News & Analysis as of

Government Investigations Prescription Drugs Healthcare Fraud

Husch Blackwell LLP

False Claims Act Insights - Bitter Pills: DOJ Targets Pharmacies for FCA Enforcement

Husch Blackwell LLP on

Host Jonathan Porter welcomes back to the show Husch Blackwell attorney Abe Souza to discuss False Claims Act (FCA) enforcement in the pharmacy context. Pharmacies face multiple pressures, from disruptive online enterprises...more

Polsinelli

Swing and a Miss: the Government Strikes Out in Pharmacy Executive Kickback Trial

Polsinelli on

Last week, the government submitted its decision to the federal court not to retry partially-acquitted pharmacy executive, Chad Beene, for conspiracy and illegal kickback allegations. At the end of last year, a New Jersey...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

The Government Cannot Cut Corners: Appellate Courts Reverse Sentences in Three Recent Cases Because the Government Did Not...

Three appellate courts recently reversed sentences because the government did not adequately present evidence to support the alleged loss calculation underlying the court’s determination of the sentencing guidelines range. In...more

Polsinelli

Eleventh Circuit Rules Probation Sentence “Clear Error of Judgment” for Tricare Fraudster

Polsinelli on

Last Monday, the Eleventh Circuit ruled that the Middle District of Florida’s sentence of probation for former physician Nicole Bramwell in a $4.4 million Tricare fraud case was substantively unreasonable. The district...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Event] 2022 Managed Care Compliance Conference - January 30th - February 1st, Phoenix, AZ

Attend our annual event for those who manage compliance at health plan providers. Explore topics and issues that are pertinent to industry professionals like you. Learn the latest practices, share strategies, and connect with...more

Oberheiden P.C.

The Importance of a Pharmacy Compliance Program

Oberheiden P.C. on

As federal agencies and law enforcement investigate pharmacies around the country for health care fraud and kickback schemes, pharmacies should be proactive in understanding their regulatory environment and the importance of...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

[Webinar] 2021 DWT Healthcare Regulatory and Compliance Seminar - A Virtual Series - March 18th, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm PT

Please join us for our annual healthcare compliance seminar to discuss current developments in healthcare regulation and hospital compliance... Registrants will have the option of selecting the sessions they would like to...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

[Webinar] 2021 DWT Healthcare Regulatory and Compliance Seminar - A Virtual Series - March 16th, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm PT

Please join us for our annual healthcare compliance seminar to discuss current developments in healthcare regulation and hospital compliance... Registrants will have the option of selecting the sessions they would like to...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

[Webinar] 2021 DWT Healthcare Regulatory and Compliance Seminar - A Virtual Series - March 11th, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm PT

Please join us for our annual healthcare compliance seminar to discuss current developments in healthcare regulation and hospital compliance... Registrants will have the option of selecting the sessions they would like to...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

[Webinar] 2021 DWT Healthcare Regulatory and Compliance Seminar - A Virtual Series - March 9th, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm PT

Please join us for our annual healthcare compliance seminar to discuss current developments in healthcare regulation and hospital compliance... Registrants will have the option of selecting the sessions they would like to...more

ArentFox Schiff

DOJ Goes After The Dark Side of Artificial Intelligence (AI)

ArentFox Schiff on

A software developer of an electronic health records system utilizing AI is the recent target in a DOJ fraud investigation. On January 27, 2020, the DOJ announced that Practice Fusion, Inc. entered into a deferred...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Federal Government’s Charges against 60 Medical Personnel for Illegal Prescribing and Distributing of Opioids Demonstrates...

Dorsey & Whitney LLP on

Today, the Federal Government announced enforcement actions against 60 defendants in eleven federal districts, including 31 doctors, seven pharmacists, eight nurse practitioners, and seven other licensed medical professional...more

Baker Donelson

Arrest of Pharma Executive on Federal Kickback Charges Sends Strong Message About DOJ's Initiative on Personal Accountability

Baker Donelson on

Federal agents recently arrested the former president of an Allergan PLC division on charges of conspiring to pay kickbacks to physicians to induce them to prescribe the company's drugs. On October 28, 2015, a grand jury in...more

13 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 1

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide