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Medicaid is a partnership program between states and the federal government to provide healthcare coverage for lower income individuals, people with disabilities, older people, and certain families with... more +
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Complex Billing and Reasonable Interpretations: Jury Was Entitled to Find Fraud in Doctor’s Upcoding of Speedy COVID-19 Tests,...

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On July 17, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit held that a federal district court was “within bounds to order a do-over” in the case of Ron Elfenbein, a Maryland doctor who was found guilty of...more

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EnforceMintz — Long Tail of Pandemic Fraud Schemes Will Likely Result in Continued Enforcement for Years to Come

In last year’s edition of EnforceMintz, we predicted that 2024 would bring an increase in False Claims Act (FCA) enforcement activity related to COVID-19 pandemic fraud. Those predictions proved correct. The COVID-19 Fraud...more

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The Trifecta: What to Expect from a Second Trump Administration and a Republican Congress

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Republicans have swept the 2024 elections, returning Donald Trump to the White House as the 47th President and flipping the Senate to a Republican majority. Having narrowly maintained control of the House of Representatives,...more

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Investigations Newsletter: New York City Mayor Eric Adams Charged for Accepting Foreign Bribes

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New York City Mayor Eric Adams Charged for Accepting Foreign Bribes - On September 26, New York City Mayor Eric Adams was charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, bribery, and two counts of soliciting donations from...more

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Investigations Newsletter: Chicago Laboratory Owner Charged with Defrauding Medicare in $60 Million COVID-19 Test Kit Scheme

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Chicago Laboratory Owner Charged with Defrauding Medicare in $60 Million COVID-19 Test Kit Scheme - The Chicago-based owner of two laboratories, Zoom Labs Inc. and Western Labs Co., has been charged with health care fraud...more

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Investigations Newsletter: Two Individuals Indicted for Operating $25 Million Crypto-Fraud

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Two Individuals Indicted for Operating $25 Million Crypto-Fraud - On December 11, a federal court in California unsealed a superseding indictment, which charged two men with operating a $25 million cryptocurrency fraud...more

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Investigations Newsletter: Walgreens Medicaid Fraud Case Kicked Back to Trial Court

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Walgreens Medicaid Fraud Case Kicked Back to Trial Court - On August 15, 2023, the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit issued an opinion reversing a district judge’s dismissal of False Claims Act (FCA) claims...more

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HRSA Uninsured Program COVID-19 Services: What Were the Standards to Determine Uninsured Status?

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The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Uninsured Program (UIP), which reimbursed providers for provision of COVID-19 related services to uninsured individuals, paid out more than $24.5 billion in claims....more

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Healthcare Regulatory Check-Up Newsletter | April 2023 Recap

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

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Investigations Newsletter: Surgeon To Pay Up to $43 Million for FCA Fraud

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Surgeon To Pay Up to $43 Million for FCA Fraud - A Michigan vascular surgeon, Vasso Godiali, was sentenced to 80 months in prison for defrauding health care programs in connection with his submission of false claims for...more

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Healthcare Regulatory Check-up Newsletter | December 2022 Recap

This issue of McDermott’s Healthcare Regulatory Check-Up highlights significant regulatory activity between November 21 and December 31, 2022, including recent enforcement activity and a summary of the Office of Inspector...more

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Investigations Newsletter: COVID-19 Fraud Update: DOJ Prosecutes More than 150 Defendants, 95 Criminal Cases

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COVID-19 Fraud Update: DOJ Prosecutes More than 150 Defendants, 95 Criminal Cases - Since the inception of the CARES Act, DOJ’s Fraud Section has prosecuted over 150 defendants in over 95 criminal cases. The Fraud Section...more

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Investigations Newsletter: Jury Orders Eli Lilly To Pay $61 Million

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Jury Orders Eli Lilly To Pay $61 Million - A federal jury in Illinois found that, beginning around 2004, drug manufacturer Eli Lilly deliberately underpaid rebates to Medicare programs by excluding retroactive drug prices...more

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New York District Court Dismisses COVID-19 Fraud Related Whistleblower Suit Against Nursing Facility

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On February 7, 2022, the Northern District of New York dismissed a qui tam complaint against a New York nursing facility operator, Kingston NH Operations LLC, which operates Ten Broeck Center (TBC). The relator, a former...more

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OIG Principal Deputy Inspector General Speaks at AHLA Fraud and Compliance Forum

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On September 22, 2021, OIG Principal Deputy Inspector General Christi Grimm delivered a keynote speech to the American Health Law Association (AHLA) Fraud and Compliance Forum. Consistent with her remarks this spring at the...more

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OIG Releases Semiannual Report to Congress

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On May 28, 2021, OIG released its Semiannual Report to Congress (the Report). The Report describes OIG’s work during the 6-month semiannual reporting period of October 1, 2020, through March 31, 2021 (the Semiannual Reporting...more

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Investigations Newsletter: COVID-19 Task Force Established to Enhance Enforcement Efforts against Fraud

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COVID-19 Task Force Established to Enhance Enforcement Efforts against Fraud - On May 17, 2021, the Department of Justice and U.S. Attorney General announced the establishment of the COVID-19 Fraud Enforcement Task Force,...more

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Biden's New HHS Secretary Promises "Robust Enforcement"

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Introduction - On March 18, 2021, the Senate narrowly confirmed Xavier Becerra, the former attorney general of California, as U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) Secretary....more

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OIG Has Seven (Yes Seven!) Different National Telemedicine Audits

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Companies who feel the Public Health Emergency (PHE) waivers and exceptions have rendered telemedicine “immune” from compliance oversight might be surprised to learn what federal regulators have in the works. The Office of...more

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Investigations Newsletter: DOJ’s 2020 False Claims Act Recoveries Lowest Since 2008

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DOJ’s 2020 False Claims Act Recoveries Lowest Since 2008 - On January 14, 2021, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it obtained more than $2.2 billion in settlements and judgments from civil cases involving...more

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How the State and Local Regulatory Landscape Is Expanding

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Over the last decade, observers have noted that states have begun to play a greater role as regulatory enforcers — a trend that increased with the federal regulatory rollback that began with the advent of the Trump...more

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Top 5 Telehealth Law Predictions for 2021

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With 2020 officially behind us, what does 2021 have in store for telemedicine and digital health policy? A year ago, our team predicted 2020 would bring “notable expansions in Medicare and Medicaid coverage” and “the...more

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Investigations Newsletter: HHS Announces Final Rules Amending Stark Law Regulations and Anti-Kickback Statute

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HHS Announces Final Rules Amending Stark Law Regulations and Anti-Kickback Statute - On November 20, 2020, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published...more

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OIG Guidance On Fraud And Abuse Implications Of Free Covid-19 Antibody Testing By Laboratories

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On August 4, 2020, the Office of Inspector General for the United States Department of Health and Human Services (OIG) released an FAQ regarding whether a clinical laboratory may provide free antibody testing to federal...more

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Credit Card Interest Rate Scam | “Made In USA” Settlement | Vaping Laws Enforced

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COVID-19- Attorney General to Congress: Let States Help Battle COVID-19-Related Medicaid Scams- •Citing the growing number of COVID-19-related scams, Kansas AG Derek Schmidt urged Congress to expand the authority of states...more

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