Last week, in light of the Department of Justice’s newly-formed COVID-19 Fraud Enforcement Task Force, we cautioned that COVID-related prosecutions were likely imminent. And on the heels of this DOJ task force, we are already...more
6/1/2021
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corruption ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Billing ,
Government Investigations ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Medicare ,
Telemedicine ,
Virus Testing ,
White Collar Crimes
For the past two years, telemedicine companies, durable medical equipment suppliers, pharmacies, and individuals and entities that market to such entities have been at the center of DOJ gunsights. In 2019, the Department...more
4/30/2021
/ Anti-Kickback Statute ,
Bribery ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Durable Medical Equipment ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Government Investigations ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Medicaid ,
Medical Devices ,
Medicare ,
Medicare Fraud ,
Telehealth ,
Telemedicine ,
TRICARE
On Thursday, AseraCare, a national hospice care provider, announced that it had settled a long-standing Medicare billing dispute with the DOJ, a case that has garnered nationwide attention in healthcare since 2008. At issue...more
3/5/2020
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Enforcement Actions ,
False Billing ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Fraud and Abuse ,
Government Investigations ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Hospice ,
Medicare ,
Medicare Billing Privileges ,
Settlement Agreements ,
Statistical Sampling
Congress has acknowledged that the Stark law is standing in the way of the healthcare industry's transition to alternative, value-based payment models, and in turn, meaningful reform may soon be on the horizon.
Last...more
The Supreme Court of the United States in Universal Health Services, Inc. v. Escobar et al., weighed in on and embraced the implied certification theory of liability within the False Claims Act (FCA)....more
6/22/2016
/ False Claims Act (FCA) ,
False Implied Certification Theory ,
Federal Contractors ,
Health Care Providers ,
Implied Certification ,
Material Misrepresentation ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
Mental Health ,
SCOTUS ,
Universal Health Services Inc v United States ex rel Escobar ,
Unlicensed Medical Providers