tci Part B Insider - 2004 Issue 6

Physician Notes: Clinical Studies May Be at Risk for Kickback Attacks

Watch your copayment collection to avoid getting whackedThe intersection of clinical research and the anti-kickback statute is treacherous terrain now that Medicare covers more expenses related to clinical trials. A Feb. 9 advisory opinion from the HHS Office of Inspector General (No. 04-01) makes the point. In it, the OIG addresses whether or not a medical supply manufacturer's waiver of Part B cost-sharing obligations for equipment used by Medicare beneficiaries in a clinical trial sponsored by the National Institutes of Health would constitute a violation of anti-kickback laws. The OIG affirms that though the arrangement does wave kickback red...

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