The United States Supreme Court recently agreed to hear a case interpreting the False Claims Act (“FCA”) that may affect the government’s involvement in pending and future matters. To resolve a circuit split, the Court will...more
6/30/2022
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Certiorari ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Health Care Programs (FHCP) ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Inpatient Billing ,
Judicial Intervention ,
Lack of Authority ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Outpatient Services ,
Qui Tam ,
Regulatory Authority ,
Relators ,
SCOTUS ,
United States ex rel Polansky v Executive Health Resources Inc
The Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG) recently released its FY 2016 Work Plan, in which it identified key areas of focus for the upcoming year. Consistent with its mandate to detect...more
Millennium Health, one of the nation’s largest urine drug testing laboratories, has agreed to pay the government $256 million to resolve claims that it violated the Federal False Claims Act (“FCA”).
The Settlement...more
11/3/2015
/ Anti-Kickback Statute ,
Corporate Integrity Agreement ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Drug Testing ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Federal Health Care Programs (FHCP) ,
Genetic Testing ,
Health Insurance ,
Healthcare ,
Kickbacks ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
OIG ,
Qui Tam ,
Stark Law ,
Whistleblowers