We are pleased to bring you our 12th annual Healthcare Fraud & Abuse Review. Our Review provides comprehensive coverage of the most significant civil and criminal enforcement issues facing healthcare providers. Each year, we...more
2/27/2024
/ Anti-Kickback Statute ,
CARES Act ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Fraud and Abuse ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Kickbacks ,
Medical Devices ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Physicians ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Qui Tam ,
Settlement ,
Stark Law ,
Telemedicine
The FCA continues to be the federal government’s primary civil enforcement tool for investigating allegations that healthcare providers or government contractors defrauded the federal government. In the coming weeks, we...more
Physician employment arrangements with hospitals have remained a significant area of regulatory scrutiny in recent months with the announcement of several high profile settlements and decisions in key FCA cases involving...more
5/5/2017
/ Anti-Kickback Statute ,
Employment Contract ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Hospitals ,
Medicare ,
Physicians ,
Referral Fees ,
Relators ,
Settlement ,
Stark Law
After granting the relators’ petition for an interlocutory review of the district court’s rejection of the use of statistical sampling to establish FCA liability, the Fourth Circuit ultimately declined to reach that issue in...more
2/22/2017
/ Administrative Authority ,
Attorney General ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
False Billing ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Hospice ,
Interlocutory Appeals ,
Qui Tam ,
Relators ,
Settlement ,
Statistical Sampling ,
Veto Rights