March 8, 2024
Yesterday, the HHS Office of Inspector General (HHS OIG) released the report “HRSA Made Some Potential Overpayments to Providers Under the Phase 2 General Distribution of the Provider Relief Fund Program.” The [...]
February 5, 2024
Over the past several months oversight of the COVID-19 Uninsured Program (UIP) by both the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and the HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) has ramped up. [...]
November 7, 2023
On November 6, 2023, the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released its new General Compliance Program Guidance (“GCPG”). The GCPG serves as [...]
July 14, 2023
FTLF attorneys Rosie Dawn Griffin and Mindy Pava have been featured in the prestigious Health Care Compliance Association's "Report on Research Compliance." The journal highlights their valuable insights and knowledge gained from [...]
July 22, 2022
The Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued a Special Fraud Alert[1] (Alert) on July 20, 2022, to highlight areas of concern that OIG has identified in [...]
May 25, 2022
In two recently released training modules, the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Inspector General (OIG) encourages programs in Indian Country, including Head Start, Low Income Home Energy Assistance [...]
March 11, 2022
The HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently issued a favorable advisory opinion to DynamiCare Health Inc., a digital therapeutics and telehealth company. The OIG’s advisory opinion concluded that DynamiCare's app-based contingency [...]
April 6, 2018
In March, the HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) posted a new Work Plan item. The announcement of a forthcoming audit report by the Office of Audit Services caught my eye: We will review [...]
January 18, 2017
Under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) the Office of Inspector General (OIG) for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is tasked with ensuring the proper expenditure and management of ACA-funded [...]
October 13, 2015
On Tuesday, October 6, 2015, the OIG released a Policy Reminder reminding the public about how information blocking may affect safe harbor protection under the Federal anti-kickback statute. OIG extends safe harbor protection [...]