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Potential False Claims Act Liability for Providers of Gender-Affirming Care for Minors

On July 9, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced it sent more than 20 subpoenas to physicians and clinics involved in providing gender-affirming care to minors, and that the subpoenas related to...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

DOJ and HHS Announce Formation of False Claims Act Working Group and Results of National Health Care Fraud Takedown

As we reported in our recent client alert, the Trump administration has made clear that it is committed to using the False Claims Act (FCA) to prosecute healthcare fraud. Two recent Trump administration moves give important...more

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DOJ and HHS Announce New False Claims Act Working Group

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On July 2, 2025, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that they are forming the DOJ-HHS False Claims Act Working Group to further combat healthcare fraud—an...more

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A Balancing Act: Privacy Issues And Responding to A Federal Subpoena Investigating Transgender Care

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On Wednesday, July 9, 2025, the United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) issued more than 20 subpoenas to physicians and clinics (the “Providers”) who provide gender-affirming care to transgender youth. According to the...more

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DOJ Data Security Program – Another Privacy and Security Law that Impacts the Health Care Industry

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The Department of Justice (“DOJ”) implemented the Data Security Program (“DSP”) intending to prevent access to Americans’ bulk sensitive personal data and government-related data by Countries of Concern. The DSP is aimed at...more

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DOJ and HHS Launch New False Claims Act Working Group to Target Healthcare Fraud

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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) have jointly announced the launch of a reinvigorated DOJ-HHS False Claims Act Working Group aimed at enhancing interagency...more

Warner Norcross + Judd

Insights from the Largest DOJ Health Care Fraud Enforcement Effort in U.S. History

On June 30, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the largest coordinated health care fraud enforcement effort in U.S. history, involving criminal charges against over 300 defendants and over $14.6 billion in health care...more

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DOJ-HHS Establishes New Working Group to Enhance FCA Enforcement

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On July 2, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the formation of a new working group in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) focused on the enforcement of the False Claims...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

HHS and DOJ Launch FCA Working Group With New Joint Enforcement Priorities

On July 2, 2025, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the reinvigoration of their False Claims Act (FCA) enforcement efforts through the formation of a joint FCA...more

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DOJ and HHS Launch Joint False Claims Act Working Group: Heightened Enforcement Risk Ahead for Healthcare and Government-Funded...

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The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) have formed a new False Claims Act (FCA) Working Group, according to a joint announcement issued by DOJ on July 2, 2025....more

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“First Do No Harm” Considerations for Healthcare Providers in Light of Historic Healthcare Fraud Enforcement Announcement by the...

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On Monday, the Department of Justice Criminal Division, led by Matthew R. Galeotti, announced its largest healthcare fraud enforcement charging individuals and entities across the globe in allegedly $14.6 billion criminal and...more

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[Webinar] 180 Days of the Trump Administration—Quick Hits on Executive Orders, Actions, and Policies - July 17th - August 13th,...

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Blank Rome presents a new summer webinar series where our interdisciplinary team will unpack the most pressing legal, regulatory, and policy developments from the Trump Administration’s first 180 days. Each session offers...more

Tucker Arensberg, P.C.

DOJ Announces Largest Health Care Fraud Takedown in U.S. History

In the largest health care fraud takedown in U.S. history, the Justice Department announced charges against 324 individuals—including 96 licensed medical professionals—in connection with schemes involving over $14.6 billion...more

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[Podcast] Medicare Advantage: Enforcement Activity & Broker Arrangements

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On this Ropes & Gray podcast, health care partner Michael Lampert and counsel Sam Perrone are joined by litigation & enforcement partner Andrew O’Connor for a two-part discussion, with this first episode focused on recent...more

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DOJ Civil Division Announces Five Enforcement Priorities

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On June 11, 2025, in a memorandum entitled Civil Division Enforcement Priorities (the “Memo”), the Department of Justice (DOJ) Civil Division outlined its five priority areas for investigations and enforcement actions: (1)...more

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DOJ’s Civil Division Prioritizes Investigations and Enforcement Actions Targeting DEI, Immigration, and Gender-Affirming Health...

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The Civil Division of the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced that President Trump and Attorney General Pam Bondi have directed the Civil Division to use its enforcement authorities to “advance the administration’s policy...more

Epstein Becker & Green

DOJ Civil Division Announces 2025 Priorities: Promises “Aggressive” False Claims Act Enforcement of Civil Rights Violations and...

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On June 11, 2025, Assistant Attorney General Brett A. Shumate issued an internal memorandum (the “Shumate memo”) to all Civil Division employees of the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”), describing the Division’s enforcement...more

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DOJ Civil Division Publishes Memo Outlining Trump Administration Civil Enforcement Priority Related to Health Care

In May 2025 the Department of Justice (DOJ) Criminal Division published its enforcement priorities, and the Civil Division has now followed suit with a memorandum of its own (the “Civil Division Memo”)...more

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FCA Enforcement & Compliance Digest — Summer 2025 False Claims Act Newsletter

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Welcome to the Summer 2025 issue of “FCA Enforcement & Compliance Digest,” our quarterly newsletter in which we compile essential updates on False Claims Act (FCA) enforcement trends, litigation, agency guidance, and...more

Proskauer - Health Care Law Brief

DOJ’s Civil Rights Fraud Initiative: Key Considerations for Health Care Providers

The Department of Justice’s (“DOJ”) May 19, 2025 “Civil Rights Fraud Initiative” memorandum, issued by Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche (the “Initiative”), marks a consequential policy shift for False Claims Act (“FCA”)...more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

Speaker Programs: Two Recent Enforcement Actions Serve as a Reminder of the Government's Longstanding Scrutiny

The pharmaceutical and medical device industries have long utilized speaker programs, which typically involve retaining health care professionals to speak or present on the companies’ products to educate their peers. Speaker...more

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Dialysis & Nephrology Digest - May 2025

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DOJ scores first victory in criminal antitrust labor market trial - A federal jury convicted a former home healthcare staffing executive in Las Vegas for orchestrating a three-year wage-fixing conspiracy targeting...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

False Claims Act Insights - Trump DOJ Sharpens Its Focus on Healthcare Fraud

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Host Jonathan Porter welcomes to the show Husch Blackwell attorney Brandon Hall, a St. Louis-based member of the firm’s Healthcare group, to discuss how the Department of Justice’s reshuffling of priorities could lead to a...more

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Attorney General Issues Guidance to U.S. Department of Justice Regarding Transgender Healthcare for Children

On April 22, 2025, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi issued a memorandum entitled “Preventing the Mutilation of American Children” (“the AG Memorandum”)....more

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Wage-Fixing: An Alternative to DOJ’s No-Poach Prosecutions?

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On April 14, 2025, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) obtained a high-profile “wage-fixing” conviction under the Sherman Act against a former executive of multiple home health care agencies (“HHAs”). A federal jury convicted...more

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