I. Introduction -
While 2020 was a year like no other in many ways, the challenges posed by the global COVID-19 pandemic do not appear to have stalled the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) health care fraud enforcement...more
2/3/2021
/ Anti-Kickback Statute ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Fraud and Abuse ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Medicare ,
OIG ,
Telemedicine
On March 25, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that Duke University agreed to settle a False Claims Act qui tam action alleging widespread misconduct in federally funded research. ...more
4/3/2019
/ Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Falsified Documents ,
Federal Funding ,
Grants ,
Medical Research ,
National Institute of Health (NIH) ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Qui Tam ,
Settlement Agreements ,
Universities ,
Whistleblowers
On December 17, the U.S. Department of Justice, in an unprecedented application of its statutory authority under section 3730(c)(2)(A) of the False Claims Act, moved to dismiss 11 qui tam complaints pending in district courts...more
12/20/2018
/ Corruption ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Government Investigations ,
Health Care Providers ,
Kickbacks ,
Medical Reimbursement ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Qui Tam ,
White Collar Crimes