Hill Health Law Group’s Amanda Hill analyzes recent fraud enforcement in health care, noting that physicians who don’t accept ...
Stark law enforcement is evolving rapidly, with heightened scrutiny, a record-breaking volume of qui tam lawsuits, and new legal precedents reshaping compliance risks for physicians and ASCs.
The Department of Justice (DOJ) released its annual False Claims Act (FCA) enforcement statistics on January 15, 2025, ...
This past year, the False Claims Act (FCA) continued to be a key tool for the Justice Department and whistleblowers to bring ...
A controversial decision from 2024 and insurance law may help companies facing investigations and qui tam lawsuits brought by ...
Houston-based Northwest Anesthesiology and Pain Services agreed to pay $999,999 to settle allegations it violated the False Claims Act and Stark law.
Cooley attorneys examine US agencies’ new power under the AFCA, saying government beneficiaries should expect more scrutiny ...
In the wake of President Trump’s “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity” Executive Order (the ...
As in recent years, the False Claims Act (FCA) continued to serve as a tool utilized by the federal government against ...
Community Health Network, for example, paid more than $300 million after the government found physicians were awarded referral-based bonuses, in violation of the Stark Law. The rule aims to ...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) recouped more than $2.9 billion for the federal government from False Claims Act settlements ... in violation of the Stark Law. The DOJ also noted a $106.8 million ...
In December 2023, CHN paid $345 million to resolve allegations that — dating back to 2008 — it violated the False Claims Act and Stark law. The 10-hospital system allegedly knowingly submitted ...