Government Individual Provider Referral 
Annals of Family Medicine
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
Context 2-1-1 is a designated phone help line in Canada and the US that provides referrals for individuals to local government and community-based services for a wide variety of needs, including social, health care, and mental health services.
FDA Law Blog
MAY 7, 2025
Two recent cases from the Fifth and Seventh Circuits, however, support the legality of these arrangements in the absence of the government proving certain circumstances. The Court explained that the unsigned prescriptions sent to physicians are best understood as proposals for care, not as referrals. Mallory , 988 F.3d 3d 730 (4th Cir.
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FDA Law Blog
JANUARY 6, 2022
In general, EKRA prohibits, knowingly and willfully, soliciting, receiving, paying or offering kickbacks in exchange for referring to, inducing a referral to, or using the services of a recovery home, clinical treatment facility, or laboratory. The Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act (“EKRA”). 18 U.S.C. § 18 U.S.C. § 18 U.S.C. §
FDA Law Blog
JANUARY 6, 2022
In general, EKRA prohibits, knowingly and willfully, soliciting, receiving, paying or offering kickbacks in exchange for referring to, inducing a referral to, or using the services of a recovery home, clinical treatment facility, or laboratory. The Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act (“EKRA”). 18 U.S.C. § 18 U.S.C. § 18 U.S.C. §
FDA Law Blog
NOVEMBER 6, 2022
Federal courts, too, have broadly interpreted the AKS to cover any arrangement where “one purpose” of the remuneration is to induce referrals, purchases, or orders of federally reimbursable items or services, even if the arrangement has other, legitimate purposes (see, e.g., United States v. Borrasi, 639 F.3d 3d 774 (7th Cir.
ABIM
JUNE 24, 2025
Community Practice in ABIM Governance* Erica N. She also sought input on overlapping aspects of community practice across the disciplines of internal medicine to inform ABIM’s recruitment efforts for broad physician representation in governance roles. Advanced Practice Providers in the Hematology-Oncology Workforce* Guinevere Z.
GeriPal
MARCH 6, 2025
link] PEACH Good Wishes Program A program that provides meaningful gifts for unhoused individuals who are terminally ill. We talk a lot about people being unhoused, which I think takes the blame away from the individual and kind of de. those experiencing homelessness). We just hired a nurse. Health and health justice.
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