STATISTICAL TRENDS IN FALSE CLAIMS ACT LITIGATION -
FCA case activity for 2021 reveals seemingly contrary trends. For the federal fiscal year (FY) that ended September 30, 2021, the DOJ annual report on FCA enforcement...more
2/11/2022
/ Clinical Trials ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cybersecurity ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Fraud and Abuse ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Kickbacks ,
Medical Devices ,
Medicare ,
Medicare Advantage ,
Nursing Homes ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmacies ,
Qui Tam ,
Telehealth
On March 16th, Attorney General William Barr issued a memorandum to all United States Attorneys directing each U.S. Attorney’s Office (USAO) to “prioritize the detection, investigation, and prosecution of all criminal conduct...more
4/7/2020
/ Anti-Kickback Statute ,
Conspiracies ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Criminal Investigations ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Programs ,
Genetic Testing ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Illegal Profits ,
Kickbacks ,
Public Health ,
U.S. Attorney ,
Virus Testing
Over the last two years, much of the healthcare world has been watching the government’s prosecution of Insys Therapeutics for its sales and marketing practices related to its Subsys spray. Subsys is powerful and highly...more
6/26/2019
/ Chapter 11 ,
Commercial Bankruptcy ,
Corporate Integrity Agreement ,
Deferred Prosecution Agreements ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Executive Compensation ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Guilty Pleas ,
Healthcare ,
Kickbacks ,
OIG ,
Qui Tam ,
Racketeering
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
/ Acquittals ,
Affirmative Defenses ,
Anti-Kickback Statute ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Good Faith ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Jury Instructions ,
Kickbacks ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Popular ,
Yates Memorandum
Trends and Analysis:
..We have identified 20 health care-related qui tam cases unsealed in July 2013. About a quarter of those were filed in 2013.
..Among the cases unsealed in July, the government has declined to...more
8/20/2013
/ Amgen ,
Anti-Kickback Statute ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Healthcare ,
Hospitals ,
Kickbacks ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Physicians ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Qui Tam ,
Relators ,
Retaliation ,
Sealed Records ,
Stark Law ,
TRICARE ,
Whistleblowers