Jul 19, 2023 | False Claims Act
On July 14, the Department of Justice announced NextGen Healthcare Inc., an electronic health record (EHR) technology vendor, reached a settlement of $31 million to resolve allegations of violating the False Claims Act (FCA). According to the government, NextGen...
Jul 6, 2023 | False Claims Act
On June 29, 2023, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced that Santa Barbara San Luis Obispo Regional Health Authority, d/b/a CenCal Health (“CenCal”), a county-organized health system, and three non-profit medical providers – Cottage Health System...
Jun 26, 2023 | False Claims Act
On June 16, the Supreme Court issued a crucial decision in the case of United States el rel. Polansky v. Executive Health Resources, Inc., et al. In this landmark ruling, Justice Elena Kagan, writing for an eight to one majority, resolved a circuit split and...
Jun 26, 2023 | False Claims Act
The U.S. Department of Justice has reported the conviction of a Chief Compliance Officer in a massive Medicare fraud scheme. According to the DOJ’s press release, a high-ranking healthcare executive, Steven King, was found guilty of orchestrating a fraudulent scheme...
Jun 21, 2023 | False Claims Act
On June 16, 2023, the United States Supreme Court issued a crucial decision in the case of United States el rel. Polansky v. Executive Health Resources, Inc., et al. In this landmark ruling, Justice Elena Kagan, writing for an eight to one majority, resolved a circuit...
Jun 7, 2023 | False Claims Act
In a previous blog post, the attorneys at Chilivis Grubman wrote about two consolidated cases that were pending before the U.S. Supreme Court (“SCOTUS”), U.S. ex rel. Schutte v. SuperValu Inc. and U.S. ex rel. Proctor v. Safeway, relating to the proper scienter...
