At least two private civil lawsuits have been filed against Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center in Medford, Oregon, in connection with a fentanyl diversion and related indictment of a former nurse. A wrongful death suit...more
The United States recently intervened in a False Claims Act lawsuit accusing Rite Aid of defrauding federal healthcare programs by seeking reimbursement for opioids the pharmacy allegedly dispensed in violation of the...more
7/11/2023
/ Controlled Substances Act ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Fraud and Abuse ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Hospitals ,
Objective Falsity ,
Opioid ,
Private Equity ,
Rite Aid
Although this blog focuses mainly on the federal False Claims Act (FCA), other antifraud statutes feature in the qui tam relator and government enforcement toolkit. Key among them: the California Insurance Frauds Prevention...more
12/16/2021
/ Anti-Kickback Statute ,
California ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Fraud Prevention ,
Health Care Providers ,
Hospitals ,
Insurance Fraud ,
Jurisdiction ,
Managed Care Contracts ,
Manufacturers ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Qui Tam ,
Settlement ,
State and Local Government
On March 12, President Trump issued a formal Declaration of a National Emergency that authorizes qualifying nonprofit healthcare entities to receive reimbursement under section 502 of the Stafford Act and FEMA’s Public...more