OIG gives thumbs down to DME-physician deal.(Durable medical equipment)(Office of Inspector General)(Brief article)

Publication: Medicine & Health

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Suppliers and docs can say goodbye to another potential business arrangement.

A proposed deal in which a durable medical equipment supplier would provide equipment to a physician would potentially violate the federal anti-kickback statute, the HHS Office of Inspector General says in Advisory Opinion 06-02.

The agreement would have...

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