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On the heels of the Supreme Court decision in Xiulu Ruan v. United States, wherein the Supreme Court held that the government must prove beyond a reasonable doubt that a medical provider knowingly or intentionally acted in an unauthorized manner when prescribing opioids to have the necessary criminal intent…
Continue Reading Creation of New Opioid Strike Force, Following Decision in Xiulu Ruan v. US, Signals Investigations of Physicians Will IntensifyBy: Sarah Rozek and Alise Matherson
In May 2021, Attorney General Merrick Garland announced the…
Continue Reading COVID-19 Fraud Enforcement Task Force Cracks Down on Pandemic-Related FraudAlmost 3 of 4 physicians are now employed by hospitals, health systems and other corporate…
Continue Reading Pandemic Acceleration of Consolidation of the Health Care IndustryBy Elizabeth Litten and Odia Kagan
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)…
Continue Reading HHS Issues Guidance in Light of Dobbs DecisionThe Latest
The No Surprises Act is Here: How do Practices Comply? (Part I)
The federal No Surprises Act is now in effect, and it is changing how medical practices, ambulatory surgery centers, and hospitals interact with patients and health insurers. See our initial…
Continue Reading The No Surprises Act is Here: How do Practices Comply? (Part I)CMS Sets New Deadline to Comply With Vaccine Mandate for Providers in 25 States and DC
To assist health care providers that will soon be required to enforce a COVID-19 vaccine mandate, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued guidance on December 28, 2021 regarding…
Continue Reading CMS Sets New Deadline to Comply With Vaccine Mandate for Providers in 25 States and DCNationwide Injunction of CMS Vaccine Mandate for Health Care Workers Issued by Louisiana Federal Court
In a preliminary injunction issued on Tuesday, November 30, 2021, a federal judge in Louisiana temporarily blocked the implementation and enforcement of an interim final rule by the Centers for…
Continue Reading Nationwide Injunction of CMS Vaccine Mandate for Health Care Workers Issued by Louisiana Federal CourtFox Rothschild Partners William Maruca, Esq. and Catherine Wadhwani, Esq. recently recorded a podcast summarizing key points on physician hiring, especially considerations when hiring and contracting with foreign national physicians. …
Continue Reading Recent Podcast: Physician Recruitment and ImmigrationHealth Care Professionals Are Key Targets in COVID Aid-Related Fraud Prosecutions
This post is a courtesy of Fox Rothschild attorneys Matthew D. Lee, Esq. and Marissa Koblitz Kingman, Esq., and was first published as an alert on Fox’s website.
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Continue Reading Health Care Professionals Are Key Targets in COVID Aid-Related Fraud ProsecutionsThis post is a courtesy of Fox Rothschild attorney Nathanael F. Williams, Esq., and was first published as an Alert on Fox’s website.
Health care providers should take special …
Continue Reading Holiday Weekends Offer No Time Off From Cyber ThreatsThis post is a courtesy of Fox Rothschild attorney William H. Maruca, Esq., and was first published as an Alert on Fox’s website.
A bipartisan bill introduced this summer…
Continue Reading Proposed Amendments to False Claims Act Would Tilt the Playing FieldA nationwide telemedicine kickback scheme led to fraudulent Medicare reimbursements for durable medical equipment and genetic testing. The full Department of Justice press release can be found here.
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Continue Reading Georgia Nurse Pleads Guilty to Telemedicine Fraud SchemeA recent health care fraud conspiracy case resulted in federal prison sentences for six participants, serving as a warning to pharmacy owners and their employees. Read the full Department of…
Continue Reading $8 Million Pharmacy Fraud Case Lands 6 Behind Bars