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Husch Blackwell LLP

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

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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

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Supreme Court’s SuperValu Decision: a Game-Changer for Assessing FCA Violations

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Summary - On June 1, 2023, the Supreme Court issued a landmark decision in False Claims Act cases. In United States ex rel. Schutte v. SuperValu Inc., it unanimously held that liability under the False Claims Act depends...more

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Investigations Newsletter: Supreme Court Again Tightens FCA Intent, But Tricky Questions Linger

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The US Supreme Court brushed aside novel assertions from two pharmacy retailers on June 1 and ruled unanimously that False Claims Act liability hinges on whether defendants subjectively believed their claims were “false.” In...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Supreme Court Clarifies FCA Scienter Standard – Overturns 7th Circuit Decision

Ruling in case involving national retail pharmacies rejects the “objective reasonableness” standard for the False Claims Act - On June 1, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously vacated the 7th Circuit's decision in U.S....more

McDermott Will & Emery

Recent Litigation Shines Spotlight on Hospital and Physician Group Transactions

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The US Department of Justice recently intervened in an qui tam alleging false and fraudulent claims involving the acquisition of physician practice locations by a health system and subsequent management of the health system’s...more

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340B Covered Entities Beware: CMS Proposes Drastic Drug Reimbursement Rate Cuts

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In its Outpatient Prospective Payment System proposed rule ("Proposed Rule"), CMS outlined a significant Medicare Part B payment reduction for separately payable, nonpassthrough drugs provided in the hospital outpatient...more

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Failure to Disclose Best Pricing: Pharmaceutical Companies Settle FCA Claims for $784 Million

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The Department of Justice announced late last month that pharmaceutical manufacturers Wyeth and Pfizer would pay $784 million to resolve a False Claims Act investigation and qui tam lawsuit arising from Wyeth’s failure to...more

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