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Massachusetts AG Indicts Health Care Providers and Owners for Submission of Allegedly False Medicaid Claims

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The Office of Massachusetts Attorney General (AG) Andrea Campbell announced the criminal indictment of several Massachusetts-based health care providers and their owners in connection with allegedly false claims they...more

The Volkov Law Group

The Continuing Plague of Healthcare Fraud

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Healthcare fraud is an ever-growing constant in our economy.  It is a battle that presents new and exponential challenges.  The U.S. Department of Justice, the HHS-Office of Inspector general and State Attorneys’ General all...more

Robinson+Cole Health Law Diagnosis

DOJ Charges 36 Defendants in Connection with Telemedicine and Clinical Laboratory Fraud and Abuse Schemes

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On June 27, 2024, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced its 2024 National Health Care Fraud Enforcement Action, which resulted in criminal charges against 193 defendants for alleged participation in various health care...more

Akerman LLP - Health Law Rx

When a Gift Becomes a Kickback: Gifts from Florida Pharmacies to Long-Term Care Facilities

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The Florida Board of Pharmacy permits pharmacies serving residents and patients at long-term care facilities (nursing homes, ALFs, homes for DD residents, etc.) as either Special Closed System Pharmacies or Community...more

Carlton Fields

7th Cir. Holds Insurance Coverage Applies to Settlement Payments for Alleged Anti-Kickback and False Claims Act Violations

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On May 3, 2023, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, in Astellas US Holding Inc. v. Federal Insurance Co., held that a liability insurer was required to contribute its limits toward its insured’s payment to settle potential...more

Akerman LLP - Health Law Rx

The Trebling Effect of (Some) False Claims Act Trials

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There are multiple components to the risk defendants must consider when faced with going to trial for a matter involving the False Claims Act (FCA). Setting aside the incalculable impact that litigation can have on business...more

Jones Day

DOJ Announces Second-Largest Annual Total Recoveries in False Claims Act History

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DOJ recovers a record $5.6 billion from FCA cases in 2021, the largest annual total since 2014. - The United States Department of Justice Civil Division ("DOJ") recently announced a recovery of more than $5.6 billion in...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Healthcare Enforcement Quarterly Roundup - Q4 2019

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In this installment of the Healthcare Enforcement Quarterly Roundup we cover several topics that have persisted over the past few years and identify new issues that will shape the scope of enforcement efforts in 2020. In this...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Hospitals, Doctors (and Others) Beware: DOJ May Apply Travel Act to Healthcare Prosecutions - Arrangements Viewed Under the...

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• A recent federal jury verdict in Dallas affirms the U.S. Department of Justice's determination to extend federal prosecutions to healthcare arrangements involving commercial payers by utilizing the federal Travel Act, which...more

BakerHostetler

Waivers of Co-Pays and Deductibles: Insurance Benefit Exclusions Grow

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Recent changes to policy and plan language and increased litigation by third-party payers suggests that out-of-network providers who waive co-pays and deductibles may be in for some rough sailing. Providers must be aware of...more

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