Publication
Health Law Checkup – March 2012
No Free Lunch for Physicians: OIG Issues Alert on Obligation of Physicians to Monitor Reassignment of Medicare Payments
By Paul J. Giancola
On February 8, 2012, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the United States Department of Health & Human Services issued an Alert directed at physicians who reassign their rights to bill and receive payment from Medicare. The Alert warned that physicians who reassign their rights to receive payment from Medicare may be liable for false claims submitted by the entity on behalf of the physician.
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