Jul 30, 2020 | COVID-19 Related Law, Government Investigations, Health Care, Medicare and Medicaid
On March 27, 2020, President Trump signed into the law the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”). The CARES Act includes a Provider Relief Fund (“PRF”) with more than $100 billion to reimburse eligible providers for healthcare-related...
Jul 27, 2020 | Health Care
On July 8, 2020, the United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Florida announced that Hope Hospice agreed to pay $3.2 million to resolve a qui tam whistleblower action under the federal False Claims Act (FCA). The settlement resolved allegations that...
Jul 24, 2020 | COVID-19 Related Law
The U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) published its Revised Enforcement Guidance for Recording Cases of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (“Revised Guidance”). On May 27, 2020, the Revised Guidance went into effect and OSHA’s...
Jul 21, 2020 | Fraud Investigations, Health Care
Since the beginning of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the use of telemedicine and telehealth services has skyrocketed. In March, we wrote about the temporary expansion of telehealth services by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Specifically, CMS...
Jul 13, 2020 | COVID-19 Related Law, General, Health Care
On Sine Die (the last day of the legislative session), the Georgia General Assembly passed SB359 to provide liability protections to healthcare providers and businesses in the state. As COVID-19 continues to attack the community, healthcare facilities and providers...
