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EKRA Has Teeth: Ninth Circuit Upholds Lab Operator’s Criminal Conviction for Paying Marketers for Referrals

Venable LLP on 8/1/2025

In a matter of first impression, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals interpreted the scope of the 2018 Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act (EKRA) in the context of a lab operator who allegedly paid marketers to induce...more

Health Care Fraud and Abuse 2023 Year in Review

Polsinelli on 4/12/2024

Introduction - Polsinelli proudly introduces the Health Care Fraud and Abuse 2023 Year in Review, a comprehensive examination of the evolving landscape surrounding the False Claims Act (“FCA”) and fraud & abuse enforcement...more

Investigations Newsletter: Kentucky Hospital Agrees to Pay $10 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations

ArentFox Schiff on 11/25/2019

Headlines that Matter for Companies and Executives in Regulated Industries - Kentucky Hospital Agrees to Pay $10 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations - Jewish Hospital & St. Mary’s Healthcare Inc. d/b/a...more

Healthcare Fraud & Abuse Review 2017

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC on 3/13/2018

A LOOK BACK... A LOOK AHEAD - While the uncertainty associated with legislative efforts to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) dominated most of the headlines for the healthcare industry last year,...more

OIG Nixes Arrangements Involving Free Tests

Baker Donelson on 4/14/2015

Labs Attempt to Counter Exclusive Lab Arrangements - With increasing frequency, clinical laboratories have found themselves unable to receive any payments for tests performed for individuals whose third-party insurer...more

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