On June 27, 2024, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced its 2024 National Health Care Fraud Enforcement Action, which resulted in criminal charges against 193 defendants for alleged participation in various health care...more
7/2/2024
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Medicare ,
Telemedicine
On April 29, 2024, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a $1.3 million settlement (Settlement) with a South Carolina clinical laboratory marketer and his marketing company, and three physicians and their medical...more
On September 6, 2022, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) published Advisory Opinion 22-17 (Advisory Opinion), in which it declined to impose sanctions against a regional 501(c)(3) not-for-profit health care system that...more
10/31/2022
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On October 18, 2022, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced two settlements with CHC Holdings, LLC, an Oklahoma limited liability company doing business as Carter Healthcare (Carter), and two former senior corporate...more
10/31/2022
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Stark Law ,
TRICARE ,
Whistleblowers
Mark Schena, the President of Arrayit Corporation, has been found guilty by a jury for violations of the Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act (EKRA), healthcare fraud, wire fraud, and securities fraud....more
9/13/2022
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Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Criminal Conspiracy ,
Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act of 2018 (EKRA) ,
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False Statements ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Indictments ,
Kickbacks ,
Misleading Statements ,
Securities Fraud ,
Statutory Violations ,
Virus Testing ,
Wire Fraud
On November 4, 2021, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the conviction of several South Florida addiction treatment facility operators following a seven-week trial. ...more
11/11/2021
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False Billing ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Fraud and Abuse ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Indictments ,
Kickbacks ,
Money Laundering ,
Statutory Violations ,
Wire Fraud