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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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Legal Marketing Tactics or an Illegal Kickback Scheme? The Seventh Circuit’s Impending Decision on the Expansiveness of the...

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On December 4, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit heard oral arguments in USA v. Mark Sorensen, case number 24-1557, and it is now taking under advisement a case that could have widespread effects as to what...more

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OIG January 2024 Enforcement Summary

The following is a summary of selected federal Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General (OIG) reports of fraud and abuse enforcement activity across the country. The enforcement actions reported...more

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HHS Office of Inspector General November 2023 Enforcement Activity

The following is a summary of selected federal Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General (OIG) reports of fraud and abuse enforcement activity across the country. The enforcement actions reported...more

Harris Beach Murtha PLLC

HHS Office of Inspector General October 2023 Enforcement Activity

The following is a summary of selected federal Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General (OIG) reports of fraud and abuse enforcement activity across the country. The enforcement actions reported...more

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DOJ Focused on Toxicology Testing – EKRA and Anti-Kickback Statute Violations Abound

On November 4, 2021, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the conviction of several South Florida addiction treatment facility operators following a seven-week trial. ...more

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OIG’s Latest Congressional Report Sees Continued Emphasis on Fraud and Abuse Enforcement

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In the final quarter of calendar year 2019, the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) released its Semiannual Report to Congress (the “Report”). The Report covers the six-month period...more

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