On Jan. 13, 2021, District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser signed the False Claims Amendment Act, which expanded liability under the Washington, D.C., False Claims Act, or FCA, to encompass tax-related claims.
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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
As scientists around the globe team up to discover and develop treatments and vaccine candidates for COVID-19, we are also seeing unprecedented speed and coordination in the effort to quell a different kind of virus — the...more
8/4/2020
/ CARES Act ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Criminal Investigations ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Memorandum of Understanding ,
Securities Fraud ,
SIGPR ,
White Collar Crimes
The initiation of a government investigation is often a stressful and anxiety-producing event for a health care company. The Department of Justice (DOJ) is known for its aggressive investigation and prosecution of health care...more
9/9/2019
/ Civil Liability ,
Compliance Management Systems ,
Cooperative Compliance Regime ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Fraud and Abuse ,
Government Investigations ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Internal Controls ,
Third-Party ,
Whistleblowers
On November 29, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein announced revisions to the Department of Justice’s policy on corporate cooperation in government investigations, which may make it easier for companies under...more