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Trump Sends Letters to Manufacturers Regarding Most-Favored-Nation Executive Order Requirements

In follow-up to the May 12th “Delivering Most Favored Nation Prescription Drug Pricing to American Patients” Executive Order, President Trump issued letters to seventeen manufacturers (Letters), reiterating the mandate for...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

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Whistleblower Claim Leads to Huge Settlement for Unpaid Drug Rebates

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A whistleblower action under the federal False Claims Act (31 U.S.C. §§ 3729 et seq.) against a U.S. pharmaceutical company has settled for an amount that can be as high as $50 million. The incident highlights the value and...more

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DOJ Announces False Claims Act Recoveries for FY 2022

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On February 7, 2023, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced its annual False Claims Act (FCA) recoveries for fiscal year 2022. DOJ recovered $2.2 billion from a total of 351 settlements and judgments—the second-highest...more

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Recent DOJ Settlements Involving DME Manufacturers Highlight Important Anti-Kickback Considerations

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​​​​​​​The Department of Justice (“DOJ”) recently announced two settlement agreements, both involving durable medical equipment (“DME”) companies, following allegations that the companies had violated the Anti-Kickback...more

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Fourth Circuit Adopts Safeco Scienter Standard to Prove False Claims Act Violation in Legal Falsity Cases

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A few weeks ago, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit answered a critical inquiry in the False Claims Act (“FCA”) context: does a defendant violate the FCA when it’s reading of the regulation is objectionably...more

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Bristol-Myers Squibb Settles MDRP Underpayment Claim For $75 Million

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The U.S. Department of Justice recently announced that Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS) agreed to pay $75 million, plus interest, to resolve allegations that it knowingly underpaid rebates owed under the Medicaid Drug Rebate...more

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Investigations Newsletter: Defense Vehicle Manufacturer Accused of Defrauding the Government by $1.2 Billion

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Defense Vehicle Manufacturer Accused of Defrauding the Government by $1.2 Billion - On Tuesday, December 3, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia unsealed a six-year-old False Claims Act complaint...more

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Healthcare Fraud & Abuse Review 2017

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A LOOK BACK... A LOOK AHEAD - While the uncertainty associated with legislative efforts to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) dominated most of the headlines for the healthcare industry last year,...more

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