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The Administrative False Claims Act: 10 Fast Facts That Matter

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The Administrative False Claims Act (AFCA), enacted in December 2024, expands agency authority and recovery limits, making the AFCA a more powerful tool for recouping government funds lost to alleged false claims—a...more

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Recent Court Decision Shows Best Way to Handle Civil Investigative Demands

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The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) is authorized by the False Claims Act (FCA) to issue Civil Investigative Demands, commonly known as CIDs. 31 U.S.C. § 3733. The DOJ has made increasing use of CIDs to obtain...more

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FCA Deeper Dive: Judicial Review of Settlements

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The FCA continues to be the federal government’s primary civil enforcement tool for investigating allegations that healthcare providers or government contractors defrauded the federal government. In the coming weeks, we...more

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Fourth Circuit Takes a Pass on Statistical Sampling, Finds DOJ's Settlement Veto Authority Unreviewable

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After granting the relators’ petition for an interlocutory review of the district court’s rejection of the use of statistical sampling to establish FCA liability, the Fourth Circuit ultimately declined to reach that issue in...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

"New HHS OIG Criteria to Guide Resolution of Health Care Investigations"

The Office of Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services (OIG) has issued updated guidance on the use of its so-called permissive exclusion authority under Section 1128(b)(7) of the Social Security Act...more

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