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DOJ Health Care Fraud Takedown and FCA Working Group Signal New Era of Enforcement and Compliance Risks

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On July 2, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) jointly announced the next phase of the Administration’s “Whole-of-Government” approach to fighting health care...more

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OIG Audit of Provider Relief Fund Payments to Hospitals Finds Substantial Noncompliance with Federal Requirements

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On June 13, 2025, OIG announced the results of an audit it conducted of 30 hospitals that received provider relief fund (PRF) payments during COVID-19 (the Audit). OIG found that 11 of the 30 audited hospitals failed to...more

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EnforceMintz — Long Tail of Pandemic Fraud Schemes Will Likely Result in Continued Enforcement for Years to Come

In last year’s edition of EnforceMintz, we predicted that 2024 would bring an increase in False Claims Act (FCA) enforcement activity related to COVID-19 pandemic fraud. Those predictions proved correct. The COVID-19 Fraud...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

In Trump’s Second Term, Healthcare Enforcement May Remain Business as Usual

Compared with other issues, healthcare enforcement during President-elect Donald Trump’s upcoming second term has received little attention. When he takes office again on January 20, should industry actors like pharmaceutical...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

DOJ and OIG Actions: 2023 Enforcement Trends Recap

This report reviews notable areas for government enforcement actions during 2023 that were discussed in our monthly Healthcare Regulatory Check-Up reports. In the past year, we saw the relevant federal government enforcement...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Event] 2023 Healthcare Enforcement Compliance Conference - November 5th - 7th, Washington, DC

Hear directly from the enforcement community - Want to gain insight into properly monitoring, detecting, investigating, and managing violations? Join us at HCCA’s Annual Healthcare Enforcement Compliance Conference to...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Healthcare Regulatory Check-Up Newsletter | May 2023 Recap

This issue of McDermott’s Healthcare Regulatory Check-Up highlights significant regulatory activity for May 2023. We discuss several criminal and civil enforcement actions that involve violations of the False Claims Act (FCA)...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Top Takeaways | 2023 Physician Practice Management & ASC Symposium 2023 | Fraud & Abuse Risk Mitigation and Enforcement Trends

In this session, McDermott Will & Emery Partners Denise Burke, Tony Maida and Monica Wallace discussed top issues and enforcement trends that physician practice management companies (PPMs) and ambulatory surgery centers...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Virtual Event] Columbus & Indianapolis Regional Healthcare Compliance Conference - June 2nd, 8:25 am - 4:30 pm ET

General and specialty compliance education from the comfort of your home or office - HCCA’s Regional Healthcare Compliance Conferences provide practitioners with virtual compliance learning that covers a wide variety of...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Healthcare Regulatory Check-up Newsletter | March 2023 Recap

This issue of McDermott’s Healthcare Regulatory Check-Up highlights significant regulatory activity for March 2023. We discuss several criminal and civil enforcement actions that involve Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS) and...more

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McDermottPlus Check-Up: April 28, 2023

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Congress was in session, and it was a busy healthcare week at the committee level, with six hearings focused specifically on health issues. On the House floor, Republicans passed the Limit, Save, Grow Act—a bill that raises...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Event] 14th Annual Advanced Forum on Managed Care Disputes and Litigation - March 29th - 30th, Chicago, IL

Hosted by ACI, 14th Annual Advanced Forum on Managed Care Disputes and Litigation returns for another exciting year with curated programming that will help you make sense of these developments, and their profound impact on...more

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Public Health Emergency Ends May 11: What Telehealth Companies Need to Know

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On January 30, 2023, the Biden Administration announced its intent to end the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) on May 11, 2023. The PHE has been in place for over three years during which time many telehealth and...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Event] Regional Healthcare Compliance Conference - January 27th, Lake Buena Vista, FL

Looking for compliance education and networking in your area? HCCA’s Regional Healthcare Compliance Conferences offer practitioners convenient, local compliance education, including updates on the latest news in regulatory...more

Holland & Knight LLP

HHS OIG Provides Clarity on Telemedicine Arrangements

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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) published a Special Fraud Alert (Fraud Alert) on July 20, 2022, warning healthcare providers "to exercise caution when entering into...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Telehealth regulatory oversight and enforcement trends

CT magazine (July 2022) - One of the notable impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the healthcare industry has been the boom in services provided via telehealth. This boom is in part due to temporary flexibilities applied...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

DOJ Demonstrates Commitment to COVID-19-Related Healthcare Enforcement with New Criminal Charges

On April 20, 2022, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a nationwide coordinated law enforcement action focused on COVID-19-related healthcare fraud. In total, DOJ brought criminal charges against 21 individuals,...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Virtual Event] Ann Arbor and Columbus Regional Healthcare Compliance Conference - June 24th, 8:25 am - 4:30 pm EDT

General and specialty compliance training from the comfort of your home or office! HCCA’s Regional Healthcare Compliance Conferences provide practitioners with virtual compliance training that includes updates on the...more

Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP

U.S. Supreme Court Upholds CMS Enforcement of COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for Healthcare Facilities that Receive Medicare or Medicaid...

What You Should Know- •The U.S. Supreme Court upheld the CMS COVID-19 vaccine mandate for healthcare workers and others at facilities that participate in the Medicare and Medicare programs. •The Court lifted the...more

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Biden’s HHS Seeks to Undo Trump Era Regulations

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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

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Federal Audits and Enforcement Actions of Telehealth Providers: Future Trends and Mitigating Risk

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As the COVID-19 pandemic progresses and the expanded use of telehealth has appeared to stabilize over the past year according to a July report from McKinsey & Company, Federal agencies have continued the recent trend of...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Event] Denver Regional Healthcare Compliance Conference - October 15th, Denver, CO

Our one-day Regional Compliance Conferences provide attendees with a forum to interact with local compliance professionals, share information about your compliance successes and challenges, and create educational...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Event] Kansas City Regional Healthcare Compliance Conference - September 17th, Lenexa, KS

Our one-day Regional Compliance Conferences provide attendees with a forum to interact with local compliance professionals, share information about your compliance successes and challenges, and create educational...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

DOJ and HHS-OIG Ramp Up COVID-Related Healthcare Fraud Enforcement Activity

Since the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) has prioritized identifying and prosecuting COVID-related fraudulent conduct, including healthcare fraud. Most of the DOJ’s enforcement activity to...more

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Investigations Newsletter: COVID-19 Task Force Established to Enhance Enforcement Efforts against Fraud

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COVID-19 Task Force Established to Enhance Enforcement Efforts against Fraud - On May 17, 2021, the Department of Justice and U.S. Attorney General announced the establishment of the COVID-19 Fraud Enforcement Task Force,...more

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