On May 26, 2021, DOJ announced a series of coordinated law enforcement actions against 14 defendants across seven federal districts for alleged participation in fraudulent health care schemes that, according to the...more
6/21/2021
/ Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Billing ,
Fraud and Abuse ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Kickbacks ,
Telemedicine
With the passage of the Eliminating Kickbacks and Recovery Act in October 2018, Congress took aim at the ongoing opioid crisis threatening communities across the U.S. This new criminal statute targets healthcare providers...more
3/25/2019
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Anti-Kickback Statute ,
Clinical Laboratories ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act of 2018 (EKRA) ,
Exceptions ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Opioid ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Physicians ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Safe Harbors ,
Substance Abuse