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Fraud & Abuse
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Hall, Render, Killian, Heath & Lyman, P.C. Blog
Hall Render’s Amy Mackin, Colleen Powers and Tim Feeley Named Best Lawyers® “Lawyer of the Year” 2027
By Hall Render
Hall Render is pleased to announce that Amy Mackin and Colleen Powers were recently named by Best Lawyers® as “Lawyer of the Year” for 2027 in Health Care Law, and Tim Feeley was recognized as…
Life Sciences Perspectives
Deadline Approaching: OIG Seeks Input on Anti-Kickback Safe Harbors for Clinical Trial Participant Remuneration
On June 24, 2026, the Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) of the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) issued a Request for Information (“RFI”) seeking stakeholder input on payments…
Rivkin Rounds
OIG Advisory Opinion: “Food-as-Medicine” Program Presents Low Fraud and Abuse Risk
By Jeffrey Rust
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently issued Advisory Opinion 26-16, concluding that the “food-as-medicine” program operated by a federally qualified health center,…
The FCA Insider
OIG Clears Pathway for Free Supplemental Cancer Screening Report
By Timothy Fry, Kayla McCann Marty, Brenna M. Molinare
On May 15, 2026, the Office of Inspector General ("OIG") of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued Advisory Opinion No. 26-11 (the “Opinion”), a favorable opinion for…
Truth on the Market
The Lifeline Program’s Afterlife Problem
A subsidy program can survive many things. Paying benefits to the dead should not be one of them. That is the problem now facing the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Lifeline…
ContractsProf Blog
Target Fraud, Waste, & Abuse: The Pentagon
Last week, I listened to a jaw-dropping episode of one of my favorite podcasts, Search Engine. I know that wars are expensive and that the Pentagon has a bloated, unchallengeable…
Health Law Diagnosis
OIG Reiterates a Core Message: Stark Compliance and Fair Market Value Alone Do Not Shield Against Anti-Kickback Statute Risk
On April 23, 2026, the HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) quietly—but pointedly—added two new FAQs to its “General Questions Regarding Certain Fraud and Abuse Authorities.” Although the principles articulated…
Government Contracts Legal Forum
Fastest 5 Minutes: Audits of Federal Small Business Program Awards
By M.Yuan Zhou, Olivia Lynch, Zachary Schroeder
This episode addresses efforts by various federal government agencies to audit and investigate purported ‘waste, fraud, and abuse’ in small business set-aside awards, and is hosted by Yuan Zhou, Olivia Lynch…
Drug & Device Law
Shameless Plug – Reed Smith’s 12th Annual Virtual Health Care Week
By Bexis
To all in-house counsel working in the pharmaceutical, medical device, biotech, and digital health industries: if you can use a few CLE hours, we invite you to attend Reed Smith’s…
Medicaid & Medicare: A Legal Blog
Is WISeR Really Wiser?
If anyone will be at HCCA’s regional conference next week in Alaska, I will be there speaking about e/m changes. Please come say hey if you are there. My presentation…