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Rivkin Rounds
Fraud Week: So Much Fraud, So Little Time
By Eric Fader
For those who just can’t get enough fraud, here are some of the “leftovers” from this edition of Fraud Week that your editor thought noteworthy. Read about a pharmacy biller’s…
Pharmacy & Healthcare Legal Blog
A recent enforcement action against a compounding pharmacy
Enforcement actions against compounding pharmacy have been headliners for some time. Today's post focuses on a last year's action against a L.A. pharmacy for paying illegal kickbacks to marketers and…
Rivkin Rounds
Fraud Week: J&J Sub in $9.75 Million Settlement of Kickback Claims
By Eric Fader
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on January 20 that DePuy Synthes, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, agreed to pay $9.75 million to resolve allegations that it entered…
Whistleblower Law Collaborative Blog and News
California Insurance Frauds Prevention Act Case Nets Over $23 Million
The California Department of Insurance announced Essilor Laboratories of America (Essilor) has agreed to settle a California Insurance Frauds Prevention Act (IFPA) case for $23 million. Essilor designs, manufactures and…
Eye on Enforcement
DOJ Settlement with Electronic Health Records Provider Highlights Risks Related to Exclusive Partnerships and Influencers
By Ty E. Howard
Continuing its focus on healthcare technology and electronic health records (EHR) companies, the Department of Justice announced last month a $45 million settlement to resolve a False Claims Act suit…
Rivkin Rounds
Connecticut Doctor Pleads Guilty to Fraud and Kickbacks
By Eric Fader
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Connecticut announced on November 3 that Ananthakumar Thillainathan, a physician with offices in Stratford and Milford, pleaded guilty to healthcare fraud and…
Rivkin Rounds
Fraud Week: Pharmacy Kickbacks, Fake Medical Directorships and More
By Eric Fader
Federal and state enforcement activity involving pharmacy fraud tops the list of categories in this edition of Rivkin Rounds' Fraud Week. We’ll list just a sampling of cases. On October…
Rivkin Rounds
Fraud Week: Kickbacks for Home Healthcare Referrals
By Eric Fader
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on October 18 that Oklahoma-based Carter Healthcare LLC and its affiliates, plus two executives, agreed to pay a total of over $30 million…
Health Law Diagnosis
Advisory Opinion 22-19: OIG Warns That Proposed Drug Cost Subsidization Arrangement May Warrant Sanctions
By Conor Duffy, Robinson+Cole's Health Law Group
On October 5, 2022, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) published Advisory Opinion 22-19 (Advisory Opinion), in which it determined that a proposed oncology drug discount arrangement could constitute grounds…
Health Care and Life Sciences
Four Years After EKRA: Reminders for Clinical Laboratories
By Melissa L. Jampol, Zachary S. Taylor
It has been four years since Congress enacted the Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act (“EKRA”), codified at 18 U.S.C. § 220. EKRA initially targeted patient brokering and kickback schemes within the…