Jan 15, 2026 | False Claims Act, Fraud Investigations, Health Care, Health Care Fraud, Medicare and Medicaid
On January 14, 2026, the Department of Justice announced that several affiliates of Kaiser Permanente agreed to pay $556 million to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act (FCA) “by submitting invalid diagnosis codes for their Medicare...
Jan 13, 2026 | Fraud Investigations, Health Care, Health Care Fraud, Medicare and Medicaid
As we have written about several times previously, billing Medicare for skin substitutes used in wound care has come under significant scrutiny by various federal agencies, including the Department of Justice, HHS’ Office of Inspector General (OIG), and CMS and...
Nov 18, 2025 | False Claims Act, Fraud Investigations, Health Care, Health Care Fraud, Medicare and Medicaid
On November 17, 2025, the DOJ announced that knee implant manufacturer Aesculap agreed to pay $38.5 million to resolve allegations under the False Claims Act (FCA) that it sold a knee-replacement device (the VEGA System Knee System) which it alleged the company knew...
Sep 2, 2025 | False Claims Act, federal investigations, Fraud Investigations, Government Investigations, Trade Law
We have written previously (here, here, and here) about a marked increase in cusoms-related fraud enforcement, particularly in light of the current administration’s focus on increased tariffs on imported goods. This enforcement has included both criminal charges...
Aug 20, 2025 | False Claims Act, Fraud Investigations, Government Contract
On August 19, 2025, Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced that his office had filed a lawsuit under the Florida False Claims Act (FCA) against textbook publishers McGraw Hill and Savvas Learning Company. According to the state, the defendants failed to...
Aug 18, 2025 | False Claims Act, Fraud Investigations, Health Care, Health Care Fraud
We write frequently about the federal False Claims Act (FCA), which is the federal government’s most powerful civil fraud fighting tool. Healthcare providers, government contractors, and any other business that submits claims for reimbursement to the federal...
