Last week, HHS and DOJ issued the Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control (HCFAC) Program FY 2019 Annual Report detailing federal enforcement activities and results during the federal fiscal year (FY) 2019, which ran from October...more
Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced last week that DOJ will not defend certain provisions of the Accordable Care Act in a challenge brought by the attorneys general of 20 states. The coalition of attorneys general filed...more
A South Carolina jury found three individuals liable for violations of the Federal False Claims Act (FCA) in a qui tam whistleblower action in which DOJ intervened. The defendants, owners of a specialized laboratory company...more
Anthem announced on Friday, May 12, 2017 that it delivered formal notice to Cigna of termination of the parties’ merger agreement. The announcement comes on the heels of a Delaware Chancery judge’s denial, issued late...more