Jun 7, 2021 | Health Care, HIPAA
On June 2, 2021, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced another settlement of an enforcement action in its Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Right of Access Initiative. This is the...
Jun 1, 2021 | Government Investigations
On May 28, the U.S. Department of Justice issued a press release addressing President Joe Biden’s submitted budget request for Fiscal Year 2022. The request included $35.3 billion in funding for the Department of Justice. The budget reflects some of the changes in...
Jun 1, 2021 | Government Investigations
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, Chilivis Grubman attorneys have written about the temporary expansion of telehealth services and related increased government scrutiny. In March 2020, the Trump administration announced that Medicare providers could use...
Jun 1, 2021 | COVID-19 Related Law
The Small Business Administration (“SBA”) closed the window for applications for its popular Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) on Monday, May 31, 2021, after approving nearly $800 billion in loans since the commencement of the program in April, 2020. Just over $10...
May 27, 2021 | False Claims Act
On May 21, 2021, the Department of Justice issued a press release announcing that Georgia-based SavaSeniorCare, LLC and related entities (Sava) agreed to pay at least $11.2 million to resolve allegations of False Claims Act violations. Between 2011 and 2015, multiple...
May 24, 2021 | Business Litigation
When business ventures are first starting out, the parties involved are usually on good terms in an amicable relationship. But what happens when the relationship breaks down? Hopefully the parties had a detailed contract that outlined the appropriate actions for...
May 24, 2021 | Government Investigations
Chilivis Grubman attorneys have cautioned providers on government enforcement efforts related to the CARES Act Provider Relief Fund and the likely audits that would follow the disbursement of the funds. And Providers Relief Fund compliance is more important now than...
May 24, 2021 | COVID-19 Related Law
On May 17, 2021, Attorney General Merrick B. Garland released a memo announcing the establishment of a COVID-19 Fraud Enforcement Task Force (“COVID-19 Task Force”). Continuing the government’s collaboration with interagency partners, the COVID-19 Task Force invited...
May 24, 2021 | SEC Investigations
On May 18, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R.2655, the Insider Trading Prohibition Act. If passed by the Senate, the legislation would be the first dedicated legislation to combat insider trading. For decades, the Department of Justice and Securities and...
May 14, 2021 | SEC Investigations
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently announced that it had awarded $22 million to two whistleblowers, with one of those individuals receiving an $18 million award. The two individuals provided the SEC with information concerning the same...
