OIG Clarifies Policy on Hospitals Waiving Patients’ Drug Charges

by Admin | November 5, 2015 1:26 pm

November 5, 2015—Hospitals needn’t worry about getting slapped with federal anti-kickback sanctions if they waive all or part of what patients owe for self-administered drugs provided during outpatient stays and that Medicare Part B doesn’t cover, the Department of Health and Human Services says.  

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