The Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act (EKRA), 18 U.S.C. § 220, is a criminal statute that prohibits knowingly and willfully soliciting or receiving remuneration for referring patients to recovery homes, clinical treatment...more
The Physician Self-Referral Law (the “Stark Law”) and Anti-Kickback Statute (“AKS”) are two of the most prominent healthcare fraud and abuse laws in the United States. The Stark Law and AKS have been in place for many years...more
On October 24, 2018, Congress enacted the Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and Communities Act, (the “SUPPORT Act”). Section 1822 of the SUPPORT Act contains the...more
As in the previous fiscal year, we expect the federal government to direct much of its fraud and abuse law enforcement activities at the health care industry. The federal government has many civil, criminal, and...more
Health care spending in the United States reached $3.6 trillion in 2018 and is projected to reach $6.2 trillion by 2028. With such a large amount of money concentrated in the health care industry, it is no wonder why private...more