Guidance on Health Care Fraud Enforcement and Compliance

Agenda:
11:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Registration
11:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Lunch
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Program

Presented By:
Seyfarth Shaw, University of Houston Law Center Health Law & Policy Institute and Houston Bar Association

Recently, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services at Health and Human Services issued a proposed rule to revise federal Stark regulations, specifically with regard to the definitions of fair market value, commercial reasonableness, and the prohibition of “taking into account” the volume or value of a physician’s referrals.

At the same time, the Office of Inspector General at Health and Human Services issued a proposed rule to revise safe harbors under the federal anti-kickback statute and the civil monetary penalty law that prohibits inducements offered to patients.

If these changes become law, they could dramatically affect health care organizations across the country. Proposed comments for these rule changes close on December 31.

We will be joined by senior executives at Health and Human Services, Memorial Hermann Health System, and Houston Methodist for a robust discussion on the proposed rules, along with key developments in recent case law, executive orders, and the Department of Justice Manual on compliance.

Speakers

William Chang, Deputy General Counsel
Health and Human Services ("HHS")

Rob McStay, Senior Associate General Counsel
Memorial Hermann Health System

Mark Easterly, Vice President, Legal Services
Houston Methodist

Jesse Coleman, Co-Chair, Health Care, Life Sciences, & Pharmaceuticals
Seyfarth Shaw

If you have any questions, please contact Kelsey Rustigian at krustigian@seyfarth.com and reference this event.