CMS, OIG Extend Fraud & Abuse Waivers Due To Delayed Rule On ACOs' Second Round

CMS and the HHS Office of Inspector General on Thursday (Oct. 16) extended waivers they had earlier granted for Accountable Care Organizations to get around some fraud and abuse laws, saying a proposed rule for the second round of the health law's Shared Savings Program is still in the works and the agencies would benefit from ACOs' input on whether the waivers are useful in their current form or should be changed. The agencies extended waivers involving the federal anti-kickback...