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Crackdown On Contractors With Tax Delinquencies

Client Alert | less than 1 min read | 01.27.10

On January 20, 2010, President Obama issued a memorandum directing OMB to evaluate practices of contracting officers and debarring officials in response to contractors' certifications regarding serious tax delinquencies and to provide him, within 90 days, recommendations to ensure that contractors with any such delinquencies are not awarded new federal contracts. Additionally, the President directed the Commissioner of Internal Revenue to conduct a review of the accuracy of contractors' certifications of non-delinquency that companies bidding for federal contracts must submit.

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Client Alert | 5 min read | 04.23.26

CMS Proposes New Payment Policy for IOPOs and HCLs

In keeping with ongoing efforts to intensify regulatory oversight of organ procurement organizations (OPOs) and curtail improper spending within federal health programs, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently issued a proposed rule that would, among other adjustments, align Medicare payment policies for non-renal organs to be consistent with those currently applicable to kidneys. If enacted as drafted, this latest rule could have a direct impact on the financial stability of OPOs and histocompatibility laboratories (HCL) at a time when such organizations face increasing pressure to meet CMS’s new outcome measures — or else face non-renewal or decertification later this year. ...