Medical Practices

Two landmark cases fraught with False Claim Act (“FCA”) allegations of fraudulent billing for prescription drugs against food and pharmacy chains are making their way from the Seventh Circuit to

Continue Reading Is it Really Fraud? The Supreme Court Will Decide

Physicians around the country are familiar with the Federal Anti-Kickback Statute (“AKS”) (42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7b(b)) and the Federal Physician Self-Referral Law, commonly referred to as the Stark Law (“Stark”)

Continue Reading Five Differences Between the Federal Anti-Kickback Statute and the Federal Stark Law

On January 5, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPRM”) which would broadly prohibit companies from entering into or enforcing non-competition agreements or clauses

Continue Reading FTC Proposes Broad Rule Banning Non-Compete Covenants with Physicians and Other Healthcare Workers

While the rise of telehealth has brought us a plethora of advantages in the past two years, the concern of heightened fraud and abuse risks must not be overlooked. On

Continue Reading US Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General Warns Providers of Suspect Telemedicine Arrangements through Special Fraud Alert

On July 11, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf signed Senate Bill 818 (“SB 818”) into law, which amends the Health Care Facilities Act to expand the number of procedures that may

Continue Reading PA Health Care Facilities Act Amended to Permit More Procedures at Ambulatory Surgery Centers (ASCs) and Align with CMS Covered Procedures List