AXIOS June 5, 2023
Cancer doctors and dozens of lawmakers in Congress are questioning whether the federal health department overreached when it blocked medical practices from mailing specialty drugs like oral cancer and blood clotting treatments directly to patients at the end of the COVID public health emergency.
Why it matters: At issue is the Biden administration’s interpretation of a federal anti-fraud law that bars doctors from steering Medicare and Medicaid patients to facilities and services in which they have a financial interest.
- The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services waived sanctions during the pandemic but now considers the shipments a violation of the law that could get providers fined or even kicked out of Medicare and Medicaid.
Yes, but: Some providers...