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
Featured Unsealed Cases
United States ex rel. Thomas v. Best Choice Home Health Care Agency, Inc., No. 2:13-cv-02209 (D. Kan.) -
Complaint Filed: May 6, 2013 -
Complaint Unsealed: October 24, 2016...more
3/17/2017
/ Anti-Retaliation Provisions ,
Civil Penalty Fund ,
Co-Conspirators ,
Corporate Integrity Agreement ,
Criminal Penalties ,
Dismissals ,
False Billing ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
False-Certification of Conformance ,
Former Employee ,
Guilty Pleas ,
Home Health Care ,
Intervenors ,
Kickbacks ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
Qui Tam ,
Relators ,
Stark Law ,
State False Claims Acts ,
Whistleblowers
2015 was a year of transition for the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”), with the installation of a new Attorney General, Deputy Attorney General, and several other high-level officials. In January 2015, Andrew Weissmann...more
1/12/2016
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
HEAT ,
Medicare Fraud Strike Force ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Securities Fraud ,
Stark Law ,
Warner Chilcott ,
Yates Memorandum
Trends & Analysis -
We have identified 24 health care–related qui tam cases that have been unsealed since our last Qui Tam Update. Of the 24 cases, five were filed within the past year, seven were filed in 2014, three...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
Trends & Analysis -
..We have identified 36 health care–related qui tam cases that have been unsealed since the cases covered in our last Qui Tam Update. Of these cases, eight were filed within the last year. A number...more