Apr 8, 2020 | Business Litigation, COVID-19 Related Law, Cyber Law, False Claims Act, General
On April 7, 2020, the three United States Attorneys Offices in Georgia, along with the Georgia Attorney General’s Office and the Office of the Governor, announced a new COVID-19 Fraud Task Force, which they say is “aimed at better protecting the citizens of Georgia...
Apr 7, 2020 | Business Litigation, COVID-19 Related Law, General, Health Care
On March 27, 2020, President Trump signed into the law the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”), which included $500 billion for assistance to eligible businesses, states, and municipalities. As with prior economic stimulus laws, the...
Apr 7, 2020 | COVID-19 Related Law, General, Health Care
Last week, we wrote about the blanket Stark Law waivers issued by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) in relation to the COVID-19 crisis. On April 3, 2020, the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) released a...
Apr 6, 2020 | COVID-19 Related Law, General, Health Care
On April 2, 2020, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp issued a shelter-in-place executive order, under which residents and visitors in Georgia must remain in their residences and take every precaution to limit social interaction starting at 6 PM on Friday, April 3, 2020, and...
Mar 31, 2020 | COVID-19 Related Law, General, Health Care, Medicare and Medicaid
On March 30, 2020, as part of the federal government’s continuing efforts to lessen the regulatory burden on healthcare providers during the pendency of the COVID-19 crisis, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued blanket waivers of certain...
