HHS-OIG Highlights Anti-Fraud Safeguards for Patient, Caregiver Assistance Sponsored by Pharma
Highlights
The HHS-OIG released a favorable opinion regarding patient and caregivers travel, lodging, meals and associated expenses paid by pharmaceutical manufacturers
The proposed arrangement satisfies the “promote access to care exception” to the civil monetary penalty against beneficiary inducements (CMP)
The proposed arrangement included factors, the agency said, that limited risk under the CMP and Anti-Kickback statutes and didn’t warrant sanctions
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG) recently released Advisory Opinion No. 24-03, a favorable opinion regarding the federal Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS) and civil monetary penalty laws against beneficiary inducements (CMP) as applied to travel, lodging, meals, and other expense assistance to patients and caregivers provided by pharmaceutical manufacturers.
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