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...
Sep 25, 2018 | Health Care
On September 10, 2018, Chief U.S. District Judge S. Maurice Hicks, Jr. of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana dismissed a lawsuit alleging a Louisiana hospital violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act by racially discriminating against a...
Jul 30, 2018 | Medicare and Medicaid
On July 27, 2018, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) published a proposed rule containing numerous potential changes to the Medicare physician fee schedule and other Medicare policies. See 83 Fed. Reg. 35704 (July 27, 2018). The proposed rule is...
Jul 30, 2018 | Employment Law
The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals recently issued an opinion reversing summary judgment for the employer and allowing an employee’s claims for retaliation in connection with reporting her supervisor’s abuse to proceed to trial. The case was Strothers v. City of...
Jun 26, 2018 | Employment Law
On June 20, 2018, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced that it has reached a settlement with J.C. Witherspoon, a South Carolina-based logging company, over religious discrimination allegations. The EEOC charged that J.C. Witherspoon...
Jun 26, 2018 | Health Care
The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Office of Civil Rights (HHS-OCR) recently issued a newsletter regarding compliance with the HIPAA Security Rule’s requirements for physical security The newsletter notes that covered entities and business associates...
Jun 26, 2018 | White Collar Crime
Signature Healthcare, a Kentucky-based company that operates over 100 skilled nursing facilities in multiple states, recently reached an agreement to pay more than $30 million to settle allegations that it submitted false claims to Medicare for medically unnecessary...
