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Physicians in the Bulls-eye

Several recently reported cases highlight the growing risk physicians face if they succumb to competitive pressures, especially offers of remuneration from labs, pharmacies, home health agencies and other providers to whom...more

Improvidently Granted Appeal Statistically Yields Sampling Uncertainty

The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals agreed in 2015 to hear an interlocutory appeal of a district court’s decision to prohibit a qui tam relator from using statistical sampling to prove liability and damages in a False Claims...more

Insurer Actions Cut the Heart Out of Out-of-Network Providers

Aetna Life Insurance Company recently won a $37 million verdict against a group of Northern California surgical centers, Bay Area Surgical Management, LLC and its affiliates (collectively, Bay Area), for an alleged...more

Drug Manufacturer Discount Cards: Accept With Caution

Pharmaceutical manufacturer discount card usage by government program beneficiaries has been an active area for government action in recent years. In a September 2014 Special Advisory Bulletin, the U.S. Department of Health...more

Never Fear Regulatory Violations – Focus on Conditions to Payment

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit recently upheld the dismissal of a False Claims Act (FCA) suit against Omnicare, Inc., in which the relator alleged that certain drugs repackaged by Omnicare’s subsidiary were...more

Physicians Are My Friends; Surely I Can Get Paid to Talk to Them!

On April 26, 2013, the U. S. Department of Justice (DOJ) intervened in a whistleblower case alleging Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation (Novartis) knowingly and willfully violated the federal FCA by inducing physicians to...more

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