Jones Day Talks Health Care: The Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act
In the past few months, federal prosecutors in California have brought multiple indictments under the Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act (EKRA) charging the owners of substance abuse treatment facilities and their...more
Five years ago Congress enacted the Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act of 2018 (“EKRA”). Aimed at combating kickbacks in the addiction treatment industry, EKRA prohibits remunerations in return for patient referrals to...more
What appears to be the United States’ first conviction under the Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act (“EKRA”) occurred last month when the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky accepted the...more