On June 30, 2016, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced an interim final rule almost doubling per-claim penalties under the False Claims Act (“FCA”). The FCA still imposes treble damages for government losses in...more
7/13/2016
/ Anti-Kickback Statute ,
Bipartisan Budget Act ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Comment Period ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Eighth Amendment ,
Excessive Fines Clause ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015 ,
Health Care Providers ,
Interim Rule ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
Treble Damages