Author: Sumner Pitt

Sumner counsels healthcare industry and non-profit clients through regulatory and compliance matters, as well as complex transactions. Sumner is passionate about providing practical and actionable advice so clients can feel confident about their business decisions.

Oregon CPOM Law Faces Early Review in Eugene Emergency Physicians v. PeaceHealth

Oregon’s sweeping new corporate practice of medicine (“CPOM”) law, Senate Bill 951 (“SB 951”), has already faced its first major courtroom test. As discussed in our prior post, SB 951 significantly expands Oregon’s restrictions on healthcare management services organization (“MSO”) structures and so-called “friendly PC” models. Among other things, SB 951 limits overlapping MSO/PC ownership,...

OIG Releases New Compliance Program Guidance for Medicare Advantage Organizations

For the first time in more than two decades, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General (OIG) released new Industry Segment-Specific Voluntary Compliance Program Guidance (ICPG) for Medicare Advantage Organizations (MAOs). This new Medicare Advantage ICPG broadens the scope of the guidance’s application and serves as a key resource for...