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DOJ and HHS Relaunch False Claims Act Working Group, Sharpen Healthcare Enforcement Priorities

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On July 2, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) jointly announced the reestablishment of the DOJ-HHS False Claims Act (FCA) Working Group. While the two agencies...more

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FCA Enforcement & Compliance Digest — Summer 2025 False Claims Act Newsletter

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Welcome to the Summer 2025 issue of “FCA Enforcement & Compliance Digest,” our quarterly newsletter in which we compile essential updates on False Claims Act (FCA) enforcement trends, litigation, agency guidance, and...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

HHS-OIG Year in Review 2024

In 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) provided useful insights to the healthcare industry regarding how it approaches various fraud and abuse issues in an...more

Proskauer - Health Care Law Brief

CMS Publishes Final Rule, Effective January 1, 2025, Addressing the Requirements for Reporting and Returning Overpayments

The standard for an “identified overpayment” under Medicare Parts A–D now aligns with section 1128J(d)(4)(A) of the Social Security Act, which incorporates by reference the Federal False Claim Act’s (the “FCA”) “knowledge”...more

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Investigations Newsletter: Massachusetts District Court Judge Applies Heightened Causation Standard in FCA Case

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Massachusetts District Court Judge Applies Heightened Causation Standard in FCA Case - On January 6, a District Court of Massachusetts judge granted summary judgment for defendants on allegations of violating the...more

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EnforceMintz — FCA Enforcement in Value-Based Care Arrangements Heated Up in 2024 and Likely to Remain a Priority in 2025

Value-based care (VBC) is a health care delivery model that has grown increasingly common in recent years. Perhaps unsurprisingly, this growth seems to have attracted the attention of government enforcement agencies...more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

EnforceMintz — Medicare Advantage and Part D Programs to Remain in the Enforcement Spotlight in 2025

As government scrutiny and enforcement targeting the Medicare Advantage (Medicare Part C) program continued in 2024, the industry’s response to agency actions escalated. Last year also resulted in the first sizable Part D...more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

EnforceMintz — Scienter, Causation, and Constitutional Questions: 2024’s Three Key FCA Litigation Issues

In 2024, federal courts issued a number of important decisions in False Claims Act (FCA) cases that are particularly noteworthy for the health care and life sciences industries. We focus here on decisions that further develop...more

Proskauer - Health Care Law Brief

OIG Releases Special Fraud Alert About Suspect Payments in Marketing Arrangements Related to Medicare Advantage and Providers

On December 11, 2024, the Office of Inspector General for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“OIG”) issued a special fraud alert warning about certain marketing schemes that involve questionable payments and...more

Furia Rubel Communications, Inc.

Navigating the Regulatory Complexities of an Evolving Health Care System with Kathleen Fisher Enyeart, Counsel at Lathrop GPM

In this episode of On Record PR, Gina Rubel goes on record with Kathleen Fisher Enyeart, Counsel at Lathrop GPM, to discuss the challenges of complying with health care regulations in a complex and rapidly changing industry....more

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DOJ Reports Record Number of New False Claims Act Matters, Recoveries for 2023

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Our False Claims Act (FCA) Team examines the Department of Justice’s increased focus on enforcement of the FCA, especially in health care matters. The DOJ initiated over 1,000 FCA matters in one year for the first time....more

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A Long-Awaited Change: OIG Updates its Compliance Program Guidances

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From 1998-2008, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) published compliance program guidelines for various industries in the Federal Register....more

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Criminal Indictment for Medicare Advantage Fraud

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The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) recently announced a rare criminal indictment involving the Medicare Advantage program—a contrast from DOJ’s more typical use of its civil enforcement authority to pursue similar issues...more

Harris Beach Murtha PLLC

HHS Office of Inspector General August 2023 Enforcement Activity

The following is a summary of selected federal Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General (OIG) reports of fraud and abuse enforcement activity across the country. The enforcement actions reported...more

Perkins Coie

New CMS Rule Requires Extrapolation of Medicare Advantage RADV Audit Findings

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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published its final rule regarding the Medicare Advantage (MA) Risk Adjustment Data Validation (RADV) program in early February 2023. Among other matters, the final rule...more

Harris Beach Murtha PLLC

Continued: Summary of Fraud and Abuse Enforcement Yields Insight for Health Care Compliance and Risk Assessment

The following is a summary of the federal Health and Human Services agency’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) reports of fraud and abuse enforcement activity across the country. The enforcement actions reported are based...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Event] Managed Care Compliance Conference - January 26th - 29th, Lake Buena Vista, FL

Delve into compliance hot topics and issues, including risk adjustment, CMS compliance, ethical leadership, data security, audits, and the challenges of the job. You’ll learn the latest practices, share strategies, and...more

The Volkov Law Group

Double Whammy for United Healthcare: Two False Claims Act Cases in Two Weeks

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The False Claims Act is the government’s weapon of choice in fighting healthcare fraud. In the beginning of the Obama Administration, Congress amended the False Claims Act and enacted a wish list from DOJ prosecutors. ...more

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DOJ Issues New Guidance on the Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs in Federal Fraud Investigations

On February 8th, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) quietly issued new guidance on how the agency evaluates corporate compliance programs during fraud investigations. The guidance, published on the agency’s website as the...more

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