Oct 6, 2016 | False Claims Act, Health Care
In a recent False Claims Act (“FCA”) case interpreting amendments to the FCA’s anti-retaliation provision, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals held that an employee who alleges that he or she was terminated for trying to stop an employer from violating the FCA must...
Sep 7, 2016 | Health Care
On August 18, 2016, the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) announced its intention (via its email list-serv) to “more broadly investigate” breaches of protected health information (“PHI”) affecting fewer than 500 individuals....
Aug 2, 2016 | Health Care
On July 7, 2016, the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) agreed to a $2.75 million settlement with the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for multiple alleged violations of the Health Insurance Portability and...
Jul 7, 2016 | Health Care, Medicare and Medicaid
Contained within the bipartisan budget deal passed by Congress on November 2, 2015, the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Improvements Act of 2015 (the “Improvements Act”) mandates that all federal agencies make inflation-based adjustments to all civil...
Jul 7, 2016 | Health Care, Medicare and Medicaid
In March 2016, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) published a long-awaited final rule pertaining to the 60‐day rule, which requires Medicare providers to report and return Medicare overpayments to the government no later than sixty (60) days after...
Jun 2, 2016 | Health Care, Medicare and Medicaid
In March 2016, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) published a long-awaited final rule pertaining to the 60‐day rule, which requires Medicare providers to report and return Medicare overpayments to the government no later than sixty (60) days after...
