In Ruan v. United States, the U.S. Supreme Court on June 27, 2022, dealt a blow to the U.S. Department of Justice by vacating convictions of two physicians convicted of violating 21 U.S.C. ยง841(a) of the Controlled Substances...more
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently published Advisory Opinion 22-14, in which it analyzed an ophthalmology practice's proposal to offer continuing education (CE)...more
William F. Gould In United States v. Merino, No. 19-50291, 2021 WL 754589 (9th Cir. Feb. 26, 2021), the court of appeals reversed the conviction of Marina Merino of conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud in violation of 18...more
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on March 30, 2020, issued blanket waivers of sanctions under the physician self-referral law (Stark Law), retroactive to March 1, 2020, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic...more