Jul 2, 2020 | False Claims Act, Fraud Investigations, Government Investigations, Health Care, Medicare and Medicaid
On July 1, 2020, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced two separate settlements with Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation (“Novartis”), totaling more than $729 million, involving allegations that Novartis paid kickbacks to doctors and patients. In the first...
Jun 29, 2020 | False Claims Act, Fraud Investigations, Government Investigations, Health Care
Last week, two Georgia U.S. Attorney’s Offices announced multi-million dollar False Claims Act (FCA) settlements with major health systems. First, on June 24, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Georgia announced that Augusta University Medical...
May 12, 2020 | COVID-19 Related Law, Health Care
Earlier this month, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) issued its “interim final rule” updating requirements for notification of confirmed and suspected COVID-19 cases among residents and staff in nursing homes. Among other...
May 12, 2020 | Cyber Law, Health Care, HIPAA
On May 5, HHS’ Office of Civil Rights (“OCR”) issued guidance on covered healthcare providers and restrictions on media access to Protected Health Information (“PHI”) about individuals in their facilities. In its guidance, OCR reminded...
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...
