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Two Week Old DOJ COVID-19 Fraud Task Force Announces First Wave of Prosecutions—Many More Are Likely On The Horizon

Last week, in light of the Department of Justice’s newly-formed COVID-19 Fraud Enforcement Task Force, we cautioned that COVID-related prosecutions were likely imminent. And on the heels of this DOJ task force, we are already...more

DOJ Telemedicine Offensive Pushes Forward with New Charges

For the past two years, telemedicine companies, durable medical equipment suppliers, pharmacies, and individuals and entities that market to such entities have been at the center of DOJ gunsights. In 2019, the Department...more

SCOTUS to the FTC: No More Line-Jumping in Seeking Equitable Monetary Relief

On Thursday, the Supreme Court ripped away the Federal Trade Commission’s preferred method of obtaining restitution and disgorgement from bad marketplace actors, ruling that § 13(b) of the Federal Trade Commission Act did not...more

DOJ Creates National Rapid Responce Strike Force As Focus On Health Care Fraud Continues To Grow

As COVID-19 continues to ravage the United States, the Department of Justice (DOJ) has recently announced its new National Rapid Response Strike Force within the Health Care Fraud Unit to investigate and prosecute fraud cases...more

DOJ Creates National Rapid Response Strike Force As Focus on Health Care Fraud Continues to Grow

As COVID-19 continues to ravage the United States, the Department of Justice (DOJ) has recently announced its new National Rapid Response Strike Force within the Health Care Fraud Unit to investigate and prosecute fraud cases...more

Georgia is Ground Zero for Telemedicine Fraud

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Georgia has become a leader in telemedicine fraud enforcement since 2019. Yesterday’s press release by the Department of Justice, announcing a historic...more

DOJ Cuts Bait in High-Profile Statistical Sampling FCA Case

On Thursday, AseraCare, a national hospice care provider, announced that it had settled a long-standing Medicare billing dispute with the DOJ, a case that has garnered nationwide attention in healthcare since 2008. At issue...more

DOJ Remains “Laser-Focused” on Criminal Telemedicine Enforcement

In a one-two punch during the first half of September 2019, the Department of Justice confirmed that its focus on prosecuting telemedicine companies and physicians engaged in health care fraud shows no sign of slowing...more

Continued DOJ Scrutiny for Telemedicine Physicians

Since the Department of Justice filed charges in April 2019 against 24 telemedicine and durable medical equipment (“DME”) company executives and physicians for their alleged participation in a $1.2 billion healthcare fraud...more

Telemedicine Enforcement

Telemedicine permits two-way, real time interactive communication between health professionals and patients. Its recent expansion has dramatically improved patient health by providing new access to health care for rural...more

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