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Healthcare Regulatory Check-Up Newsletter | July 2025 Recap

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This issue of McDermott Will & Schulte’s Healthcare Regulatory Check-Up highlights regulatory activity for July 2025, including the results of the US Department of Justice’s (DOJ) 2025 National Health Care Fraud Takedown, DOJ...more

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Key Takeaways from the OIG’s New Compliance Program Guidance for Skilled Nursing Facilities

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As part of its Modernization Initiative, the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently published its first industry-segment specific Compliance Program Guidance, which focuses on...more

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The PHE is Ending: Do You Know Where Your Waivers Are?

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While the pandemic is not over, the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) is expected to expire soon, which means that a number of operational, safety, and billing standards that were waived at the beginning of the pandemic...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Healthcare Fraud & Abuse Review 2020

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Ensuring compliance with the False Claims Act has never been more important for healthcare providers. By March 2020, we saw healthcare professionals standing at the forefront of one of the greatest health crises in a...more

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Trying Times For Nursing Homes: How Increased Compliance Practices Can Stem The Next Wave Of DOJ Enforcement

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As the world’s health care facilities grapple with the devastating and unexpected operational struggles brought by COVID-19, nursing homes and long-term care facilities face the added challenge of protecting their residents...more

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New DOJ Task Force to Target Substandard Nursing Home Care

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In a March 3, 2020, speech by Attorney General Bill Barr, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a new nursing home enforcement initiative targeting “grossly-substandard” care of Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries in...more

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Tennessee Nursing Home Chain Reaches “Largest Worthless Services Resolution in Tennessee’s History”

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Government Settles with Several Entities, Individuals - Last week, Vanguard Healthcare and related entities reached a settlement with the Department of Justice (DOJ) for the stated amount of more than $18 million to settle...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

2016 – Health Law Year in Review

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We are pleased to present our annual review of developments in the field of health law. The year was marked by key changes in False Claims Act jurisprudence and Medicare payment policy. 2016 also brought with it focused...more

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Kickback Prosecutions Expanding Beyond Drugs and Devices to Care Networks

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The DOJ has recently showed some new muscle by applying anti-kickback laws to care facility owners rather than drug manufacturers. The uptick in federal healthcare fraud prosecutions in 2016 has been well-documented, but...more

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DOJ Targets Nursing Fraud with New Task Forces

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On March 30, 2016, the U.S. Department of Justice launched 10 regional task forces targeting “grossly substandard care” in nursing homes and other long-term care facilities across the country. The task forces combine federal,...more

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