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EnforceMintz — COVID-19 Fraud Enforcement Unlikely to Slow Down in 2024

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The government continued to dedicate enormous resources to investigating and prosecuting fraud against COVID-19 pandemic relief programs in 2023. While we observed some civil False Claims Act settlements, criminal enforcement...more

Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

HHS Publishes Proposed Stark and AKS Updates

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On October 9, 2019, the Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid ("CMS") and Office of Inspector General ("OIG"), respectively, published proposed rules updating the long-standing physician...more

The Volkov Law Group

Health Management Associates Pays Over $260 Million in Criminal and Civil Penalties for Pervasive False Billing and Kickback...

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Healthcare Management Associates (HMA) settled criminal and civil charges with the Justice Department for illegal fraud and kickback schemes. HMA billed federal government healthcare programs for inpatient services that...more

Baker Donelson

Costs Increase for Health Care Fraud and Abuse Violations

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Recent congressional action will have serious ramifications on corporate and individual defendants who are or could be under investigation for violations of federal health care program fraud and abuse laws. Changes...more

Bricker Graydon LLP

Civil and criminal penalties increased for fraud and abuse

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The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (BBA 2018) significantly increased civil and criminal penalties for federal health care program fraud and abuse. Below is a summary of some of the BBA 2018 changes to the maximum penalty...more

King & Spalding

OIG Issues Revised Policy Statement Regarding Permissive Exclusion

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On April 18, 2016, the Office of Inspector General of the United States Department of Health and Human Services (“OIG”) issued a revised policy statement containing the new criteria that OIG intends to use in implementing its...more

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