Apr 8, 2021 | COVID-19 Related Law, Health Care
During the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, the government enacted the CARES Act. The CARES Act includes a Provider Relief Fund (“PRF”) of more than $100 billion. The PRF reimburses eligible providers for healthcare-related expenses and lost revenue attributable...
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...
Mar 22, 2021 | Health Care
On Tuesday, March 16, 2021, Judge Barker in the Southern District of Indiana issued a preliminary injunction halting the progress on a newly established 340B Administrative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Program. The new ADR Program is a tool that many hospitals, community...
Mar 4, 2021 | COVID-19 Related Law, Government Investigations, Health Care
On February 25, 2021, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) announced the resolution of three complaints alleging that MedStar Health Hospitals (“MedStar”) refused disabled patients access to support persons. According to HHS Office of Civil Rights...
Feb 12, 2021 | False Claims Act, Government Investigations, Health Care
The Department of Justice recently announced that Athenahealth, Inc. (Athena), an electronic health record (“EHR”) vendor, has agreed to pay $18.25 million to settle claims that it violated the False Claims Act (“FCA”). Athena allegedly implemented various marketing...
Jan 11, 2021 | COVID-19 Related Law, Government Investigations, Health Care
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia issued a permanent injunction barring Matthew Ryncarz and his companies, Fusion Health and Vitality LLC (d/b/a Pharm Origins) and Fusion Ionz LLC (also d/b/a Pharm Origins), from selling unapproved drugs. ...
