On June 14, 2016, a federal district court in the Northern District of Illinois denied a request from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for a preliminary injunction to enjoin the pending merger of Advocate Health Care...more
7/19/2016
/ Antitrust Investigations ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FTC Act ,
Health Care Providers ,
Hospital Mergers ,
Hospitals ,
Mergers ,
Penalties ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Stark Law
In the last few months, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Office of Inspector General (OIG) have obtained over half a billion dollars in settlements and multiple criminal convictions arising from...more
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) recently issued proposed omnibus guidance (Omnibus Guidance) interpreting various provisions of the 340B Drug Pricing Program (340B Program). The 340B Program allows...more
10/8/2015
/ 60-Day Rule ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Covered Entities ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Drug Pricing ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Fee-for-Service ,
GPOs ,
Healthcare ,
HIV ,
HRSA ,
Managed Care Contracts ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
Overpayment Recovery Time Limits ,
Patients ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmacies ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Section 340B ,
Whistleblowers
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) recently announced that KMART Corp. (Kmart) has paid $1.4 million to settle a qui tam lawsuit brought by a former Kmart pharmacist under the False Claims Act (FCA). The lawsuit alleged...more
9/9/2015
/ Anti-Kickback Statute ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Generic Drugs ,
Healthcare ,
HEAT ,
Kickbacks ,
Kmart ,
Medicare ,
Pharmacies ,
Prescription Drugs
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced on February 13, 2015, that it will delay publishing final regulations concerning the “60-Day Rule.” The final rule will be published on or before February 17,...more