The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General (OIG) published a General Compliance Program Guidance (GCPG) on November 6, 2023, marking the first update to OIG’s compliance program guidance...more
11/13/2023
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Federal Health Care Programs (FHCP) ,
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Healthcare ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
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Information Blocking Rules ,
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The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General (OIG) announced on April 24, 2023 that it will soon issue long overdue updates to its compliance program guidance documents (CPGs). First introduced in...more
On March 9, 2023, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published a final rule that updates the Mammography Quality Standards Act (MQSA) to reflect advances in mammography technology and, among other requirements,...more
In an unexpected twist to a troubling situation that began over two years ago, U.S. Special Counsel Henry Kerner penned a letter to President Biden on March 31, 2021 questioning the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s)...more
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) issued policy guidance on May 6, 2019, about providing credit in False Claims Act (FCA) settlements to corporations for “disclosure, cooperation, and remediation." DOJ has never previously...more
5/13/2019
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Cooperation ,
Corporate Misconduct ,
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False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Government Agencies ,
Government Investigations ,
New Guidance ,
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Risk Mitigation ,
Voluntary Disclosure
On February 24, 2015, Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. agreed to pay more than $16 million to settle charges that two of its subsidiaries allegedly paid $3.2 million in bribes that generated $14,122,535 in illicit profits. The SEC...more
2/26/2015
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Compliance ,
Corruption ,
Due Diligence ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Foreign Subsidiaries ,
Goodyear ,
Parent Corporation ,
Risk Assessment ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Subsidiaries