The Department of Justice’s (“DOJ”) May 19, 2025 “Civil Rights Fraud Initiative” memorandum, issued by Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche (the “Initiative”), marks a consequential policy shift for False Claims Act (“FCA”)...more
On May 21, 2025, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) announced a significant expansion of its auditing efforts with respect to Medicare Advantage (“MA”) plans....more
On December 11, 2024, the Office of Inspector General for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“OIG”) issued a special fraud alert warning about certain marketing schemes that involve questionable payments and...more
12/18/2024
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Compliance ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Fraud Alerts ,
Health Care Providers ,
Marketing ,
Medicare Advantage ,
OIG ,
Telemedicine ,
Third-Party
“We continue to see interest across the health care M&A vertical and buyers need to be ready to move quickly when attractive assets come on the market. The current environment rewards potential acquirers who are willing to...more
10/19/2022
/ Acquisitions ,
Antitrust Violations ,
Carve Out Provisions ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Industry Consolidation ,
Risk Assessment ,
State Regulators ,
Valuation ,
Vertical Mergers