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Medicare’s New AI Payment Review Model: What Providers Need to Know

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CMS announced the rollout of the WISeR (Wasteful and Inappropriate Service Reduction) model in June. It aims to use technologies like artificial intelligence (AI) to “ensure timely and appropriate Medicare payment for select...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

DOJ and HHS Announce Joint False Claims Act Working Group and Enforcement Priorities

On July 2, 2025, the Departments of Justice and Health & Human Services announced a joint working group aimed at “strengthening their ongoing collaboration to advance priority enforcement areas” under the False Claims Act...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

New Administration Continues Focus on Accountability and Transparency in Healthcare

Blockbuster health insurers continue to face scrutiny from the new administration amid an unprecedented shift toward eliminating fraud, waste, and abuse from the healthcare industry....more

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OIG Approves Proposal that Expands Patient Access to Covered Telehealth Services

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On June 11, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) published Advisory Opinion 25-03, approving a proposal by a management services organization (MSO) and its friendly PC...more

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Five Things Every Health Care Provider Should Know About HHS OIG’s 2025 Semiannual Report

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On June 2, 2025, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of Inspector General (OIG) published its Semiannual Report to Congress. This report covers the period from October 1, 2024, through March 31, 2025,...more

The Volkov Law Group

Oak Street Health Pays $60 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Violations

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Federal whistleblowers have been exposing health care fraud for years.  The False Claims Act (“FCA”) contains robust whistleblower provisions and protections that reward whistleblowers with financial payouts. The process for...more

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Rare DOJ Criminal Indictment Related to Medicare Advantage Risk Adjustment

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In an indictment announced on October 26, 2023 in Miami, the U.S. Department of Justice, Criminal Division’s Fraud Section, working with the FBI and HHS-OIG, brought what may be only the second federal criminal charges...more

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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

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Managed Care Plans Take Note: OIG’s Managed Care Strategic Plan

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With the tremendous growth of managed care over the last several years, the Medicare and Medicaid programs have had to transform how they fund health care for approximately 100 million enrollees. According to the Department...more

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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

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As DOJ Focuses on Medicare Advantage Reimbursement, So Should Health Care Providers

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Over the past year, the federal government has taken concrete steps to fulfill its promise of a heightened commitment to investigating and enforcing health care fraud within the Medicare Advantage program (Medicare Part C). ...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Virtual Event] 2021 Managed Care Compliance Conference - February 1st - 3rd, 9:30 am - 3:45 pm CST

The first ever VIRTUAL Managed Care Compliance Conference will have the great speakers and content you have come to expect from the in-person event. Each year, we look forward to hosting compliance professionals at our...more

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California Court Of Appeal Holds That Disclosure Of Confidential Information Protected By Anti-SLAPP Statute

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A recent California Court of Appeal decision held that the receipt, retention and dissemination of confidential information by a whistleblower’s attorney is protected by the state’s anti-SLAPP statute. MMM Holdings, Inc. v....more

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Federal Court Strikes DOJ's Risk Adjustment False Claims Act Case - For Now

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On October 5, a federal district court in California dealt a significant setback to the government’s efforts to extend False Claims Act (FCA) liability to Medicare risk adjustment submissions....more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Alert: In a Surprise Decision Issued on October 5, 2017, Honorable John Walter, United States District Judge, Dismissed a Medicare...

On October 5, 2017, the Honorable Judge John Walter of the United States District Court, Central District of California, granted the Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss the Medicare Advantage (“MA”) Federal False Claims Act (“FCA”)...more

The Volkov Law Group

Double Whammy for United Healthcare: Two False Claims Act Cases in Two Weeks

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The False Claims Act is the government’s weapon of choice in fighting healthcare fraud. In the beginning of the Obama Administration, Congress amended the False Claims Act and enacted a wish list from DOJ prosecutors. ...more

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The Enforcement Risks for Medicare Advantage Plans Continue: A New False Claims Act Settlement in Florida

Recent activities of the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and Qui Tam whistleblowers reveal that Medicare Advantage Plans remain at the forefront of investigations for violations of the federal False Claim Act (“FCA”) for...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Medicare Advantage Plans Under Fire: The Department of Justice Files Complaints-in-Intervention

As reported in earlier blogs, the federal Department of Justice (DOJ) has been actively looking into potential abuses by Medicare Advantage (MA) Organizations as to allegedly improper risk adjustment claims submissions and...more

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Washington Healthcare Update

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This Week: Leading Up to the SCOTUS King v. Burwell Decision... House Votes to Repeal the Medical Device Tax... CMS Announces It Will Bolster Transitional Reinsurance Payments... MedPAC Releases June Report to Congress....more

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