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OIG Nursing Facility Compliance Program Guidance: Renewed Focus on Fraud and Abuse

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The US Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General’s (OIG’s) release of Nursing Facility Industry Segment-Specific Compliance Program Guidance (ICPG) for the first time since 2008 reemphasizes the...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Lessons for Skilled Nursing and Assisted Living Facilities From the ‘Largest Health Care Fraud Case’

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Phillip Esformes, the alleged mastermind of one of “the largest single criminal health care fraud cases ever brought against individuals by the Department of Justice,”has finally reached a plea deal with the Department of...more

Robinson+Cole Health Law Diagnosis

DOJ Settlement Targets Owner and Management Company in Addition to Post-Acute Care Facilities

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On November 15, 2023, the U.S Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a $45.6 million consent judgment (Settlement) with six skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), as well as the owner of the SNFs and its management company which...more

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Investigations Newsletter: Ten Individuals Charged for $1.4 Billion Health Care Billing Scheme

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Ten Individuals Charged for $1.4 Billion Health Care Billing Schemem - On June 29, an indictment was unsealed charging ten individuals with health care fraud and wire fraud for allegedly participating in a pass-through...more

The Volkov Law Group

Rolling Along with False Claims Act Enforcement Actions (Part III of IV)

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Despite the controversial impact of the Supreme Court’s Escobar decision, the Justice Department’s False Claims Act prosecutions and settlements are continuing at a consistent rate – heading towards another multi-billion...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Healthcare Law Update: December 2016

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Prompt Payment Discounts Not an Anti-Kickback Statute Violation - In United States of Am. et al. ex rel. Ruscher v. Omnicare, No. 15-20629, 2016 WL 6407128 (5th Cir. Oct. 28, 2016), the court of appeals affirmed summary...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Record $17M Settlement Of False Claims Act Lawsuit Alleging Doctor Kickbacks

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Hailed as “another achievement” for the government’s Health Care Fraud Prevention and Enforcement Action Team (referred to as “HEAT”), the U.S. Department of Justice has announced that a Florida skilled nursing company and...more

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Washington Healthcare Update

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This Week: House Ways & Means Committee Holds Markup; Makes Significant Legislative Changes to Health Care Bills... Senate Finance Committee Holds Markup on Medicare Appeals Process Bill... CMS Issues Final Rule on...more

Tucker Arensberg, P.C.

Provider of Physical, Speech, and Occupational Therapy Services Agrees to $38,000,000 False Claims Act Settlement

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As announced in an recent press release, Extended Care Health Services, Inc. (“Extendicare”), an operator of skilled nursing facilities, and its subsidiary Progressive Step Corporation (“Pro Step”), a provider of physical,...more

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