Samantha P. Kingsbury

DOJ Announces Another Increase to Already-High False Claims Act Penalties

USA - June 26 2020 Last Friday, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced another increase to civil monetary penalties assessed under the False Claims Act (FCA), among...

OIG Updates Its COVID-19-Related FAQ Guidance to Okay Certain Specimen Processing Payments by Laboratories

USA - May 12 2020 A few weeks ago, we posted about a publication by the Office of Inspector General for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (OIG) of...

OIG Publishes FAQs Addressing Application of Its Administrative Enforcement Authorities During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency

USA - April 28 2020 On Friday, the Office of Inspector General for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (OIG) issued responses to a series of frequently asked...

Karen S. Lovitch.

Practical Tips and Guidance for Understanding and Using HHS's Stark Law Blanket Waivers and the OIG’s Policy Statement About Them

USA - April 21 2020 As many of our readers know, as a result of the public health emergency caused by COVID-19, effective March 1, 2020, the U.S. Department of Health and...

Hope S. Foster.

DOJ Is Already Making Good on AG Barr’s Instruction to Detect, Deter, and Punish Wrongdoing Related to Coronavirus

USA - April 7 2020 On March 16th, Attorney General William Barr issued a memorandum to all United States Attorneys directing each U.S. Attorney’s Office (USAO) to...