The Supreme Court recently issued a significant decision clarifying what it means to “knowingly” submit a false claim under the False Claims Act. At issue in United States ex rel. Schutte v. SuperValu Inc. were allegations...more
6/6/2023
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Drug Pricing ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Fraud ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
Mens Rea ,
Objective Standard ,
Petition for Writ of Certiorari ,
Pharmacies ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Safeco Insurance Co of America v Burr ,
Scienter ,
SCOTUS ,
Subjective Standard ,
US ex rel Tracy Schutte et al v SuperValu Inc et al ,
Willful Violations
Litigation involving drug price reporting under the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program (MDRP) has been very active in 2022. Most recently, on August 3, 2022, an Illinois federal jury levied a $61 million verdict against Eli...more
8/5/2022
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Compliance ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Drug Pricing ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Funding ,
Medicaid ,
Medicaid Drug Rebate Program ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Section 340B