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DOJ and HHS Launch New False Claims Act Working Group: What The Healthcare Industry Needs to Know

Husch Blackwell LLP on 7/2/2025

On July 2, 2025, the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the creation of the DOJ-HHS False Claims Act Working Group, a high-level interagency initiative aimed at...more

False Claims Act Settlements and Judgments Exceed $5.6 Billion in Fiscal Year 2021

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints on 2/3/2022

The Department of Justice announced in a February 1, 2022 press release (Press Release) that it obtained more than $5.6 billion in settlements and judgments from civil cases involving fraud and false claims in the fiscal year...more

Who can’t see problems in medical device makers paying surgeons billions?

Patrick Malone & Associates P.C. | DC Injury... on 6/24/2021

Billions of dollars have flown from medical device makers to specialists performing back, spine, knee, and hip surgeries, with unsavory cash and practices also accompanying that fiscal tide. Industry officials and...more

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

ArentFox Schiff on 1/25/2021

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

Merit Medical Systems Settles False Claims Act Case for $18 Million (Part I of II)

The Volkov Law Group on 11/4/2020

Medical device maker Merit Medical Systems (“MMS”) agreed to pay $18 million to resolve allegations that the company submitted false claims to Medicare, Medicaid and TRICARE by paying kickbacks to physicians and hospitals to...more

Investigations Newsletter: Medical Device Manufacturer Settles Improper Payment Allegations for $18 Million

ArentFox Schiff on 10/19/2020

Medical Device Manufacturer Settles Improper Payment Allegations for $18 Million - Merit Medical Systems Inc. (MMSI), a Utah-based medical device maker, will pay $18 million to settle allegations that it engaged in a...more

Justice Department recovers more than $3 billion from False Claims Act cases in FY 2019

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA) on 3/11/2020

Compliance Today (March 2020) - In January, Assistant Attorney General Jody Hunt of the U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Division announced that it “obtained more than $3 billion in settlements and judgments from civil...more

Investigations Newsletter: Podiatrist Sentenced to Prison for Fraudulent Billing Scheme

ArentFox Schiff on 7/29/2019

Podiatrist Sentenced to Prison for Fraudulent Billing Scheme - On July 19, 2019, a New York podiatrist was sentenced to 366 days in prison, assessed a $50,000 fine, ordered to pay $869,651 in restitution and forfeit...more

Healthcare Law Update: December 2016

Holland & Knight LLP on 12/29/2016

Prompt Payment Discounts Not an Anti-Kickback Statute Violation - In United States of Am. et al. ex rel. Ruscher v. Omnicare, No. 15-20629, 2016 WL 6407128 (5th Cir. Oct. 28, 2016), the court of appeals affirmed summary...more

Washington Healthcare Update

McGuireWoods LLP on 3/8/2016

This Week: The President took a victory lap in Wisconsin, announcing that 20 million people have gained health insurance through the Affordable Care Act... That figure includes people newly covered through insurance...more

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