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Rare Circuit Court Decision on Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act Demands Notice In and Beyond Addiction Treatment Industry

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The Ninth Circuit recently decided United States v. Schena, 142 F.4th 1217 (9th Cir. 2025), which considered the Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act (“EKRA”). EKRA, enacted in 2018 to address “body brokering” and other...more

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Inside the Ninth Circuit’s Interpretation of EKRA: Clarity for Kickback Law

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On July 11, 2025, in United States v. Schena,[1] the Ninth Circuit adopted an expansive interpretation of the Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act (EKRA), applying the law to any payment that could have the effect of...more

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Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act (EKRA) Updates

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On October 24, 2018, Congress enacted the Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and Communities Act, (the “SUPPORT Act”). Section 1822 of the SUPPORT Act contains the...more

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California Doctor Pleads Guilty to EKRA Violations

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On September 15, 2020, Doctor Akikur R. Mohammad, a California resident and drug treatment facility owner, pled guilty before the U.S. District Court of New Jersey for violating the Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act...more

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First EKRA Enforcement Announced

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The first publicly disclosed prosecution under the Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act (“EKRA”) occurred last month, a little over a year after EKRA became law. As we described in a previous blog post, EKRA criminalizes...more

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Nation’s First Conviction under EKRA

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What appears to be the United States’ first conviction under the Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act (“EKRA”) occurred last month when the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky accepted the...more

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First Guilty Plea Under 2018 Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act

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The first guilty plea under The Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act (EKRA) may come as a surprise to many in the lab industry hoping federal authorities would not enforce the new criminal statute until after Congress...more

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Congress Creates a Mess by Enacting the Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act of 2018

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Congress has activated a new Anti-Kickback law known as Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act of 2018 (commonly referred to as EKRA). The new Anti-Kickback law applies to arrangements involving recovery homes, clinical...more

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Jones Day Talks Health Care: The Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act

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With the passage of the Eliminating Kickbacks and Recovery Act in October 2018, Congress took aim at the ongoing opioid crisis threatening communities across the U.S. This new criminal statute targets healthcare providers...more

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