On February 22, 2021, the United States Supreme Court declined to review two False Claims Act (FCA) cases, solidifying a split that pits the Eleventh Circuit against the Third and Ninth Circuits as to whether a disagreement...more
On January 14, 2021, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it had recovered $2.2 billion from False Claim Act (FCA) Cases during 2020. Each year, the DOJ publishes statistics about its recoveries under...more
On November 20, 2020, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of Inspector General (OIG), and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized three rules making historic changes to three of...more
On October 31, 2019, the Office of General Counsel for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued an important memo from Kelly M. Cleary, CMS Chief Legal Officer, and Brenna E. Jenny, Deputy General...more
12/5/2019
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Universal Health Services Inc v United States ex rel Escobar ,
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Every day, people rely on highly skilled professionals to recall from memory a litany of information which helps them assess conditions, use their judgment, and respond accordingly. It should come as no surprise then, that...more
A federal court has ordered discovery regarding the circumstances of a Medicare payment suspension by CMS only one week after failed settlement negotiations between a cardiology practice and the Department of Justice (DOJ) to...more
6/16/2015
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