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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 +

DOJ and HHS Launch Joint False Claims Act Working Group: Heightened Enforcement Risk Ahead for Healthcare and Government-Funded...

Benesch on 7/7/2025

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) have formed a new False Claims Act (FCA) Working Group, according to a joint announcement issued by DOJ on July 2, 2025....more

Doctors: Don’t Fall Victim To Telemedicine Fraud Schemes

Hendershot Cowart P.C. on 3/11/2024

Telemedicine companies are supposed to facilitate medically necessary services to beneficiaries over the telephone via licensed medical professionals. In reality, however, many of these “telemedicine companies” are...more

DOJ Announces False Claims Act Recoveries for FY 2022

King & Spalding on 2/14/2023

On February 7, 2023, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced its annual False Claims Act (FCA) recoveries for fiscal year 2022. DOJ recovered $2.2 billion from a total of 351 settlements and judgments—the second-highest...more

Recent DOJ Settlements Involving DME Manufacturers Highlight Important Anti-Kickback Considerations

Dorsey & Whitney LLP on 10/20/2022

The Department of Justice (“DOJ”) recently announced two settlement agreements, both involving durable medical equipment (“DME”) companies, following allegations that the companies had violated the Anti-Kickback...more

DOJ Telemedicine Offensive Pushes Forward with New Charges

Polsinelli on 4/30/2021

For the past two years, telemedicine companies, durable medical equipment suppliers, pharmacies, and individuals and entities that market to such entities have been at the center of DOJ gunsights. In 2019, the Department...more

Recent Developments in False Claims Act Pleading Standards

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC on 1/28/2020

The Department of Justice (DOJ) recently released its report detailing the settlements and judgments obtained in 2019 from civil cases involving fraud and abuse claims. As in years past, the substantial majority of these...more

Report on Medicare Compliance Volume 29, Number 2. News Briefs: January 2020 #2

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA) on 1/27/2020

Report on Medicare Compliance 29, no. 2 (January 20, 2020) - - The HHS Office of Inspector General has updated its Work Plan, which includes an item on early discharges from inpatient rehabilitation facilities to home...more

Series of 2019 Enforcement Actions Highlight Continued Federal and State Scrutiny of Health Care Billing in Connecticut

Robinson+Cole Health Law Diagnosis on 4/10/2019

Since the beginning of 2019, federal and state authorities in Connecticut have announced a number of enforcement actions targeting alleged health care fraud in the state. ...more

Health Care Fraud and Abuse in the Middle District of Florida in 2016 - a Year in Review

Carlton Fields on 2/22/2017

The United States Attorney’s Office (USAO) for the Middle District of Florida (USAO-MDFL) prosecuted several civil health care fraud matters in 2016 and issued related press releases. A review of the USAO-MDFL’s criminal and...more

The False Claims Act and Healthcare Providers: Key Results from 2012 and Likely Trends for 2013

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 1/7/2013

From the perspective of False Claims Act (FCA) results, 2012 was a decidedly mixed year for healthcare providers. The bad news was quite bad—increased FCA scrutiny by the Department of Justice (DOJ) led to $3 billion of...more

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