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Groom Law Group, Chartered

The Trump Administration Implements Aggressive Medicare Advantage Plan Audits

On May 21, 2025, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) announced its intent “to crush[] fraud, waste, and abuse across all federal healthcare programs” through aggressive audits of Medicare Advantage (“MA”)...more

Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick & Raspanti,...

The Medicare Advantage Program: Public Money & Private Insurance Companies

When I investigated and litigated False Claims Act (FCA) cases at the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) over the last 10 years, I was often surprised by just how little I knew about the broad array of government agencies and...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Event] 15th Annual Advanced Forum on Managed Care Disputes and Litigation - May 2nd - 3rd, Chicago, IL

ACI’s Advanced Forum on Managed Care Disputes and Litigation offers an unparalleled learning experience, specifically designed for the MCO legal community. Attend and develop winning legal strategies and business best...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Managed Care & the FCA: Are Courts Getting It Right?

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Courts are grappling with unique questions in the context of managed care programs in False Claims Act (FCA) cases. But are they getting it right? Two questions trending in courts relate to: (1) materiality under the FCA when...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

OIG Issues Report Suggesting Medicare Advantage Companies Perform Chart Reviews and Health Risk Assessments to Drive Higher...

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On September 20, 2021 the Office of the Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (OIG) issued a report suggesting that certain Medicare Advantage (MA) companies were leveraging chart reviews and...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Sutter Health Settles Medicare Fraud Case For $90 Million: The Largest Settlement For Medicare Advantage Fraud

A major California-based health care system, Sutter Health, and several of its medical practice foundation affiliates have agreed to pay a total of $90 million to settle allegations that they violated the False Claims Act...more

King & Spalding

Government Files False Claims Act Suit Against Anthem for Allegedly Submitting Inaccurate Diagnosis Codes Used in Risk Adjustment...

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On March 26, 2020, the Manhattan U.S. Attorney’s Office filed suit against Anthem, Inc. for violations of the False Claims Act. The complaint alleges that between 2014–2018, Anthem submitted inaccurate diagnosis codes to CMS...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Medicare Advantage: Recent Developments in FCA Enforcement

The Medicare Advantage program, which allows private insurance companies to offer and administer Medicare benefits, continues to be an area of sharp scrutiny for False Claims Act (FCA) enforcement despite some significant...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

DOJ Intervenes in Another Medicare Advantage Risk Adjustment FCA Suit

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On December 11, 2018, the United States announced that it has elected to intervene in a False Claims Act (FCA) lawsuit filed against Sutter Health and its affiliated entity Palo Alto Medical Foundation (PAMF) alleging that...more

Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP

Client Alert: Feds Shine a Light on Medicare Advantage Plans and Physicians Related to Risk Adjustment Practices

Although the sufficiency of medical records documentation supporting beneficiary diagnoses for Medicare Advantage (MA) risk adjustment has been on the OIG’s work plan since 2013, the Department of Justice has upped the ante...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

The Enforcement Risks for Medicare Advantage Plans Continue: A New False Claims Act Settlement in Florida

Recent activities of the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and Qui Tam whistleblowers reveal that Medicare Advantage Plans remain at the forefront of investigations for violations of the federal False Claim Act (“FCA”) for...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Medicare Advantage Plans Under Fire: The Department of Justice Files Complaints-in-Intervention

As reported in earlier blogs, the federal Department of Justice (DOJ) has been actively looking into potential abuses by Medicare Advantage (MA) Organizations as to allegedly improper risk adjustment claims submissions and...more

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