On December 20, 2021, a group of emergency medicine physicians in California filed suit against a private equity-backed health care services company, claiming that (among other things), the company has run afoul of the...more
The Department of Justice recently announced the launch of its new Civil Cyber-Fraud Initiative (the “Initiative”) which intends to use the False Claims Act to pursue “cybersecurity-related fraud by government contractors and...more
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Many allied health professionals are subject to state-level licensing requirements that can vary from jurisdiction-to-jurisdiction. What may be required in New York to hold a medical professional license may differ...more
On Wednesday, September 30, 2020, the Department of Justice (DOJ), along with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG), and the Drug Enforcement...more