In 2010, Congress amended the Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS) to provide that claims “resulting from” an AKS violation are “false or fraudulent” for False Claims Act (FCA) purposes. 42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7b(g). For over a decade, courts have wrestled with the
Providers May Soon Be Unable to Report Unpaid Medical Debt to Collection or Credit Reporting Facilities
A bill to prohibit healthcare providers from reporting unpaid medical debt to a collection or credit reporting facility is working its way through the New Jersey Legislature.
Assembly Bill 3802 (and its companion S2428) define “medical creditor” as any healthcare
Best Lawyers in America: Suzanne Durrell and Erica Blachman Hitchings Earn Top Honors
Two Whistleblower Law Collaborative attorneys took home “Best Lawyers” awards this year. Suzanne Durrell and Erica Blachman Hitchings are both former DOJ attorneys. They now exclusively represent whistleblowers.
Suzanne Durrell
Suzanne Durrell was recognized for Best Lawyers 2023 Qui Tam
Hearing Aids: More Accessible to Consumers After FDA Issues Final Rule
Many people experience hearing loss and related hearing issues. To date, to get a hearing aid, people needed a prescription and to see a licensed hearing aid specialist in order to be properly diagnosed and fitted for a hearing aid.
Rollout will take time for Democrats’ big act on health, climate and taxes
President Biden and congressional Democrats have embarked on a major political experiment, testing the public’s willingness to delay gratification on seeing big benefits of a landmark measure with important elements to improve their health and wellbeing.
Is it more persuasive
Employer Alert: First Deadline to Claim NYS Healthcare Worker Bonus is September 2
As part of its 2023 state budget, New York State has allocated $1.2 billion for the payment of bonuses to certain frontline healthcare workers. This bonus program is intended to reward healthcare workers for their services during the COVID-19 pandemic
Arsenal Capital Closes Two Funds With $5.4 Billion
Arsenal Capital Partners has announced that it has completed fundraising for two new funds, totaling $5.4 billion in capital commitments.
Arsenal Capital Partners VI (Fund VI) closed with $4.3 billion in capital commitments. This exceeded its $3.0 billion target. The firm said Fund VI will focus
The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022: Medicare Drug Pricing Provisions Will Change the Health Care Industry
President Biden has now signed into law the $700 billion Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, a package comprised of health care, climate change, and taxation policy reforms. It is a scaled-back version of the Build Back Better Act that
Important practice-points for pharmacists independently initiating and furnishing Paxlovid
Back in 2021, the Secretary of the federal Department of Health and Human Services authorized licensed pharmacists to independently order and administer any COVID-19 therapeutic, subject to certain conditions ( under the Ninth Amendment to Declaration Under the Public Readiness
On the Attack: FDA Pursues Online Retail Fulfillment House
In an unprecedented move, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) sent a warning letter to Amazon.com, Inc. (Amazon), a fulfillment house, with respect to distributing over-the-counter (OTC) drug products that are in violation of the Federal Food,