The government has announced a renewed and expanded focus on False Claims Act (FCA) enforcement, doubling down on traditional health care priorities like kickbacks and drug pricing while signaling increased scrutiny of...more
A handful of recent court decisions have brought a small degree of resolution and simultaneously a large degree of uncertainty to what we at Arent Fox affectionately refer to as the “340B Saga.”
It’s a dispute lasting...more
Proposed Rules Seek to Repeal Multiple Trump Era Regulations That Received Prior Industry Scrutiny -
The United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) – still within its first full year under the direction...more
Home Health Care Employees Plead Guilty in Multi-Million Dollar Medicaid Fraud Scheme -
Two individuals pled guilty in Pennsylvania federal court to conspiracy to defraud the Pennsylvania Medicaid program and commit...more
1/24/2020
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Manufacturer to Pay Over $37.5 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations -
On January 15, 2015, the DOJ announced that ResMed Corp., a manufacturer of durable medical equipment, agreed to pay over...more
1/20/2020
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Government Intervenes Against Integrated Health Care System in False Claims Act Suit-
The Department of Justice (the DOJ)...more
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Kentucky Hospital Agrees to Pay $10 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations -
Jewish Hospital & St. Mary’s Healthcare Inc. d/b/a...more
11/25/2019
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Compound Ingredient Supplier to Pay Over $22 Million to Resolve Allegations Brought Under Qui Tam Provisions of FCA -
On November 7, 2019, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that Fagron Holding USA LLC (Fagron) had...more
11/18/2019
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Third Circuit Holds False Claims Act Relator Lacks Standing and Right to Intervene in Related Criminal Case -
In a matter of first impression, the Third Circuit held last week that a relator who filed an action under the...more
11/8/2019
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Kickback Allegations Settled for $20.25 Million -
Sanford Health, Sanford Medical Center, and Sanford Clinic (collectively, Sanford), a South Dakota health system, will pay $20.25 million to settle allegations that they...more
DOJ Issues Guidance on Ability-to-Pay in False Claims Act Cases -
On October 8, 2019, Assistant Attorney General Brian Benczkowski announced new guidance for federal prosecutors evaluating whether a corporation is unable...more
10/21/2019
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Genetic Testing Company and Three Principals Settle FCA Allegations for $42.6 Million -
On October 9, 2019, New Orleans-based laboratory company UTC Laboratories Inc. (RenRX) agreed to pay $41.6 million, and its three...more
Doctors and Alabama Cardiac Center to Pay $1.1 Million to Resolve Kickback Allegations -
On August 27, the US Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Washington announced a $1.1 million settlement with three...more
8/30/2019
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Former CEO of Virginia-Based Contractor to Pay $20M to Settle False Claims Act Allegations -
On August 20, 2019, the majority owner and former Chief Executive Officer of Virginia-based defense contractor ADS, Inc. –...more
Telemarketing Business Agrees to Pay $2.5 Million to Settle FCA Allegations of Telemedicine Scheme -
The US Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Florida, in collaboration with the US Attorney’s Office for the...more
8/12/2019
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ITT Cannon to Pay $11 Million to Settle False Claims Allegations -
ITT Cannon (ITT), a division of ITT Inc., has agreed to pay $11 million to settle whistleblower claims that it supplied...more
7/22/2019
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