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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

DOJ and HHS Announce Joint False Claims Act Working Group and Enforcement Priorities

On July 2, 2025, the Departments of Justice and Health & Human Services announced a joint working group aimed at “strengthening their ongoing collaboration to advance priority enforcement areas” under the False Claims Act...more

Ropes & Gray LLP

[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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Five Things Every Health Care Provider Should Know About HHS OIG’s 2025 Semiannual Report

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On June 2, 2025, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of Inspector General (OIG) published its Semiannual Report to Congress. This report covers the period from October 1, 2024, through March 31, 2025,...more

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FCA Case Against Insurers Alleges Kickbacks and Discriminatory Practices

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On May 1, a whistleblower filed a complaint under the federal False Claims Act (FCA) against Aetna, Elevance Health (formerly Anthem) and Humana alleging that the insurers paid hundreds of millions of dollars in illegal...more

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Oak Street Health Pays $60 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Violations

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Federal whistleblowers have been exposing health care fraud for years.  The False Claims Act (“FCA”) contains robust whistleblower provisions and protections that reward whistleblowers with financial payouts. The process for...more

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Rare DOJ Criminal Indictment Related to Medicare Advantage Risk Adjustment

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In an indictment announced on October 26, 2023 in Miami, the U.S. Department of Justice, Criminal Division’s Fraud Section, working with the FBI and HHS-OIG, brought what may be only the second federal criminal charges...more

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Cigna Group Falls Under the False Claims Axe and Pays Over $172 Million for Abuse of Medicare Advantage Program

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As if corporate healthcare businesses needed an enforcement reminder, DOJ recently announced a settlement with Cigna Group for $172 million to resolve claims that Cigna exaggerated patient illnesses to extract more money from...more

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DOJ Announces Second-Largest Annual Total Recoveries in False Claims Act History

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DOJ recovers a record $5.6 billion from FCA cases in 2021, the largest annual total since 2014. - The United States Department of Justice Civil Division ("DOJ") recently announced a recovery of more than $5.6 billion in...more

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As DOJ Focuses on Medicare Advantage Reimbursement, So Should Health Care Providers

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Over the past year, the federal government has taken concrete steps to fulfill its promise of a heightened commitment to investigating and enforcing health care fraud within the Medicare Advantage program (Medicare Part C). ...more

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DOJ Intervenes in Another Medicare Advantage FCA Suit

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On September 13, 2021, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) intervened in a False Claims Act (“FCA”) suit alleging that a health insurer defrauded the government by submitting false patient data to wrongfully inflate payments...more

Wiley Rein LLP

[Webinar] Adjusting the Risk for Medicare Advantage: Recent Enforcement Trends and Litigation Involving Medicare Advantage Risk...

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The Department of Justice (DOJ) continues to concentrate on risk adjustment programs of payers with Medicare Advantage Organizations (MAO) as a prime enforcement target. One particular area of focus, both civilly and...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Virtual Event] 2021 Managed Care Compliance Conference - February 1st - 3rd, 9:30 am - 3:45 pm CST

The first ever VIRTUAL Managed Care Compliance Conference will have the great speakers and content you have come to expect from the in-person event. Each year, we look forward to hosting compliance professionals at our...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Alert: In a Surprise Decision Issued on October 5, 2017, Honorable John Walter, United States District Judge, Dismissed a Medicare...

On October 5, 2017, the Honorable Judge John Walter of the United States District Court, Central District of California, granted the Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss the Medicare Advantage (“MA”) Federal False Claims Act (“FCA”)...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

"DOJ Continues Streak of Successful Merger Challenges With Blocked Aetna-Humana, Anthem-Cigna Deals"

In a continuation of recent Department of Justice (DOJ) successes challenging mergers, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia recently enjoined two more proposed mergers brought and litigated under the Obama...more

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