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Morrison & Foerster LLP

China Issues First Compliance Guidelines to Combat Commercial Bribery Risks - UPDATED February 2025

On January 10, 2025, China’s State Administration for Market Regulation (“SAMR”) put into effect its Compliance Guidelines for Healthcare Companies to Prevent Commercial Bribery Risks (“Compliance Guidelines”)....more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

Updated: A Survey of Health Care Anti-Kickback Law at the State Level - UPDATED June 2023

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The federal health care Anti-Kickback Statute (Federal AKS) targets bribery and corruption in the health care industry. There are two core provisions of the Federal AKS: one targeting the bribe recipient and one targeting the...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Comparison of Three Federal Fraud and Abuse Laws

In the post-COVID era, health care fraud and abuse issues will be aggressively and swiftly enforced by the government. The legal framework and regulations in the health care space can be intimidating. Below is a comparison of...more

The Volkov Law Group

DOJ Continues Pace of Healthcare Fraud False Claims Act Prosecutions

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False Claims Act prosecutions continue against healthcare executives, physicians and professionals.  Last year, DOJ recovered over $5.6 billion in FCA enforcement. DOJ expects total recoveries to increase in 2022.  Over 95...more

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Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Company Payments to Healthcare Professionals (Part II of III)

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Given the significant risks posed by transfers of money and other items of value to physicians, pharmaceutical and medical device companies have to implement appropriate controls governing such payments. ...more

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Health Management Associates Pays Over $260 Million in Criminal and Civil Penalties for Pervasive False Billing and Kickback...

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Healthcare Management Associates (HMA) settled criminal and civil charges with the Justice Department for illegal fraud and kickback schemes. HMA billed federal government healthcare programs for inpatient services that...more

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DaVita Medical Pays $270 million to Settle False Claims Act Case

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I have a tendency to sound like a “broken record” (an odd phrase in these days of digital music). The government’s most powerful enforcement tool continues to be – drumroll please, the False Claims Act. ...more

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Mead Johnson: Baby Formula and Bribes

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Last week, the SEC announced a settlement of an FCPA enforcement action for $12 million against Mead Johnson Nutrition for payment of bribes in China to health care professionals at state-owned hospitals. Mead Johnson’s...more

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