On September 17, 2019, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit revived three whistleblowers’ claims alleging that the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) and neurosurgeons employed by three subsidiary...more
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On September 5, 2017, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that six Tennessee-based home health entities agreed to pay the United States $1.8 million to settle potential violations of the Stark Law and/or Anti-Kickback...more
On June 30, 2016, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch released a white paper examining potential reforms to the Federal Stark law. The white paper, entitled “Why Stark, Why Now? Suggestions to Improve the Stark...more