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DOJ Announces Largest-Ever National Healthcare Fraud Takedown and Launches New Data Fusion Center

Husch Blackwell LLP on 8/8/2025

In June 2025, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced its 2025 National Health Care Fraud Takedown, marking the largest coordinated healthcare fraud enforcement action in DOJ history. The sweep included charges against a...more

‘Whole-of-Government Approach’ Targets Healthcare Fraud From Every Angle

Cooley LLP on 7/31/2025

Just months after the US Department of Justice (DOJ) designated healthcare fraud as one of its key criminal enforcement priorities, two recent announcements underscore the federal government’s continued focus on combating...more

DOJ Charges 324 Defendants in Unprecedented Health Care Fraud Takedown

Vedder Price on 7/23/2025

On June 30, 2025, the Department of Justice (DOJ) filed criminal charges against 324 defendants across the country alleging participation in various health care fraud schemes. The DOJ identified the operation as the 2025...more

DOJ and HHS Launch New False Claims Act Working Group to Target Healthcare Fraud

Tucker Arensberg, P.C. on 7/10/2025

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) have jointly announced the launch of a reinvigorated DOJ-HHS False Claims Act Working Group aimed at enhancing interagency...more

DOJ & HHS Announce Reinvigoration of False Claims Act Working Group and Healthcare Fraud Enforcement Priorities

Dorsey & Whitney LLP on 7/10/2025

The Department of Justice and the Department of Health and Human Services announced the reinvigoration of a False Claims Act (“FCA”) Working Group, a joint effort between the two agencies. ...more

Investigations Newsletter: Second Circuit Partially Affirms Novartis’ Motion to Dismiss AKS Claims

ArentFox Schiff on 1/6/2025

Second Circuit Partially Affirms Novartis’ Motion to Dismiss AKS Claims - Last week, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the district court’s ruling that dismissed allegations from a whistleblower who claimed that...more

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

King & Spalding on 12/11/2024

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

The False Claims Act Guide: 2023 and the road ahead

Hogan Lovells on 2/14/2024

In the latest edition of our False Claims Act Guide: 2023 and the road ahead, we analyze the key developments from 2023 and discuss how the most important cases and issues are shaping FCA enforcement now and in the year to...more

Telehealth: A New Opportunity for Fraudsters

The Volkov Law Group on 7/5/2023

Whenever new technologies emerge or new pots of government funds for assistance are available, you can count on one thing (as the sun rises and sets) – fraudsters will figure out a way to steal money from innocent persons and...more

True Facts About False Claims: MoFo's FCA Newsletter

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 1/6/2023

Designed for busy in-house counsel and compliance professionals, this newsletter seeks to bring you up to speed on key federal and state False Claims Act (FCA) developments, with links to primary resources. Each quarter, we...more

The Courts and Healthcare Policy - August 2021

McGuireWoods Consulting on 8/10/2021

The courts continue to play an important role in health policy. 2020 saw several notable lawsuits related to the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Several other Trump administration policies were challenged, including Medicare...more

The Courts and Healthcare Policy - April 2021

McGuireWoods Consulting on 4/28/2021

2020 saw the courts continuing to play an important role in health policy with several notable lawsuits related to the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Several other Trump administration policies were challenged, including Medicare...more

Teva Pharma Charged with Antitrust Conspiracy in Generic Pharmaceuticals Industry

The Volkov Law Group on 9/1/2020

Teva, the global pharmaceutical giant, was indicted last week as part of DOJ’s expanding criminal conspiracy investigation focused on illegal price-fixing and customer allocations....more

White Collar Year in Preview: False Claims Act Trends in 2020

Foley Hoag LLP - White Collar Law &... on 1/16/2020

Editors’ Note: This is the fourth in our start-of-year series examining important trends in white collar law and investigations in the coming year. Our previous entry discussed anti-corruption trends in 2020. Up next: a look...more

The State AG Report Weekly Update March 2019 #4

Cozen O'Connor on 3/29/2019

Cannabis/Marijuana- South Dakota Attorney General Issues Clarifying Statement on Legality of Industrial Hemp and Cannabidiol Oil- South Dakota AG Jason Ravnsborg issued a clarifying statement regarding the legality of...more

Is the Affordable Care Act a House of Cards? If Yes, What Does the Recent Texas Court Decision Mean for the US Health Insurance...

Epstein Becker & Green on 12/19/2018

In an unexpectedly broad ruling issued December 14, 2018, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas declared the Affordable Care Act (“ACA”) as unconstitutional in its entirety. This decision, if ultimately...more

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