Jones Day Talks Health Care: The Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act
The Ninth Circuit recently decided United States v. Schena, 142 F.4th 1217 (9th Cir. 2025), which considered the Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act (“EKRA”). EKRA, enacted in 2018 to address “body brokering” and other...more
Since the pandemic, COVID-19-related fraud has been a consistent target of the Department of Justice....more
Enacted in 2018, the Eliminating Kickbacks Recovery Act (EKRA) remains a source of anxiety and confusion in the clinical laboratory industry. In the four years since EKRA's enactment, U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ)...more
Engineering Firm Settles $37 Million False Claims Act Allegations - As part of a settlement agreement with the Department of Justice, QuantaDyn Corporation has agreed to pay $37,757,713.91 in restitution to resolve...more
I. INTRODUCTION - As discussed in recent alerts, federal and state authorities have focused their enforcement efforts on combatting fraud related to the COVID-19 pandemic....more
Widespread testing of patients and the public for COVID-19 exposure appears to be the key to reopening society sooner rather than later. Current estimates suggest that clinical laboratories across the United States have...more