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OIG February 2024 Enforcement Actions

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The following is a summary of selected federal Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General (OIG) reports of fraud and abuse enforcement activity across the country. The enforcement actions reported...more

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Fraud Week: More Non-Existent Services

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If our most recent Fraud Week post (NY Chiropractor Billed for Non-Existent Acupuncture Services) didn’t already drive home the point, it is worth emphasizing that billing insurers for items or services that weren’t actually...more

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Private Insurers Must Watch Out for Medical Equipment Fraud

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Healthcare fraud related to durable medical equipment (DME) is extremely costly to insurers yet often continues without criminal or civil consequences. Fraudulent schemes by DME supply companies vary in complexity but...more

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False Claims Investigations and Criminal Prosecutions: Recent Examples of Criminal Charges – a Lab Owner, A Physician and a Nurse...

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A False Claims Act case can easily turn into a criminal prosecution.  The Federal Bureau of Investigation often initiates criminal investigations as part of its commitment to reducing health care fraud....more

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Hospitals, Doctors (and Others) Beware: DOJ May Apply Travel Act to Healthcare Prosecutions - Arrangements Viewed Under the...

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• A recent federal jury verdict in Dallas affirms the U.S. Department of Justice's determination to extend federal prosecutions to healthcare arrangements involving commercial payers by utilizing the federal Travel Act, which...more

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Compliance Reminder — DOJ Announces Largest Healthcare Fraud Takedown

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On Wednesday, June 22, 2016, the DOJ announced the largest nationwide heath care fraud takedown in history, which resulted in criminal and civil charges against 301 individuals for alleged participation in health care fraud...more

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