On January 8, 2025, Governor Maura Healey signed House Bill 5159 into law, toughening the rules and increasing the risks for private equity (PE) companies, real estate investment trusts (REITs), and management services...more
2/5/2025
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Courts continue to reject aggressive Anti-Kickback Statute (“AKS”) allegations. Most recently, on January 6, 2025, Judge Patti Saris of the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts dismissed a qui tam action...more
1/8/2025
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There was a noteworthy False Claims Act (FCA) settlement made public yesterday out of the Eastern District of California involving Oroville Hospital. The government accused the Hospital of submitting false claims to Medicare...more