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A Handy Guide for Healthcare Whistleblowers

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The healthcare industry relies heavily on whistleblowers to bring fraudulent conduct and other forms of waste and abuse to the attention of regulators, law enforcement, and the public in general. If you have found signs of...more

Dentons

Ep. 12 - Working with Valuation Experts to Substantiate Fair Market Value Compensation

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We often work with valuation experts to ensure compensation payments between healthcare organizations and physicians are fair market value and commercially reasonable for purposes of compliance with the Stark Law and the...more

Jones Day

DOJ Announces Record-Breaking Year for False Claims Act Settlements and Judgments

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Qui tam relators and the U.S. Department of Justice continue to expand usage of the False Claims Act....more

K&L Gates LLP

US Department of Justice Announces US$2.68 Billion in Fiscal Year 2023 False Claims Act Recoveries

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On 22 February 2024, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) published its report (Report) announcing civil recoveries under the False Claims Act (FCA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023. The recoveries for FY 2023 exceeded US$2.68...more

Perkins Coie

DOJ-Initiated False Claims Act Cases Reached Record High in Fiscal Year 2023

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The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it initiated a record-high 500 new False Claims Act (FCA) cases in Fiscal Year 2023. The government and whistleblowers (qui tam relators) were party to 543 settlements and...more

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Ep. 2 - Why Anonymous Reporting is the Cornerstone of Your Compliance Program

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When was the last time your organization received an anonymous compliance concern?  Has it been so long you can’t recall? Maybe you consider yourself lucky that the organization has never received a concern on your watch, or...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Event] 11th Annual Advanced Forum on False Claims and Qui Tam Enforcement - January 23rd - 24th, New York, NY

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Hosted by American Conference Institute, the 11th Annual Advanced Forum on False Claims and Qui Tam Enforcement returns for another exciting year for lively discussions on FCA enforcement including the ramifications of two...more

The Volkov Law Group

Avanir Pharmaceuticals Pays More than $108 Million to Settle Kickback Violations

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Just to repeat myself – pharmaceutical and medical device firms face extraordinary risks of enforcement under the False Claims Act.  While everyone likes to write and focus on FCPA or anti-corruption risks for global drug and...more

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Challenge to Attorneys' Fees in False Claims Act Cases

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Thanks to inexact language in a settlement agreement, a for-profit hospital chain can challenge whistleblowers’ eligibility for attorneys’ fees under the False Claims Act (“FCA”). The single sentence that spawned nearly 5...more

The Volkov Law Group

DaVita Medical Pays $270 million to Settle False Claims Act Case

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I have a tendency to sound like a “broken record” (an odd phrase in these days of digital music). The government’s most powerful enforcement tool continues to be – drumroll please, the False Claims Act. ...more

Robinson+Cole Health Law Diagnosis

State Enforcement Actions Demonstrate Continued Scrutiny of Health Care Fraud

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A series of criminal and civil enforcement actions announced in recent weeks demonstrate the continued attention that state regulators throughout the Northeast are placing on health care fraud. ...more

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