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Criminal Health Care Fraud Enforcement: Projections for 2025 and Beyond – Diagnosing Health Care Video Podcast

Since Pam Bondi was appointed U.S. Attorney General, we’ve seen notable shifts in the U.S. Department of Justice’s criminal enforcement priorities. How significant are some of these changes, and how might they affect your...more

Holland & Hart - Health Law Blog

Police-Ordered Blood Draws In Idaho

Law enforcement officers often request or demand that Idaho hospitals draw blood or conduct other tests on patients for law enforcement purposes; nevertheless, the general rule remains that patients (including persons in...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

Virginia Hospital Indicted for Allegedly Turning a Blind Eye to Doctor’s Crimes

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In an unusual criminal prosecution, the Chesapeake Regional Medical Center (CRMC), a hospital in Chesapeake, Virginia, was indicted last week by a federal grand jury in Virginia for conspiring to defraud the United States and...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Healthcare Regulatory Check-up Newsletter | March 2023 Recap

This issue of McDermott’s Healthcare Regulatory Check-Up highlights significant regulatory activity for March 2023. We discuss several criminal and civil enforcement actions that involve Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS) and...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Healthcare Regulatory Check-up Newsletter | January 2023 Recap

This issue of McDermott’s Healthcare Regulatory Check-Up highlights significant regulatory activity and developments occurring in January 2023, including several criminal and civil enforcement actions related to the federal...more

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Ohio bill codifies changes to reporting requirements for hospitals related to defendant competency issues in criminal cases

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Senate Bill 2, signed by Ohio Governor DeWine on April 27, 2021, makes various changes to criminal law regarding competency issues of defendants in criminal cases. Several of the revisions impact hospitals, including the...more

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[Webinar] Telehealth in the Hot Seat: Proactive Compliance in the Face of Heightened Enforcement - April 27th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm...

Telehealth has become an integral part of care delivery, particularly in light of the waivers instituted during COVID-19. However, these flexibilities remain in flux and at the same time, government scrutiny and enforcement...more

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Unexpected Prosecution with Unexpected Convictions - Could the Texas “Forest Park” Convictions Happen to Doctors in Arizona?

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On April 11, 2019, in a federal court, a Dallas jury returned verdicts of guilty against seven of the defendants in the criminal case styled “United States v. Beauchamp” and commonly known as “Forest Park.” Of the original...more

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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

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K&L Gates Triage: Internal & External Health Care Investigations

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In this episode, Mark Rush and John Lawrence discuss the federal government’s expectations related to health care organizations conducting internal investigations and demonstrating a commitment to compliance. The episode also...more

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FCA Medical Necessity Cases May Stand on Firmer Footing After Recent Appellate Decisions

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In recent years, healthcare providers have increasingly faced civil and criminal enforcement actions premised on the allegation that services billed to government healthcare programs were not medically necessary. As a result,...more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

Health Care Enforcement in 2015: A Look Back on 2014 and Forecasting the Year Ahead

In testimony before the House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Health Care in April 2011, the now-pending nominee for U.S. Attorney General, Loretta E. Lynch, stated in no uncertain terms that “fighting health...more

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Federal Prosecutors Charge NECC Employees with Second Degree Murder: A Shot Across the Bow to Healthcare Companies Navigating...

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Federal prosecutors charged the head pharmacist and the president of New England Compounding Center (NECC), a now-bankrupt Massachusetts compounding pharmacy, with second-degree murder and racketeering in the U.S. District...more

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