May 10, 2023 | Government Investigations
While Pharmacists are usually subject to the same fraud, waste, and abuse rules as other medical providers and those that do business with the government, pharmacists have enjoyed less publicity when it comes to enforcement actions – though they have been targets of...
May 10, 2023 | False Claims Act
Last month, Laboratory Corporation of America (LabCorp) agreed to settle allegations that it overbilled the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) for genetic tests performed by GeneDx, LLC (GeneDx), a third party laboratory used by LabCorp to perform genetic testing for...
May 10, 2023 | Fraud Investigations
Return preparer fraud is one of the IRS’ Dirty Dozen Tax Scams, and the government continues in its efforts to eradicate it as such. Last year, Assistant Attorney General David A. Hubbert advised “taxpayers seeking a return preparer should remain vigilant.” The...
May 10, 2023 | White Collar Crime
In September 2022, Chilivis Grubman attorneys discussed how Medicare revocation can create a dire situation for providers, and how some providers try to skirt the revocation restrictions. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, Dr. Kenneth Mitchell is one such...
May 3, 2023 | False Claims Act
On Tuesday, April 18, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument on two consolidated cases from the Seventh Circuit, U.S. ex rel. Schutte v. SuperValu Inc. and U.S. ex rel. Proctor v. Safeway, regarding the proper scienter standard in False Claim Act (“FCA”)...
