On January 10, 2025, OIG posted a favorable advisory opinion approving a proposed program (Program) to provide patients who meet certain financial need criteria with free access to a pharmaceutical product that has limited...more
The HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG), in connection with its enforcement responsibilities, must exclude a party from the federal health care programs if the party is found to have violated certain federal laws. This type...more
Welcome to the Fall 2024 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 compliance...more
This week, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado (“USAO”) announced that it entered into a series of interrelated settlement agreements with companies that provide intraoperative neuromonitoring (“IONM”)...more
The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General (OIG) published a General Compliance Program Guidance (GCPG) on November 6, 2023, marking the first update to OIG’s compliance program guidance...more
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