In one of the largest ever health care fraud schemes charged by the Department of Justice, cancer genetic testing and telemedicine are at the center of the scheme. On September 27, the DOJ announced charges against 35...more
10/2/2019
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Since the United States Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG) alerted the industry about genetic testing scams two months ago, the public, multiple government agencies, and Congress...more
8/16/2019
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Recently, Assistant Attorney General Makan Delrahim announced the Department of Justice, Antitrust Division’s new policy for incentivizing corporate antitrust compliance. For the first time in DOJ history, this new policy...more
Olympus Corporation of the Americas, the United States’ largest distributor of endoscopes and related medical equipment, recently agreed to pay $623.2 million to resolve criminal charges and civil claims, according to a...more