This issue of McDermott’s Healthcare Regulatory Check-Up highlights regulatory activity for November 2024. We discuss several US Department of Justice (DOJ) enforcement actions involving the False Claims Act (FCA) and the Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS). We also review various audits and reports by the Office of Inspector General (OIG) pertaining to hospital price transparency rule compliance, Medicare payments to acute care hospitals, and management and performance challenges for the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Finally, we examine other notable healthcare regulatory and legislative updates, including anticipated changes under the new administration.
