The US Departments of Justice and Health and Human Services recently issued a press release on the formation of a new False Claims Act Working Group, signaling to the healthcare industry an increased focus on anti-fraud...more
In United States v. Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc., the US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit held that when the government seeks to establish False Claims Act liability under the 2010 amendment to the Anti-Kickback...more
In United States ex rel. Cairns v. DS Medical LLC, the US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit set a higher bar for proving causation in False Claims Act cases where plaintiffs seek to establish liability under the 2010...more
The US government continues its focus on healthcare fraud through criminal actions. It has demonstrated its willingness to pursue physicians and investors alike and to take creative approaches in order to secure convictions....more