIG Releases December Work Plan Items; Focus on Opioid Prescribing Continues
As we announced earlier this year, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) is updating its Work Plan monthly rather than its previous twice-yearly publications. The December updates include 6 new Work Plan items: Status Update on States’ Efforts on Medicaid-Provider Enrollment. OIG will follow-up on a previous review to determine the extent to […]
OIG Releases November Work Plan Items; Focus on Opioid Prescribing and Telemedicine
As we announced earlier this year, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) is updating its Work Plan monthly rather than its previous twice-yearly publications. The November updates include 4 new Work Plan items: Opioids in Medicaid: Concerns about Extreme Use and Questionable Prescribing in Selected States. Focusing on the opioid public health […]
OIG Releases September Work Plan Items; Includes Part D Sponsor Reporting of Rebates and Price Concessions to Medicare
As we recently announced, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) is updating its Work Plan monthly rather than its previous twice-yearly publications. The September updates include 9 new Work Plan items: Federal Marketplace Enrollment Systems. OIG will assess operational readiness, internal controls, and IT security in preparation for the fifth open enrollment period. […]
OIG Releases August Work Plan Items
As we recently announced, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) is updating its Work Plan monthly rather than its previous twice-yearly publications. The August updates released this week include 4 new Work Plan items: Review of Patient Safety Organization Program, including implementation of the program among hospitals and oversight by Agency for Healthcare Research […]
OIG Work Plan Will Now Be Updated Monthly; 14 New Items Added for July
The Office of Inspector General (OIG) for Health and Human Services (HHS) recently announced that it will begin updating its Work Plan initiatives monthly rather than its previous twice-yearly publications, which was most recently released in November 2016. The OIG Work Plan describes audits, reviews and other work statutorily required or otherwise undertaken […]
