Nov 22, 2018 | Health Care
The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals recently issued an opinion affirming a district court’s ruling that a civil whistleblower was not entitled to an award arising from criminal forfeiture proceedings where the government decided to criminally prosecute the...
Nov 22, 2018 | False Claims Act
The U.S. Department of Justice recently announced that AmerisourceBergen Corp. (ABC) and several of its subsidiaries will pay $625 million to settle various allegations that it illegally repackaged and sold adulterated and unapproved new drugs, and that it double...
Nov 22, 2018 | Health Care
On October 15, 2018, the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Civil Rights (HHS-OCR) announced that Anthem, Inc. has agreed to pay a record-breaking $16 million to settle allegations that it violated the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act...
Sep 25, 2018 | Health Care
On September 20, 2018, the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Civil Rights (HHS-OCR) announced that Boston Medical Center (“BMC”), Brigham and Women’s Hospital (“BWH”), and Massachusetts General Hospital (“MGH”) will pay HHS-OCR a combined $999,000 to...
Sep 25, 2018 | Health Care
On August 27, 2018, the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG) published a request for information (“RFI”) pertaining to possible changes to the federal Anti-Kickback Statute (“AKS”) and Civil Monetary Penalties (“CMP”) for...
