In a far-reaching action, the Health and Human Services – Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG) issued a Special Fraud Alert underscoring the “inherent fraud and abuse risks” associated with company-sponsored speaker programs.  Copy of Special Alert Here.  HHS-OIG’s Fraud Alert is an important warning to pharmaceutical and medical device companies.  It directly applies to U.S. companies’ domestic speaker programs, but the analysis and observations have...