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Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP

Criminalizing Reproductive Care and Abortion Services through Telehealth

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The January 30, 2025 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine contains an article entitled “Providing Interstate Telehealth Abortion Services to Patients in Restrictive States.” In the second sentence, the authors write:...more

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Lessons from Hospital Criminal Prosecution for Larger Health Systems and Provider Groups

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On January 8, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that a federal grand jury indicted the Chesapeake Regional Medical Center (CRMC) in Virginia for conspiracy to defraud the United States and health care...more

Kaufman & Canoles

When Does a Medical Error Become a Criminal Act?

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Healthcare providers carry heavy liability risks in the event of a medical malpractice allegation or professional standards violation, which can be costly and lead to licensing ramifications and reputational damage. While the...more

Oberheiden P.C.

MSO Investigations: When Are Physician-Owners at Risk?

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The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has recently taken a renewed interest in management services organizations (MSOs), including physician-syndicated MSOs in which physician-owners provide medical services in exchange for...more

Butler Snow LLP

Criminal Liability of Pharmaceutical Executives Under the Controlled Substances Act

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Civil lawsuits are an unavoidable and expected consequence of operating in a heavily regulated industry. While CEOs and other pharmaceutical executives may lose sleep over the outcome of civil trials and the potential...more

Tucker Arensberg, P.C.

Federal Prosecutions on the Rise for Physicians Prescribing Opioids

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A recent headline revealed that over 30 doctors, and multiple pharmacists and nurse practitioners in six different states were charged with federal crimes based on allegations of unlawful distribution of controlled substances...more

Jackson Walker

Opioids, Healthcare Enforcement, and Increased Scrutiny of Corporate Conduct for Criminal Prosecution

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The national opioid epidemic is almost unprecedented in every conceivable way—its catastrophic death toll, its broad effect on a wide swath of this country’s population, its rapid escalation (which is alleged to have been...more

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Another front in war on opioids: Criminal charges for Big Pharma execs, MDs

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An estimated 400,000 Americans have died due to opioid drug overdoses between 1999 and 2017 — and the fatalities only are increasing. By 2025, according to expert forecasts, there will be 700,000 more opioid deaths....more

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