Senators Renew Pressure on POD Arrangements (Lexology)
Here is the salient quote…
“because the anti-kickback statute ascribes criminal liability to parties on both sides of an impermissible ‘kickback’ transaction, hospitals and ASCs that enter into arrangements with PODs also may be at risk under the statute.”
In a March 19 letter to CMS and HHS-OIG, Senators Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Ron Wyden (D-OR) continued their oversight efforts regarding physician-owned distributorship (POD) relationships by raising questions about US Sunshine compliance by PODs. PODs involve the ownership of me...