In its final Advisory Opinion of 2020, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) approved a pharmaceutical company’s request to provide financial assistance to patients who were...more
On November 16, 2020, the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General (OIG) published a Special Fraud Alert for Speaker Programs. The Special Fraud Alert "highlights some of the inherent fraud and...more
On July 28, 2020, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a $3.5 million settlement to resolve allegations against Pacira Pharmaceuticals Inc. that it paid kickbacks to doctors in the form of “bogus” research grants to...more