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 11, 2021 | False Claims Act
In February 2021, CG attorneys wrote about an electronic health record (“EHR”) vendor, Athenahealth, Inc., agreeing to pay $18.25 million to resolve False Claims Act (“FCA”) allegations related to its marketing programs and alleged kickbacks. CG attorneys cautioned...
May 6, 2021 | False Claims Act
In a March 4 press release, the Department of Justice announced it had reached a settlement with Incyte Corporation resolving allegations that Incyte had violated the False Claims Act and Anti-Kickback Statute. DOJ alleged that, over a 3-year period, Incyte had used...
Apr 14, 2021 | False Claims Act
On April 8, 2021, the U.S. Department of Justice issued a press release announcing a $22.5 million settlement with South Carolina’s largest urgent care provider – Doctors Care, P.A. (d/b/a/ “Doctors Care”) – and its management company, UCI Medical Affiliates of South...
Mar 26, 2021 | False Claims Act, Government Investigations, Health Care
In an address at the Federal Bar Association’s Qui Tam Conference, Acting Assistant Attorney General Brian Boynton discussed the DOJ Civil Division’s current False Claims Act (FCA) enforcement priorities. Although not the full universe of cases the that the DOJ will...
Mar 23, 2021 | False Claims Act
On March 19, 2021, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) published its annual report detailing the Medicaid Fraud Control Units (“MFCUs”) case outcomes. According to the report, MFCUs recovered $1 billion from criminal...
