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Lessons for Skilled Nursing and Assisted Living Facilities From the ‘Largest Health Care Fraud Case’

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Phillip Esformes, the alleged mastermind of one of “the largest single criminal health care fraud cases ever brought against individuals by the Department of Justice,”has finally reached a plea deal with the Department of...more

Robinson+Cole Health Law Diagnosis

DOJ Settlement Targets Owner and Management Company in Addition to Post-Acute Care Facilities

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On November 15, 2023, the U.S Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a $45.6 million consent judgment (Settlement) with six skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), as well as the owner of the SNFs and its management company which...more

Harris Beach PLLC

Continued: Summary of Fraud and Abuse Enforcement Yields Insight for Health Care Compliance and Risk Assessment

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

King & Spalding

Healthcare Management Services Organizations Get The Green Light In California

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Healthcare management services organizations (MSO), also known as a medical management company, have become critical to managing healthcare operations. The structure of the MSO and the MSO ownership, however, carry risk and...more

The Volkov Law Group

Rolling Along with False Claims Act Enforcement Actions (Part III of IV)

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Despite the controversial impact of the Supreme Court’s Escobar decision, the Justice Department’s False Claims Act prosecutions and settlements are continuing at a consistent rate – heading towards another multi-billion...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Healthcare Law Update: December 2016

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Prompt Payment Discounts Not an Anti-Kickback Statute Violation - In United States of Am. et al. ex rel. Ruscher v. Omnicare, No. 15-20629, 2016 WL 6407128 (5th Cir. Oct. 28, 2016), the court of appeals affirmed summary...more

Polsinelli

Coming Soon to a Hospital near You: Mandatory Bundled Payments for Common Surgeries

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Recent action by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announces significant change in reimbursement methodology for high volume orthopedic surgical procedures in many markets nationwide. Affected stakeholders...more

Lowndes

Florida Nursing Home Pays Record Settlement to Resolve Federal Anti-Kickback Case

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In a recent case Hebrew Homes Health Network, Inc. and its former president and executive Director agreed to pay $17 million to settle allegations that Hebrew Homes violated the federal anti-kickback statute. According to the...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Record $17M Settlement Of False Claims Act Lawsuit Alleging Doctor Kickbacks

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Hailed as “another achievement” for the government’s Health Care Fraud Prevention and Enforcement Action Team (referred to as “HEAT”), the U.S. Department of Justice has announced that a Florida skilled nursing company and...more

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