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Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP

Client Alert: Have You Looked at Who is Coming to Dinner and How It Impacts Your Compliance?

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Several States' Attorneys General reported resolving a case alleging that Gilead Sciences ran an illegal kickback scheme to promote the use of its HIV medications. The government alleged that Gilead utilized various methods,...more

The Volkov Law Group

The Continuing Plague of Healthcare Fraud

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Healthcare fraud is an ever-growing constant in our economy.  It is a battle that presents new and exponential challenges.  The U.S. Department of Justice, the HHS-Office of Inspector general and State Attorneys’ General all...more

Rivkin Radler LLP

Fraud Week: Pharmacy Kickbacks, Fake Medical Directorships and More

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Federal and state enforcement activity involving pharmacy fraud tops the list of categories in this edition of Rivkin Rounds’ Fraud Week. We’ll list just a sampling of cases....more

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Fraud Week: Unlucky Pharmacist

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Rivkin Rounds’ first annual Fraud Week kicks off with kickbacks. The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) recently announced that the owner of Boerne Drug in Boerne, Texas was indicted on conspiracy charges for his role in an...more

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Health Care Enforcement Kept the DOJ Fraud Section Busy in 2020

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On February 24, 2021, DOJ’s Criminal Division Fraud Section published its annual year-end summary. The Fraud Section focuses on prosecuting white-collar crime. The report summarizes enforcement activity in the past year and...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

US Department of Justice charges co-owners of pharmaceutical company for fraud

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Compliance Today (August 2020) - The Department of Justice’s Criminal Fraud division indicted six Texas-based owners and marketers for a scheme to defraud TRICARE and the U.S. Department of Labor, resulting in more than $14...more

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Health Care Enforcement Year-in-Review and 2020 Outlook: Criminal Case Developments

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As discussed in our article recently published by Law360, criminal health care enforcement in 2019 was in many ways a continuation of 2018, with opioid-related enforcement continuing to be the clear top priority for the...more

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Treatment Center Pleads Guilty to Anti-kickback Statute Violations Involving Alcohol and Drug Addiction Treatment Centers

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The Department of Justice (DOJ) recently announced the guilty plea of two individual alcohol and substance abuse treatment center owners for their participation in what the DOJ labeled a “multi-million dollar health care...more

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