Healthcare Fraud

Short Wins - Missing Evidence, Medicare Fraud, And How Normal People React To Federal Prosecutions

by Matthew G. Kaiser | The Kaiser Law Firm PLLC on 5/14/2013

There was only one published criminal case in the federal circuits last week where the defendant won. It's a good case on jury instructions for missing evidence, and the short write up is below....more

CMS Proposes Additional Incentives to Reduce Medicare Fraud Including Increase to Reward for Reporting Fraud

by King & Spalding on 5/1/2013

On April 24, 2013, CMS issued a proposed rule that would further incentivize Medicare beneficiaries and other individuals to report suspected Medicare fraud under the Medicare Incentive Reward Program. CMS is proposing to...more

False Claims Act Focus - April 2013

by Mary Beth Bosco, Laurence Freedman, Michael Guiffre, Susan Baldwin Hendrix, Laura Laemmle-Weidenfeld | Patton Boggs LLP on 4/15/2013

EDITOR’S NOTE - The last few months have not failed to provide interesting False Claims Act (FCA) activity in the courts. We begin our newsletter by examining a case brought in the energy sector, alleging that a...more

State Medicaid Enforcement Efforts Net $2.9 Billion in Recoveries for FY 2012

by Mintz Levin - Health Law on 3/7/2013

New state health care fraud recovery statistics reinforce that both the federal and state governments remain committed to health care fraud enforcement and demonstrate that their efforts are paying dividends. Earlier this...more

Federal Healthcare Fraud Enforcement Efforts Yield a 790% Return

by B. Scott McBride, Gregory Saikin | BakerHostetler on 2/28/2013

Last week, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the DOJ jointly released a report concluding that, for every dollar spent on healthcare fraud investigations in the last three years, the government...more

HHS and DOJ Release Annual Report on Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control Program, Which Recovered $4.2 Billion in FY 2012

by King & Spalding on 2/20/2013

On February 13, 2013, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) released their annual report for fiscal year 2012 on the Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control Program (HCFAC). ...more

Physicians and Pharmacies Must Be Aware of the Dangers and Potential Penalties Associated with Importing Prescription Drugs

by Fuerst Ittleman David & Joseph, PL on 10/11/2012

Introduction - As the price of healthcare continues to increase, healthcare practitioners have become more innovative and creative in their attempts to keep costs affordable for their patients. One technique which has...more

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