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Inside the Ninth Circuit’s Interpretation of EKRA: Clarity for Kickback Law

On July 11, 2025, in United States v. Schena,[1] the Ninth Circuit adopted an expansive interpretation of the Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act (EKRA), applying the law to any payment that could have the effect of...more

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Laboratory Payments to Physicians for Specimen Processing Present Substantial Risk of Fraud and Abuse

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The United States Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) recently issued a “Special Fraud Alert” focusing on two potentially illegal trends that it has detected in arrangements between laboratories and their referring...more

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