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Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Speaker Program Settlement Highlights Compliance Risks for Life Sciences Companies

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On April 29, 2025, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York (SDNY) announced a $202 million civil False Claims Act (FCA) settlement with Gilead based on allegations that the company’s speaker program...more

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HHS-OIG Issues Long-Anticipated General Compliance Program Guidance for All Health Care Stakeholders

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In Short - The Situation: On November 6, 2023, the Office of Inspector General ("OIG") of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ("HHS") released its "General Compliance Program Guidance" ("GCPG"). The GCPG...more

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[Hybrid Event] Healthcare Litigation, Compliance and Investigations Forum 2023 - November 1st, Chicago, IL

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McDermott’s Healthcare Litigation, Compliance and Investigations Forum is back when you need it the most. Heightened regulatory scrutiny and enforcement activity pose legal, financial and reputational risks for healthcare...more

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Compensating Physician Advisors with Equity: Considerations for Life Sciences Companies

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Life sciences companies often engage physicians as consultants and advisors to serve on scientific or clinical advisory boards, or to otherwise obtain their expertise relating to product-specific research and development,...more

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Video: Record-Shattering Year for FCA Recoveries in Health Care - Thought Leaders in Health Law

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The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) collected $5.6 billion in False Claims Act recoveries in fiscal year (FY) 2021. That is over twice as much as 2020, and a record 90 percent of the total was collected from the health care...more

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Heating Up: Federal Sunshine Act Enforcement on the Rise

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After several years without any enforcement, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) recently penalized medical device and life sciences companies for violating the U.S. Provider Payments Sunshine Act (“Sunshine Act”) (42...more

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[Webinar] 2021 +Dx Diagnostics Forum - April 6th, 12:00 pm - 3:30 pm EST

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Celebrating its sixth program, McDermott+Consulting’s +Dx Diagnostics Forum is the premier annual program for the laboratory diagnostics community. Gain insight into how the industry addresses regulatory and business...more

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Novartis’ $678 Million Settlement Sets Guideposts for Life Sciences Industry Speaker Programs

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Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation (Novartis) recently entered into a civil settlement agreement with the Department of Justice (DOJ) to resolve allegations that the company paid health care practitioners (HCPs) who spoke...more

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HHS tackles barriers to value-based care: Part 1 – new protections for value-based arrangements under Stark and the AKS and other...

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Nearly a decade after the Affordable Care Act signaled a transition of the U.S. health care system to value-based care, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published on October 9 two long-awaited proposed rules...more

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Government data mining leads to more aggressive investigations

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The government is leveraging its access to big data in order to aggressively pursue healthcare investigations. Maria Durant and Gejaa Gobena, partners in our Boston and Washington, D.C. offices, discuss the steps life...more

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