Enforcement: Feds Target Experts’ Speaker Fees in OIG Fraud Alert

Article Overview

This article covers an HHS Office of Inspector General Special Fraud Alert addressing fraud and abuse concerns related to healthcare speaker programs. It is intended for healthcare compliance, reimbursement, legal, and administrative audiences who need to understand the general risk areas, enforcement attention, and factors that may increase scrutiny. The article discusses the broad categories of practices the OIG says can raise concern, the types of participants involved, and why the issue may become more prominent as in-person programs resume.