Georgia has made the decision to join the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact. An agreement among twenty-nine member states, the Compact makes it easier for physicians to become licensed in multiple states. But caution is in order. The Compact also gives member states greater authority to discipline physicians for infractions in other member states.

On January 5, 2018, the Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) of the Department of Health and Human Services evaluated a proposed arrangement (the “Arrangement”) whereby neurosurgeons would implement certain cost-reduction measures in designated surgical procedures with a hospital and the hospital would then share a percentage of its cost savings resulting from such measures with the neurosurgeons.