USA - November 1 2019
Laboratory arrangements with referral sources have long been subject to scrutiny by federal regulators, and the potential penalties involved can be…
Kayla J. Cristales, Jennifer S. Kreick
USA - April 24 2019
In an opinion issued by the Eighth Circuit on a matter of first-impression, the court in Peterson v. UnitedHealth Group Inc. left insurers rushing to…
Neil Issar, Micah E. Skidmore, Noor Wadi
USA - January 16 2019
The False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729 et seq. (FCA), continued to be a significant focus of government and whistleblower activity in 2018. This Year…
Stacy Brainin, Andrew Guthrie, Neil Issar, Phillip L. Kim, Jennifer S. Kreick, Taryn McDonald, Bill Morrison, Nicole Somerville
USA - December 31 2018
The Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act of 2018 (“EKRA”) marks a significant shift in federal oversight of the healthcare industry, applying the…
Kayla Johnson, Jennifer S. Kreick
USA - May 8 2018
The United States recently intervened in a lawsuit alleging that a pharmacy violated the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729 et seq. (FCA), by paying…
Neil Issar