The Department of Health and Human Services ("HHS") Office of Inspector General ("OIG") issued a request for information ("RFI") on August 27, 2018 (this "August RFI"), seeking input on ways to modify or add new safe harbors to the Anti-Kickback Statute ("AKS") and exceptions to the beneficiary inducement provision of the Civil Monetary Penalties ("CMP") "remuneration" definition.

The Department of Veteran's Affairs (the "VA") has issued new regulations affecting eligibility for its Improved Pension benefit, better known as "Housebound" or "Aid and Attendance" benefits.

CMS is seeking input on ways to reduce the regulatory burdens of the physician self-referral law (commonly known as the Stark Law), particularly as it relates to the ongoing effort to transition from a fee-for-service to a value-based system.

Since the major HIPAA overhaul implemented in 2013, there have been few changes to HIPAA privacy, security, and breach notification regulations. However, several HIPAA regulatory changes may now be on the way.

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