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Pullman & Comley, LLC

Deadline Reminder: BCBS Settlement Claims Due by July 29, 2025

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Health care providers who have treated or provided services, equipment, or supplies to patients insured by Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) between July 24, 2008 and October 4, 2024 may be entitled to compensation under a $2.67...more

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[Podcast] Medicare Advantage: Enforcement Activity & Broker Arrangements

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On this Ropes & Gray podcast, health care partner Michael Lampert and counsel Sam Perrone are joined by litigation & enforcement partner Andrew O’Connor for a two-part discussion, with this first episode focused on recent...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Healthcare Providers Keep Singing the Blues About Unfair Reimbursement Rates But Blue Cross Blue Shield Won’t Change Its Tune

After more than a decade of litigation and more than $5 billion in settlements, the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (“BCBSA”) and its affiliate insurance companies (the “BCBS Entities”) appear to be up to their old tricks....more

Burr & Forman

Provider and Health Care Facility Claim Submissions Now Open in $2.8 Billion Blue Cross Blue Shield Settlement

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Medical providers, including individuals, physician groups, hospitals, surgery centers, health systems and other health care facilities, may be eligible for a portion of a $2.8 billion settlement reached by the Blue Cross...more

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Health Care Providers Should Seriously Consider Claims Under Two Antitrust Class Actions

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Now is the time for health care providers to consider participating in the recent Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) antitrust class action settlement and the newly filed antitrust cases alleging widespread price fixing for...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

AGs Take Action Regarding Medicaid Fraud

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This month, two attorneys general (AGs) have settled False Claims Act investigations with two separate companies in the health care industry. Both settlements were notable in their own right....more

Dentons

DOJ Reports Record False Claims Act Settlements & Judgments in FY 2023

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Fiscal year 2023 saw record recoveries and the highest number of settlements and judgments ever under the Federal False Claims Act. According to a new report released by the United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”), the...more

The Volkov Law Group

Cigna Group Falls Under the False Claims Axe and Pays Over $172 Million for Abuse of Medicare Advantage Program

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As if corporate healthcare businesses needed an enforcement reminder, DOJ recently announced a settlement with Cigna Group for $172 million to resolve claims that Cigna exaggerated patient illnesses to extract more money from...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

False Claims Act Decisions to Know from Q2 2023

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In this post, we summarize noteworthy False Claims Act (FCA) decisions from the second quarter of 2023. U.S. Supreme Court Decisions. The second quarter was particularly noteworthy because the Supreme Court decided two...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

New Enforcement Threat: 'Coordinated' AGs Pursuing Settlements Following Big Breaches

Report on Patient Privacy 20, no. 12 (December 10, 2020) - In late September, Anthem Inc. entered into a $39.5 million settlement for a 2014 data breach that affected nearly 79 million individuals. About a week later,...more

Akerman LLP - Health Law Rx

DOJ Settles “Anti-Steering” Antitrust Case Against Atrium Health

The United States Department of Justice Antitrust Division announced on November 15 that it was settling its antitrust lawsuit against Atrium Health (formerly known as Carolinas Health System)....more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Largest U.S. Health Data Breach To Date Results in $16 Million HIPAA Settlement - Healthcare Alert

On October 15, 2018, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced that Anthem, Inc. will pay $16 million to settle OCR’s investigation of its potential violations of the Health...more

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