The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has issued guidance clarifying that debt collectors are violating federal law when they collect on inaccurate or legally invalid medical debts.
Category: Compliance, Legislation, Public Policy
CVS’ Oak Street Health paying $60M over alleged Medicare Advantage kickbacks
Oak Street Health, a subsidiary of CVS, is paying $60 million to the federal government to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by paying kickbacks to third-party insurance agents in exchange for recruiting seniors to Oak Street He…
Feds’ final rules address equitable access to mental health benefits
In a push to shore up access to mental health and substance use disorder care, the departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and the Treasury have issued final rules meant to clarify protections and expand equitable access to those benefits.
CMS blocks private sector enrollment sites from ACA marketplace
Federal regulators have blocked two private sector enrollment websites from accessing consumer information through the federal Affordable Care Act marketplace, with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services citing “anomalous activity.”
CMS receive…
Radiology group paying $8.8M over False Claims Act violations
National Interventional Radiology Partners, based out of Houston, and its founder and CEO have agreed to pay $8.8 million to resolve Federal False Claims Act (FCA) and Anti-Kickback Statute violation allegations, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office…
