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The National Rapid Response Strike Force: Reinforcing DOJ’s Commitment to Targeting Health Care Fraud

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Last week, the United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced the creation of the National Rapid Response Strike Force (“NRR Strike Force”) within the DOJ’s Health Care Fraud Unit. The announcement was made in...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Attention Healthcare Companies! New Strike Force Based in Nashville Means New Scrutiny - Government Enforcement Update

It’s Time to Review Your Compliance, Data and Auditing Plans - As we near the end of 2018, healthcare providers and companies are understandably focused on 2019 and the trends ahead. In planning for next year, however,...more

Saul Ewing LLP

Medicare Fraud Strike Force Created in New Jersey and Pennsylvania to Combat Health Care Fraud and Opioid Abuse

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In an effort to combat Medicare fraud and its contribution to the opioid crisis, the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, the U.S. Attorney’s Offices for the District of New Jersey and the Eastern District of Pennsylvania,...more

K&L Gates LLP

K&L Gates Triage: 2018 Health Care Fraud Takedown

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Recently, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced its largest ever national health care fraud takedown, resulting in charges against 601 diverse defendants including...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Recent Department of Justice Crackdown on Fraud and Abuse

As reported by the New York Times in an article dated July 13, 2017, in an effort to crack down on fraud and abuse, and with a particular focus on opioids, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) is charging 412 individuals for...more

Bracewell LLP

Nationwide Healthcare Prosecutions Targeting an Array of Practices . . . Is "Just The Beginning"

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On July 13, 2017, the Department of Justice ("DOJ"), in conjunction with the Department of Health and Human Services ("HHS"), continued its annual tradition of coordinating the filing of charges and sweeping arrests in...more

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DOJ and OIG Announce Largest Ever National Health Care Fraud Takedown; Focus on Opioids

Continuing its annual tradition, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) announced last week the largest ever health care fraud enforcement action by the Medicare...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

DOJ and OIG Focus on Opioid Abuse: Medical Professionals Who Overprescribe May Be Targets

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Two recent announcements reflect that the U.S. Government is taking aggressive steps to address opioid abuse by identifying and targeting the involvement of medical professionals in facilitating opioid abuse involving Federal...more

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