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Kickbacks
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Health Law Rx
Owner of Medical Marketing Company Found Guilty in $2 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme…Again!
The Department of Justice announced on June 27, 2019 that David Brock Lovelace, the owner of DBL Management LLC, was found guilty by a federal jury in the U.S. District…
DC Medical Malpractice & Patient Safety Blog
Hospitals raise legal concerns by lavishing pay and perks on staff doctors
As hospitals boost their size and power to push their profits even higher, they’re also raising alarms with federal regulators over their too cozy relationships with doctors who are pulling…
Of Digital Interest
Health Care Enforcement Roundup: Increased FCA Enforcement Against EHR Companies
By James A. Cannatti III, Amandeep S. Sidhu, Sophia A. Luby, Theodore Alexander
The federal government has offered substantial incentives to providers to adopt and use certified electronic health record (EHR) technology. As of October 2018, the federal government had paid over $38…
Health Care Today
Illegal kickback schemes on the rise in light of opioid crisis
According to the Department of Justice (DOJ), the opioid crisis in the United States is now a national public health emergency. Unfortunately, such pervasive opioid use is presenting prime opportunities…
International Financial Law Prof Blog
South Florida Health Care Facility Owner Convicted for Role in Largest Health Care Fraud Scheme Ever Charged by The Department of Justice, Involving $1.3 Billion in Fraudulent Claims
A federal jury found a South Florida health care facility owner guilty for his role in the largest health care fraud scheme ever charged by the Justice Department, involving over…
Inside the False Claims Act
Government Files Amended FCA Complaint Against Private Equity Firm and its Portfolio Company
On March 18, 2019, the Department of Justice (DOJ) filed an amended complaint-in-intervention in the False Claims Act (FCA) case against Diabetic Care Rx, LLC d/b/a Patient Care America (PCA);…
Simple Justice
Marketing Or Kickbacks; Dr. Rimlawi On Trial
AUSA Katherine Pfeifle went for it on cross. When Pfeifle brought up his $4 million Dallas house, Rimlawi did not dodge the subject. “If you want me to say I’ve…
Healthcare Law Insights
Private Equity in Behavioral Health: Clinical Due Diligence Requires Consideration of EKRA, the New Anti-Kickback Law Applicable to All Payors
Recently enacted federal law expanding criminal liability for kickbacks related to all payors, and increased government enforcement activity in behavioral health (see press release), has heightened the importance of clinical…
Health Law Diagnosis
Department of Justice Intervenes in False Claims Act Suit, Adding Reimbursement Consultant Defendant
By Conor Duffy
On February 19, 2019, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it had intervened in a False Claims Act (FCA) whistleblower suit filed against Arriva Medical LLC (Arriva) and its…
Your ERISA Watch
No Preemption! 9th Circuit Revives Employers’ State-Law Claims Against Health Insurance Companies for Hidden Surcharges and Kickbacks
Good morning, ERISA Watchers! I just returned from the ABA Employee Benefits Committee Mid-Winter Meeting in Nashville, where I got to see many of you and add several new subscribers! …