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The Continuing Plague of Healthcare Fraud

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Healthcare fraud is an ever-growing constant in our economy.  It is a battle that presents new and exponential challenges.  The U.S. Department of Justice, the HHS-Office of Inspector general and State Attorneys’ General all...more

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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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Philips Agrees to Pay $62M to Settle FCPA Books-and-Records Violations from Efforts to Win Chinese Contracts

Koninklijke Philips N.V., a global medical technology manufacturer, recently agreed to pay over $62 million to resolve a Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement action with the Securities and Exchange Commission...more

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Industry Interactions with Physicians Continue to be a Hot Topic for Civil False Claims Act Enforcement Actions under Private Qui...

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In a continuing wave of fraud and abuse civil enforcement actions brought by qui tam relators, big pharma giant, Biogen, is the latest corporate actor to reach a mega settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) for...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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Biotronik Anti-Kickback Enforcement Action: Bribery Schemes and Lessons Learned

Today we conclude our series on a Federal Anti-Kickback enforcement action which was announced last week, involving the Oregon based medical device manufacturer Biotronik Inc. (Biotronik). Today, I want to consider the...more

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DOJ Continues Pace of Healthcare Fraud False Claims Act Prosecutions

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False Claims Act prosecutions continue against healthcare executives, physicians and professionals.  Last year, DOJ recovered over $5.6 billion in FCA enforcement. DOJ expects total recoveries to increase in 2022.  Over 95...more

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Health Care Enforcement Kept the DOJ Fraud Section Busy in 2020

On February 24, 2021, DOJ’s Criminal Division Fraud Section published its annual year-end summary. The Fraud Section focuses on prosecuting white-collar crime. The report summarizes enforcement activity in the past year and...more

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Department Of Justice Announces Massive Healthcare Fraud Takedown Focused On Fraudulent Telemedicine Schemes

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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

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Alexion FCPA Violations: Lessons Learned (Part II of II)

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The Alexion Pharmaceutical SEC FCPA enforcement action represents another in the long line of enforcement actions against drug and device companies.  The drug and device industries have been – and will continue to be — easy...more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

DOJ Announces Criminal Charges against Lab Executive Accused of Fraudulently Promoting COVID-19 Tests

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced its first criminal securities fraud prosecution related to COVID-19, and it involves health care fraud as well. Mark Schena, president of Arrayit Corporation, a publicly traded...more

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Investigations Newsletter: Elder Care Companies Agree to Pay $15.5 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations

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Headlines that Matter for Companies and Executives in Regulated Industries - Health Care Enforcement News - Elder Care Companies Agree to Pay $15.5 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations - The Department...more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

Health Care Enforcement Year-in-Review and 2020 Outlook: Criminal Case Developments

As discussed in our article recently published by Law360, criminal health care enforcement in 2019 was in many ways a continuation of 2018, with opioid-related enforcement continuing to be the clear top priority for the...more

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OIG’s Latest Congressional Report Sees Continued Emphasis on Fraud and Abuse Enforcement

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In the final quarter of calendar year 2019, the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) released its Semiannual Report to Congress (the “Report”). The Report covers the six-month period...more

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White Collar Year in Preview: Healthcare Fraud Trends in 2020

Editors’ Note: This is the second in our start-of-year series examining important trends in white collar law and investigations in the coming year. Our previous entry discussed SEC enforcement in 2020. Up next: a look at...more

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Telemedicine Enforcement

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Telemedicine permits two-way, real time interactive communication between health professionals and patients. Its recent expansion has dramatically improved patient health by providing new access to health care for rural...more

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For Insys, infamy in two opioid crisis firsts: convicted founder and bankruptcy

Insys Therapeutics, a drug maker that peddled powerful and addictive painkillers in sordid ways, entered yet another phase of its penalties for its criminal conduct: The firm in quick fashion agreed first to pay $225 million...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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New Compliance Challenges Arise as Prosecutors Pursue Novel Health Care Fraud Theories

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On April 9, after four days of deliberations, a jury returned guilty verdicts for seven defendants in United States v. Beauchamp, No. 16-cr-00516-D (N.D. Tex. 2016). ...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

A Dialogue With Corporate Counsel: Skadden’s Eighth Annual Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Seminar

On October 30, 2018, Skadden hosted its Eighth Annual Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Enforcement and Litigation Seminar in New York City, which focused on U.S. enforcement issues faced by companies throughout the industry....more

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Sanofi Coughs Up $25 Million to Settle SEC FCPA Charges

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Well, add another pharmaceutical company to the FCPA healthcare “sweep.” Frankly, the term “sweep” makes it sound like a coordinated enforcement effort – instead, it is more accurate to think of it as multiple prosecutions...more

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Hospital Official and Three Dentists Convicted for Kickback and Bribery in RICO Criminal Case (Part II of IV)

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The Justice Department has continued to pursue healthcare fraud and bribery criminal prosecutions. Healthcare fraud remains a high priority for criminal enforcement....more

K&L Gates LLP

K&L Gates Triage: 2018 Health Care Fraud Takedown

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Recently, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced its largest ever national health care fraud takedown, resulting in charges against 601 diverse defendants including...more

Baker Donelson

Update on Regulatory Compliance in the Global Health Care Industry

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A comprehensive understanding of the constantly evolving layers that make up federal anti-corruption statutes, sanctions regulations and export control restrictions is imperative for both the pharmaceutical and health care...more

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Long-Running Corruption Scheme Exposed in Brazil: Operation "Exposed Invoice" Provides Continuous Improvement Opportunity for...

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A massive scheme involving medical products sales to Brazilian public entities has led to recent high-profile arrests. The events highlight the importance to a well-functioning compliance program of keeping up with new...more

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