In March, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that a pilot program to incentivize individualized reporting was in development, which we reviewed here. True to its word, the DOJ's "Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot...more
8/12/2024
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On July 20, 2022, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of Inspector General (OIG), released a Special Fraud Alert (the Alert) regarding fraudulent arrangements between practitioners and telemedicine...more
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has made numerous recent public statements reflecting increased priorities for enforcement, especially in the health care industry. The DOJ has a variety of tools at its disposal to enforce...more
1/31/2022
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There are few areas that the pandemic has not touched, directly or indirectly. The Department of Justice Civil Division knows no different, as is reflected in its current statements regarding priorities for False Claims Act...more
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) kicked off the new year with two new resolutions to help clarify some enforcement and litigations policies, both of which are directly relevant to claims brought under the False Claims...more