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EKRA Has Teeth: Ninth Circuit Upholds Lab Operator’s Criminal Conviction for Paying Marketers for Referrals

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In a matter of first impression, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals interpreted the scope of the 2018 Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act (EKRA) in the context of a lab operator who allegedly paid marketers to induce...more

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A Prescription for Caution: Senators Release Investigative Report on Direct-To-Consumer Telehealth Models

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On July 17, the offices of Senators Durbin (D. IL.), Warren (D. MA.), Sanders (I. VT.), and Welch (D. VT.) (collectively, “Senators”) released a report summarizing the results of a nine month investigation into...more

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Defense-Friendly Anti-Kickback Statute and False Claims Act Marketing and Advertising Decisions

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On April 14, 2025, the Seventh and Second Circuits each issued opinions narrowing the scope of advertising, marketing, and booking fee activities that run afoul of the federal Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS). See United States v....more

Blank Rome LLP

Seventh Circuit Decision Clarifies Distinction Between Face-to-Face Sales and Advertising Under the Anti-Kickback Statute

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Overview - In a significant decision, United States v. Sorensen, --- F.4th ----, 2025 WL 1099080 (7th Cir. Apr. 14, 2025), the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit reversed the conviction of Mark...more

Epstein Becker & Green

New Seventh Circuit Decision Signals Greater Flexibility for Healthcare Marketing Services

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On April 14, 2025, the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit issued a decision in a case involving the federal Anti-Kickback Statute (“AKS”) and marketing services that the court framed as an appeal...more

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The Seventh Circuit Narrows AKS Scope for 1099 Marketers and Advertisers

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On April 14, the Seventh Circuit in United States v. Sorensen issued a decision reversing a jury conviction and narrowing the scope of the Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS) as applied to marketers and advertisers....more

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The OIG Issues New FAQs on Financial Assistance Policies and Marketing to Patients

On July 8, 2024, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) updated its General Questions on Fraud and Abuse Authorities (FAQs) related to the Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS) and the Beneficiary Inducement Prohibition of Civil...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

8 Ways Life Sciences Cos. Can Adapt to the Social Media Era

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Social media usage worldwide is showing no signs of slowing as it permeates all aspects of our daily lives. Originally published in Law360 - September 11, 2023....more

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OIG Approves Online Platform's Per-Booking Fees for Medical Appointments and Per-Click Fees for Advertisements

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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently issued Advisory Opinion 23-04, approving the per-booking fees healthcare providers pay a technology company for each new patient who...more

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OIG Issues Favorable Advisory Opinion About Online Health Directories and Advertisements

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Does your practice pay to advertise in online directories? Or do you contract with a website to allow patients to book appointments or look for services? If the answer to these questions is “yes,” you may be interested in a...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

AGG Food & Drug Newsletter - February 2021

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP's Food & Drug Newsletter is a monthly update of legal and regulatory issues that affect the FDA-regulated community and highlights articles from members of our Food & Drug practice, as well as from...more

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OIG Approves Online Directory’s Per-Click Fees, Signaling Growing Acceptance of Healthcare Technology

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The Situation: The Department of Health and Human Services ("HHS"), Office of Inspector General ("OIG") released an advisory opinion providing new insight into the evaluation of fraud and abuse risks of per-click fee...more

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K&L Gates Triage: Recent Developments Impacting Drug Pricing and the 340B Program: Part 1

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In Part One of this two-part series on recent developments in pharmacy law and the 340B drug pricing program, Richard Church and Ryan Severson discuss several recent developments that may affect drug pricing and pharmacy...more

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Administration Again Attempts to Lower Drug Prices

In 2018, the administration published its Blueprint to Lower Drug Prices for U.S. citizens. The Blueprint included 12 proposed actions by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)....more

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Healthcare Law Update: July 2019

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CMS Regulation - District Court Strikes Down Rule Mandating Price Disclosure in DTC Pharmaceutical Advertisements - The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), together with the Centers for Medicare &...more

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HHS Proposes 'Sweeping' Changes to Pharmacy Drug Pricing

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The pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) industry recently has come under significant scrutiny by the Trump administration....more

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Antitrust Suit Against Michigan Hospital Moves Forward As Both Sides Denied Summary Judgment

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A federal district court denied summary judgment motions brought by both sides in the government’s antitrust suit against a Michigan hospital alleging an agreement not to compete in violation of Section 1 of the Sherman Act....more

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OIG Rings in the New Year With New Anti-Kickback Statute Safe Harbors

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Just in time for the New Year, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued final regulations (Final Regulations) that revised two existing Anti-Kickback Statute safe...more

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OIG Approves Free Diapers and Playpen in Connection with Medicaid Program Promoting Pre- and Post-Natal Care

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On January 26, 2015, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued an advisory opinion approving an entity’s practice of advertising and providing free diapers and free portable...more

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