In Brief: OIG exclusion authority
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
OIG exclusion authority: Office of Inspector General proposes to expand exclusion authority to "indirect" providers, including manufacturers and distributors of medical devices and other durable medical equipment reimbursable under Medicare and Medicaid, in an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking published in the Sept. 8 Federal Register. As a result of such a change, no payment would be made to any "direct" providers, such as practitioners, suppliers or pharmacies, for products made by an excluded manufacturer. Comments on the ANPRM are due by Nov. 7...