Tagged: ASC

Discounting the Risk of Discounts?

On March 9, 2026, the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) posted an advisory opinion addressing a medical technology manufacturer and distributor’s proposal to offer ambulatory surgery centers (“ASCs”) a discount on (“IOLs”) and other surgical supplies used to perform cataract surgery, contingent on affiliated physician practices purchasing the company’s...

OIG Advisory Opinion No. 21-02 Provides Helpful Insights into Risk Mitigation Factors Regarding Health System-, Physician-, and Management Company-Owned Ambulatory Surgery Centers

On April 26, 2021, the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) issued favorable Advisory Opinion No. 21-02 regarding a proposed investment in an ambulatory surgery center (“ASC”) by a health system, orthopedic surgeon and neurosurgeon employees of the health system, and a management company. This latest Advisory Opinion is notable...