At a court hearing on November 24, 2020, a bankruptcy judge approved a settlement entered in late October between Purdue Pharma L.P. (“Purdue”) and the Department of Justice (“DOJ”), under which Purdue Pharma L.P. plead guilty in New Jersey... Read More
The Federal Government has taken the position in two recent civil False Claims Act (FCA) matters that copayment assistance (in the form of both deductibles and co-pays) resulting from pharmaceutical manufacturers’ funding of charitable... Read More
In response to the COVIDI9 crisis, the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services invoked his authority to issue blanket waivers of Section 1877(g) of the Social Security Act (also known as the physician self-referral law or... Read More
U.S. Attorneys in the Southern District of Georgia recently charged the operator of a durable medical equipment company with conspiring to pay kickbacks to physicians in exchange for obtaining DME orders. This action reaffirms the Department of... Read More
Federal prosecutors in Florida and Louisiana have filed multiple indictments related to a nationwide telemedicine fraud scheme involving genetic testing. The arrangement included at least 35 individuals and has resulted in the submission of more... Read More
A basic principle of health care law is that medical decision-making must be based on the best interests of the patient and not the economic interests of the provider. This principle is reflected the Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS) - which makes it a... Read More
Jazz Pharmaceuticals recently reported in its U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing that it has agreed to pay $57 million dollars to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) in order to resolve an investigation by the DOJ that has looked into... Read More
Pharmaceutical manufacturer Galena Biopharma Inc. (Galena) has agreed to pay more than $7.55 million to resolve Civil False Claims Act allegations that they paid doctors kickbacks in order to induce them to prescribe its fentanyl-based drug... Read More
In recent months, physicians, pharmacists, other healthcare providers have seen an unprecedented increase in criminal and civil penalties. Many of these missteps involve violations of the Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS), which is a criminal statute... Read More
With the advent of value-based healthcare reimbursement becoming more of a reality each and every day for healthcare providers, physicians are frequently looking for new and innovative ways to maximize quality in the services they provide each of... Read More
