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New Sedative Closer to FDA Approval

The FDA's Advisory Committee on Anesthetic and Life Support Drugs last week recommended the approval of the IV sedative fospropofol disodium (Aquava...

Court Paves Way for Anti-markup Pathology Crackdown

CMS has been given the green light to enforce its anti-markup rule barring physicians from billing for off-site anatomic pathology services after a ...

The Incisionless Future of Bariatric Surgery

A minimally invasive bariatric procedure for patients who haven't found success with other weight loss surgeries is gaining ground in the United Sta...

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OIG frowns on common hospital-physician joint venture

Anti-Kickback Statute
OIG Frowns on Common Hospital-Physician Joint Venture
A fairly common ASC transaction may run afoul of the federal Anti-kickback Statute, says the OIG in an advisory opinion published last month. We asked Mark Manigan, a healthcare lawyer with WolfBlock Brach Eichler in Roseland, N.J., to interpret the advisory opinion.

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