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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 Unveils Record-Breaking National Health Care Fraud Takedown

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Key Takeaways - DOJ’s 2025 National Health Care Fraud Takedown was a record-breaking operation that resulted in criminal charges against 324 defendants and targeted schemes involving over $14.6 billion in intended losses....more

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DOJ Announces Record-Breaking National Health Care Fraud Takedown Against 324 Defendants with Over $14.6 Billion in Alleged Fraud

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The DOJ announced on June 30 an unprecedented Health Care Fraud Takedown resulting in criminal charges against 324 defendants (including 96 doctors, nurse practitioners, pharmacists and other licensed providers), with an...more

Rivkin Radler LLP

Online DME Company Billed Insurers for Unnecessary Medical Supplies

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DMERx, an online DME platform, served as the basis for a massive fraud against Medicare and other insurers. Gregory Schreck, a Kansas man who was the vice president of DMERx, orchestrated a sophisticated fraud scheme to bill...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

2025 Top-of-Mind Issues for Life Sciences Companies

DTC Telehealth Platforms - Arrangements involving telemedicine and direct-to-consumer (“DTC”) business services are expected to be a source of major regulatory scrutiny. In 2024, such arrangements were the focus of proposed...more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

EnforceMintz — With Telemedicine Here to Stay, Enforcement Agencies Continued their Scrutiny

The Department of Justice and other federal enforcement agencies continued to hotly pursue individuals and entities involved in criminal telefraud schemes in 2022, as evidenced by the national coordinated law enforcement...more

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OIG Alert and DOJ Enforcement Action Summary: Telemedicine Arrangements

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The July 20, 2022 Special Fraud Alert describes findings from what OIG describes as “dozens of investigations of fraud schemes involving companies that purported to provide telehealth, telemedicine, or telemarketing services”...more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

DOJ Announces Another Wide-Ranging COVID-19 Fraud Enforcement Action

For the last few years, we have been closely monitoring and reporting on COVID-19 related fraud enforcement efforts by federal agencies. We detailed those findings in our Health Care Enforcement 2020 Year in Review & 2021...more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

Five Takeaways from DOJ’s Latest National Enforcement Action, Including Continued Focus on Opioids and Telemedicine

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) recently announced its latest national enforcement action related to health care fraud (National Enforcement Action) in which DOJ filed criminal charges against 142 defendants. The...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Report on Medicare Compliance Volume 29, Number 35. News Briefs: October 2020

Report on Medicare Compliance 29, no. 35 (October 5, 2020) - In a major national enforcement action, the Department of Justice (DOJ) and other federal agencies said Sept. 30 they have charged 345 people, including more...more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

Recent DOJ Comments Shed Light on Expected Civil Enforcement of COVID-19 Cases

Comments made by Department of Justice (DOJ) attorneys during a recent webinar provided insight into the government’s civil enforcement priorities related to the coronavirus pandemic. In particular, government attorneys...more

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