Jun 1, 2021 | Government Investigations
On May 28, the U.S. Department of Justice issued a press release addressing President Joe Biden’s submitted budget request for Fiscal Year 2022. The request included $35.3 billion in funding for the Department of Justice. The budget reflects some of the changes in...
Jun 1, 2021 | Government Investigations
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, Chilivis Grubman attorneys have written about the temporary expansion of telehealth services and related increased government scrutiny. In March 2020, the Trump administration announced that Medicare providers could use...
May 24, 2021 | Government Investigations
Chilivis Grubman attorneys have cautioned providers on government enforcement efforts related to the CARES Act Provider Relief Fund and the likely audits that would follow the disbursement of the funds. And Providers Relief Fund compliance is more important now than...
May 3, 2021 | Fraud Investigations, Government Investigations, Health Care, White Collar Crime
In 2019, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced “Operation Brace Yourself,” which resulted in charges against 24 criminal defendants and adverse administrative actions against 130 DME companies. Operation Brace Yourself was a nationwide scheme related to...
Apr 14, 2021 | COVID-19 Related Law, DOJ, Government Investigations, White Collar Crime
On April 8, 2021, the U.S. Department of Justice issued a press release regarding a Colorado physician who is accused of stealing nearly $300,000 from three COVID-19 relief programs – the Accelerated and Advance Payment Program (“AAPP”), the Provider Relief Fund...
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...
