The US Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) released its new General Compliance Program Guidance (GCPG) on November 6, 2023. The GCPG is designed to serve as a reference guide for the healthcare compliance community and other healthcare stakeholders.
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Legal Insights and Perspectives for the Healthcare Industry
The US Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) announced on April 25 that it would be updating its Compliance Program Guidances (CPGs).
The Antitrust Division of the US Department of Justice has withdrawn three longstanding enforcement policy statements regarding the exchange of competitively sensitive information in healthcare markets, e.g., through market benchmarking surveys. While the recission of the guidance does not itself change the law on competitors exchanging competitively sensitive information through intermediaries, our antitrust and competition team explains how the move signals potential increased federal scrutiny of that practice.