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When State and Federal Health Care Laws Collide: Application of the Stark Law to Medicaid Claims and Advice on Protecting a State Law-based Peer Review Privilege During a Federal Health Care Fraud Investigation

Expired
Program Number
2561
Program Date
2015-09-30
CLE Credits
2

While many scholars are focused on recent trends into Medicare fraud schemes, this program discusses the recent trend of government investigations into Medicaid healthcare fraud and recent studies/investigations into Medicaid fraud across the country. Also discussed: • the application of federal Stark Laws to Medicaid programs, recent cases in this area, and how the state Medicaid programs and Federal Stark Laws intersect • advice on how Medicaid Plans and Providers servicing Medicaid beneficiaries can protect themselves from liability under Stark • state peer review privileges, including the scope and breadth of such privileges, and the way in which federal government agencies have been successful in piercing those privileges during their healthcare fraud investigations • advice on how Health Plans and Providers can protect their state-based peer review privilege in advance of such investigations.

Available in States

  • California
  • Colorado Eligible
  • Georgia
  • New Jersey Eligible
  • New York
  • New York - BOTH New and Experienced Attorneys
  • Texas Self Study

Program Categories

  • Federal Courts
  • Health Care Law
  • Litigation & Litigation Skills
  • Regulatory and Administrative Law
  • White Collar

PROGRAM CREDITS

  • Areas of Professional Practice : 1 Credit
  • 1.0 General CLE credit, based on a 60-minute credi : 1 Credit