Apr 14, 2025 | False Claims Act, Fraud Investigations, Government Investigations, Health Care, Health Care Fraud, Medicare and Medicaid
On April 4, 2025, the Department of Justice announced that it had filed a lawsuit under the federal False Claims Act against Vohra Wound Physicians Management and its founder, Dr. Ameet Vohra. According to the DOJ, Dr. Vohra and his company allegedly submitted false...
Mar 18, 2025 | Government Investigations, White Collar Crime
The DOJ announced that Aylissa Glidewell, a 35-year-old from Kingsport, Tennessee, pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit wire and mail fraud for her role in submitting fraudulent claims for COVID-19 employment tax credit refunds. According to the DOJ, Glidewell’s...
Feb 28, 2025 | False Claims Act, Government Investigations, Health Care, Health Care Fraud
Back in January, we wrote about a district judge in Massachusetts who granted summary judgment in favor of a False Claims Act (FCA) defendant, ruling that the “but for” causation standard should be applied when violations of the Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS)...
Feb 20, 2025 | DMEPOS, Government Investigations, Health Care, Health Care Fraud, Medicare and Medicaid
If you are a DMEPOS supplier and are purchasing opt-in Medicare leads, you should be aware of Medicare’s prohibition against telephone solicitation of beneficiaries. In order to enroll as a Medicare DMEPOS supplier, and as a condition of payment, DMEPOS providers must...
Feb 17, 2025 | False Claims Act, Fraud Investigations, Government Investigations, Health Care Fraud, Medicare and Medicaid
The DOJ announced that SVCMC Inc., formerly known as Saint Vincent’s Catholic Medical Centers of New York (SVCMC), will pay $29 million to resolve allegations of violating the False Claims Act. According to the DOJ, the medical center knowingly retained...
Feb 10, 2025 | False Claims Act, federal investigations, Fraud Investigations, Government Contract, Government Investigations
On January 31, 2025, President Trump issued Executive Order 14173, entitled “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity” (“EO”). The stated purpose of the EO “is to ensure that [the federal government enforces civil rights laws] by...
