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Over the past several years, we have written repeatedly about the efforts of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (the OFCCP) to gain jurisdiction over health care providers based solely on providers' participation in TRICARE – the federal program that provides health care services to members of the military and their families.
On May 7, 2014, the OFCCP issued a directive placing a moratorium on TRICARE-related audits. Some commentators have described this event as a victory for health care providers. To the contrary, as explained in this article, this directive is bad news for providers and promises years of further uncertainty and litigation. Continue reading this article here.