Government Contracting – May 23, 2012

by Bracewell & Giuliani LLP on 5/16/2012

The U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), the federal agency tasked with enforcing the affirmative action requirements of Executive Order 11246 and related federal statutes, is...more

by Constangy, Brooks & Smith, LLP on 5/3/2012

The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs announced April 25, 2012 the immediate rescission of Enforcement Directive 293 regarding coverage of healthcare providers. As we mentioned in a previous AA Alert, the...more

by Ford & Harrison LLP on 4/27/2012

Executive Summary: The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has rescinded its December 2010 enforcement directive (No. 293) which provided guidance on when health care providers or insurers may be...more

by Fox Rothschild on 3/29/2012

In This Issue: Sunlight, Transparency and Required Disclosures; Will the Threat of Personal Liability Stifle Corporate Activity?; Hospitals That Participate in TRICARE No Longer Considered Federal Subcontractors Simply...more

by Mintz Levin - Health Law on 3/20/2012

This second part in our ongoing series reviewing health care fraud enforcement activities in 2011,i/ and monitoring enforcement in 2012, expands upon our prior discussion in part one (Part One Report) of the federal False...more

by Eric Ratinoff on 2/28/2012

Today federal law enforcement officials announced what has been called the largest health care fraud case in U.S. History. Federal prosecutors have indicted a Dallas, Texas doctor for allegedly scamming medicare out of...more

by Mintz Levin - Health Law on 1/20/2012

After withdrawing nearly identical proposed legislation one day earlier, on January 18, 2012, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo issued an Executive Order directing certain New York State agencies, including the Department of...more

by Ford & Harrison LLP on 12/16/2011

On December 15, 2011, the Senate passed the National Defense Authorization Act, which retains the TRICARE language proposed in the conference report. As you are aware from our previous legal alerts on December 15, 2011...more