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Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Event] Regional Healthcare Compliance Conference - October 11th, Denver, CO

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Looking for compliance education and networking in your area? HCCA’s Regional Healthcare Compliance Conferences offer practitioners convenient, local compliance education on a wide variety of current and emerging topics...more

The Volkov Law Group

Gentiva Pays $19.4 Million for False Claims Act Violations Involving Hospice Care

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Gentiva, the renamed former Kindred at Home, agreed to pay $19.4 million to resolve claims that its predecessor company, Kindred at Home and related companies, violated the False Claims Act by retaining overpayments for...more

Troutman Pepper

Massachusetts AG Secures Landmark $4M Settlement Over Alleged Staffing Violations

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Massachusetts Attorney General (AG) Andrea Joy Campbell announced a $4 million settlement with Next Step Healthcare, LLC (Next Step), a Massachusetts-based long-term care management company, in a deal that the AG described as...more

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North Carolina Attorney General Reaches $500,000 Settlement in False Claims Act Lawsuit Against Health Care Providers

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North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of North Carolina have reached a $500,000 settlement with Sharon Raynes Halliday and RAPHA Healthcare Services LLC, resolving a...more

Quarles & Brady LLP

DOJ Enforcement:  Urine Drug Testing

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On April 11, 2024, a jury convicted Northern Kentucky Center for Pain Clinic owner Dr. Timothy Ehn (who was not a medical doctor) and medical director, Dr. William Lawrence Seifert, for their roles in a scheme that defrauded...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Event] Regional Healthcare Compliance Conference - May 9th - 10th, San Juan, Puerto Rico

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Looking for compliance education and networking in your area? HCCA’s Regional Healthcare Compliance Conferences offer practitioners convenient, local compliance education on a wide variety of current and emerging topics...more

Polsinelli

Health Care Fraud and Abuse 2023 Year in Review

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Introduction - Polsinelli proudly introduces the Health Care Fraud and Abuse 2023 Year in Review, a comprehensive examination of the evolving landscape surrounding the False Claims Act (“FCA”) and fraud & abuse enforcement...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

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Event] 15th Annual Advanced Forum on Managed Care Disputes and Litigation - May 2nd - 3rd, Chicago, IL

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ACI’s Advanced Forum on Managed Care Disputes and Litigation offers an unparalleled learning experience, specifically designed for the MCO legal community. Attend and develop winning legal strategies and business best...more

Holland & Knight LLP

No Sunset on the Horizon for EKRA

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Recently, Holland & Knight healthcare attorneys have received questions as to whether the Eliminating Kickback in Recovery Act (EKRA) is still in effect, given the recent expiration of many provisions of the Substance...more

Harris Beach PLLC

OIG January 2024 Enforcement Summary

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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

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Event] 2023 Healthcare Enforcement Compliance Conference - November 5th - 7th, Washington, DC

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Hear directly from the enforcement community - Want to gain insight into properly monitoring, detecting, investigating, and managing violations? Join us at HCCA’s Annual Healthcare Enforcement Compliance Conference to...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Virtual Event] Columbus & Indianapolis Regional Healthcare Compliance Conference - June 2nd, 8:25 am - 4:30 pm ET

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General and specialty compliance education from the comfort of your home or office - HCCA’s Regional Healthcare Compliance Conferences provide practitioners with virtual compliance learning that covers a wide variety of...more

Polsinelli

Nursing Home Providers Suffer Blow as District Court Denies Motion to Dismiss in “Worthless Services” FCA Action Based on...

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On March 31, 2023, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania dealt a blow to a trio of nursing home providers by denying their motion to dismiss a False Claims Act (FCA) claim brought by the...more

Akerman LLP - Health Law Rx

The Trebling Effect of (Some) False Claims Act Trials

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There are multiple components to the risk defendants must consider when faced with going to trial for a matter involving the False Claims Act (FCA). Setting aside the incalculable impact that litigation can have on business...more

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Ten Individuals Charged in Business Email Compromise Scheme Targeting Medicare, Medicaid and Other Insurers

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On November 18, 2022, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced charges against ten defendants across Georgia, South Carolina and Virginia, resulting from a scheme that allegedly targeted Medicare, state Medicaid...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Virtual Event] 2023 Managed Care Compliance Conference - January 31st - February 2nd, 8:25 am - 3:15 pm CT

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Join us for our annual event dedicated to compliance management for health plan providers. Learn the latest best practices and emerging trends from industry leaders while making connections with peers and mentors who...more

The Volkov Law Group

DOJ Announces Two Significant Indictments Charging Individuals with Healthcare Fraud

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The Justice Department is continuing to use criminal enforcement as an important tool in the fight against healthcare fraud.  While the False Claims Act continues its important place in the fight against healthcare fraud, DOJ...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Virtual Event] Healthcare Enforcement Compliance Conference - November 7th - 9th, 8:55 am - 3:30 pm CST

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Hear directly from the enforcement community - Want to gain insight into properly monitoring, detecting, investigating, and managing violations? Join us virtually at HCCA’s Annual Healthcare Enforcement Compliance...more

McDermott Will & Emery

OIG Issues Special Fraud Alert Warning Providers of Suspect Telemedicine Arrangements

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On July 20, 2022, the US Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued a Special Fraud Alert (Alert) concerning the fraud and abuse risks associated with healthcare practitioners entering...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Event] Regional Healthcare Compliance Conference - September 16th, Bloomington, MN

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Looking for compliance training and networking in your area? HCCA’s Regional Healthcare Compliance Conferences offer practitioners convenient, local compliance training, including updates on the latest news in regulatory...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Event] Regional Healthcare Compliance Conference - July 22nd, Seattle, WA

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Looking for compliance training and networking in your area? HCCA’s Regional Healthcare Compliance Conferences offer practitioners convenient, local compliance training, including updates on the latest news in regulatory...more

Pullman & Comley - Connecticut Health Law

Short Staffing May Still be Hindering Health Care in Connecticut but OIG's Exclusion Authority Remains Alive and Well

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Can a 40-year-old fraud and abuse law that compared to many others is relatively straightforward still get providers into trouble?  Answer: You bet!  In fact, in the first quarter of 2022 alone, the U.S. Attorney for the...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Event] Research Compliance Conference - June 8th - 10th, Anaheim, CA

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Hear about the latest in research compliance - Do you want to learn… - How to prepare for upcoming changes in Medicaid? - Ways to build and maintain a better research compliance work plan for your program? - How...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

State Lawmakers Introduce Colorado False Claims Act

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Within days of gaveling in the 2022 Colorado legislative session, a coalition of state leaders introduced a bill to create the Colorado False Claims Act (the “CFCA”). The brainchild of Attorney General Phil Weiser, the CFCA...more

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