The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General has issued a new request for information (RFI) seeking comment on how the agency might modify or adjust the anti-kickback and the civil monetary penalty statutes.
This request comes on the heels of the Trump Administration’s recent solicitation of feedback on the Stark law, which regulates physician self-referrals. This prior request from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services included an RFI seeking comment on how to address any undue regulatory impact or burden of the physician self-referral law. The Administration has provided clear signals that its rulemaking agenda going forward is going to focus heavily on deregulation.
For the latest RFI, the OIG requests input on how to address regulatory provisions that may serve as barriers to coordinated/value-based care, but still protect against fraud and abuse.
The comment deadline is Oct. 26.
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