In February 2024, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced the results of its 2023 False Claims Act (“FCA”) enforcement efforts. Through those efforts, it obtained more than $2.6 billion in overall recoveries, and of that...more
In February 2024, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced the results of its 2023 False Claims Act (“FCA”) enforcement efforts. Through those efforts, it obtained more than $2.6 billion in overall recoveries, and of that...more
4/8/2024
/ Anti-Kickback Statute ,
Cybersecurity ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Life Sciences ,
Medicare Advantage ,
OIG ,
Stark Law
In February 2024, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced the results of its 2023 False Claims Act (“FCA”) enforcement efforts. Through those efforts, the government obtained more than $2.6 billion in overall recoveries,...more
4/1/2024
/ Anti-Kickback Statute ,
Cybersecurity ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Life Sciences ,
Medicare Advantage ,
OIG ,
Stark Law
DOJ, FTC, and HHS jointly announced the launching of a cross-government public inquiry into increasing private equity and corporate involvement in health care, the latest announcement in a string of public statements from the...more
We bring you Vital Signs, a curated, one-stop resource on the most notable digital health law updates from our U.S. and global contributors. In Industry Insights, our lawyers describe the increasingly common regulation of...more
11/27/2023
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Security ,
DEA ,
Digital Health ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Healthcare ,
Life Sciences ,
Machine Learning ,
Popular ,
Public Health ,
Telehealth
The Situation: The total number of Corporate Integrity Agreements ("CIAs") between the Office of Inspector General ("OIG") and health care entities has been decreasing, and the OIG recently decided it would spotlight entities...more
12/19/2018
/ Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Corporate Integrity Agreement ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
GAO ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
OIG ,
Physicians ,
Settlement ,
Settlement Agreements
The Situation: In what may indicate a sea change in terms of who the Department of Justice ("DOJ") is willing to pursue in False Claims Act cases, a private equity firm has been named as a co-defendant in a False Claims Act...more
3/2/2018
/ Anti-Kickback Statute ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Kickbacks ,
Medical Monitoring ,
Pharmacies ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Private Equity Firms ,
Regulatory Requirements