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		<title>Creation of Wisconsin Office of Health Care Reform</title>
		<link>http://blog.vonbriesenhealth.com/2010/04/08/creation-of-wisconsin-office-of-health-care-reform/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Apr 2010 13:51:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Mark</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On April 7, 2010 Governor Doyle signed an order creating the Office of Health Care Reform to oversee implementation of national health care reform in Wisconsin. The office will be co-chaired by Wisconsin Secretary of Health Services Karen Timberlake and Wisconsin Insurance Commissioner Sean Dilweg. The office will develop a plan that uses national health [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Proposals for Voluntary Self-Disclosure Protocol under Stark</title>
		<link>http://blog.vonbriesenhealth.com/2009/10/05/proposals-for-voluntary-self-disclosure-protocol-under-stark/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 21:20:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Mark</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two healthcare reform proposals have been introduced that create a separate self-disclosure process for federal Stark law violations, both intentional and unintentional. The proposals follow the OIG&#8217;s recent announcement, through a March 24, 2009 Open Letter, that it no longer will accept voluntary self-disclosures through its protocol if such disclosures do not involve a minimum [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hospital to Pay $8.3 Million for Alleged Kickbacks</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 21:23:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Mark</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A New Jersey hospital has agreed to pay the government $8.3 million to settle allegations that it illegally paid kickbacks to cardiologists and caused the submission of false claims to Medicare. The government alleged that the hospital provided several area cardiologists with sham employment positions that included little or no actual employment responsibilities. The government [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Department of Justice Will Not Challenge Hospitals’ Joint Purchasing Agreement</title>
		<link>http://blog.vonbriesenhealth.com/2009/09/04/department-of-justice-will-not-challenge-hospitals%e2%80%99-joint-purchasing-agreement/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 21:37:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fraud and Abuse]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[On September 4, 2009, the Department of Justice announced that it will not challenge a proposal between two hospitals to enter into an exclusive joint purchasing agreement with respect to the purchase of certain medical and surgical supplies. Under the agreement the hospitals will jointly evaluate medical and surgical products, designate suppliers and negotiate prices [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CMS Delays the Implementation Date for New Consignment Closet Requirements</title>
		<link>http://blog.vonbriesenhealth.com/2009/09/02/cms-delays-the-implementation-date-for-new-consignment-closet-requirements/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 21:41:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fraud and Abuse]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[On September 1, 2009, CMS delayed the implementation date of a new Medicare Program Integrity Manual provision that restricts the use of consignment closets or stock and bill arrangements in physician offices by suppliers of durable medical equipment, orthotics and supplies (DMEPOS). The new implementation date is March 1, 2010.
The new requirements affect the enrollment [...]]]></description>
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		<title>House Bill Proposes to Exclude Certain Imaging Services from the In-office Ancillary Services Exception to the Stark Law</title>
		<link>http://blog.vonbriesenhealth.com/2009/07/22/house-bill-proposes-to-exclude-certain-imaging-services-from-the-in-office-ancillary-services-exception-to-the-stark-law/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2009 17:51:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fraud and Abuse]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Legislation Watch]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Rep. Jackie Speier (D-CA) introduced HR 2962, or the Integrity in Medicare Advanced Diagnostic Imaging Act of 2009 that would amend Title XVIII of the Social Security Act. The bill would exclude diagnostic MRIs, CT, and PET from the exception to the Stark Law for in-office ancillary services. Group practices typically rely on this exception [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Challenge to New Stark Law Definition Fails</title>
		<link>http://blog.vonbriesenhealth.com/2009/06/04/challenge-to-new-stark-law-definition-fails/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.vonbriesenhealth.com/2009/06/04/challenge-to-new-stark-law-definition-fails/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 17:53:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Mark</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On April 20, 2009, a federal judge from the District of Columbia dismissed a lawsuit brought by several cardiac catheterization facilities and their physician-owners challenging CMS’s expanded definition of “entity” under Stark Law. The new definition, set to become effective October 1, 2009, effectively eliminates the use of “under arrangements” by prohibiting physicians from referring [...]]]></description>
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		<title>von Briesen &amp; Roper Legal Update: “Under Arrangements” Under Fire: Stark Rules Set to Become Effective October 1, 2009</title>
		<link>http://blog.vonbriesenhealth.com/2009/06/03/von-briesen-roper-legal-update-%e2%80%9cunder-arrangements%e2%80%9d-under-fire-stark-rules-set-to-become-effective-october-1-2009/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 18:09:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fraud and Abuse]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[New restrictions on per-click and percentage-based leasing arrangements and “under arrangements” provider agreements become effective October 1, 2009. These limitations will significantly diminish the ongoing utility of these models as a vehicle for hospital/physician collaboration. Hospitals and physicians now have four months to restructure or abandon non-compliant arrangements, as existing arrangements will not be grandfathered [...]]]></description>
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		<title>OIG: “How you pay determines how you will be cheated.”</title>
		<link>http://blog.vonbriesenhealth.com/2009/04/23/oig-%e2%80%9chow-you-pay-determines-how-you-will-be-cheated-%e2%80%9d/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2009 17:54:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fraud and Abuse]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a formal statement before the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance’s April 21, 2009 Roundtable Discussion on Health Care Reform, Chief Counsel to the Inspector General, Lewis Morris, discussed why combating waste, fraud, and abuse must be an essential component of any strategy to reform the health care system. Morris emphasized OIG’s impressive return on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>OIG Enters Into $2 Million Civil Monetary Penalty Settlement With Radiology Practice</title>
		<link>http://blog.vonbriesenhealth.com/2009/04/10/oig-enters-into-2-million-civil-monetary-penalty-settlement-with-radiology-practice/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2009 17:55:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fraud and Abuse]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Office of Inspector General (OIG) for the Department of Health and Human Services has entered into a Civil Monetary Penalty (CMP) settlement agreement with West Valley Imaging Limited Partnership. The defendants will pay $2 million to resolve allegations that they submitted false or fraudulent claims to Medicare. OIG alleged that the defendants intentionally defrauded [...]]]></description>
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