True to their word in several recent public statements, the Chief and Deputy Chief of the Medicaid Fraud Division of the Massachusetts Attorney General's Office have brought several recent criminal cases against dentists for...more
Leading up to a webinar on July 15, 2020, we are publishing a blog series covering the risks of enforcement against companies that received COVID-19 relief funds under the CARES Act and strategies for mitigating those risks....more
As discussed in our article recently published by Law360, criminal health care enforcement in 2019 was in many ways a continuation of 2018, with opioid-related enforcement continuing to be the clear top priority for the...more
1/23/2020
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Healthcare Fraud ,
Kickbacks ,
Medical Devices ,
Medical Necessity ,
Medicare Beneficiaries ,
OIG ,
Opioid ,
Physicians ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Telemedicine
Criminal healthcare enforcement in 2018 once again focused heavily on opioids, targeting manufacturers, prescribers, dispensers and those who contribute to the addiction epidemic, and on prosecution of individuals for a...more
1/10/2019
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False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Medical Devices ,
Off-Label Promotion ,
RICO ,
White Collar Crimes ,
Yates Memorandum
Like many before it, this year has been one to watch in government health care fraud enforcement efforts. In September 2015, the Department of Justice (DOJ) released the “Yates Memo,” which reaffirmed the government’s...more
6/28/2016
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Anti-Kickback Statute ,
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Criminal Prosecution ,
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Healthcare Fraud ,
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Kickbacks ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
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Yates Memorandum