As many of our readers know, as a result of the public health emergency caused by COVID-19, effective March 1, 2020, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) issued blanket waivers of its authority under...more
Last Tuesday, we blogged about the arrest of the owner of a Georgia-based marketing company who was charged with health care fraud and conspiracy to violate the Anti-Kickback Statute. The government has alleged that...more
Trends & Analysis:
..We have identified 15 health care–related qui tam cases that were unsealed since our last Qui Tam Update. Of those, 12 were filed from 2012 to the present. All but two cases had been pending more...more
10/9/2015
/ Anti-Retaliation Provisions ,
Corporate Integrity Agreement ,
Declination ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Employees ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Former Employee ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Kickbacks ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
OIG ,
Overpayment ,
Qui Tam ,
Relators ,
Settlement ,
Social Security Act ,
Stark Law ,
State False Claims Acts ,
Whistleblowers
In 2013, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”), Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (“HHS-OIG”), and other federal and state agencies continued to aggressively prosecute health care fraud and related...more
Last year was another busy year in health care fraud enforcement. In 2012, the Office of Inspector General for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS-OIG) reported total expected recoveries of $6.9 billion from all...more
2/26/2013
/ Anti-Kickback Statute ,
Compliance ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Durable Medical Equipment ,
Enforcement ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Fraud ,
Healthcare ,
Home Health Care ,
Medicare ,
Off-Label Promotion ,
OIG ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Whistleblowers