In March 2020, Congress passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (“CARES”) Act, which provided $2.2 trillion in economic relief. The Act was designed to quickly get money to millions of Americans suffering from...
Read MoreA summary of the article “A Review of Key 2018 False Claims Act Recoveries and Developments,” which first appeared in Physicians Practice. In December, the Department of Justice announced that it recovered more than $2.8 billion...
Read MoreOn October 18, 2017, a Mississippi physician was charged with health care fraud for writing prescriptions for medically unnecessary compounded medications. This is the latest – though certainly not the last – example of the...
Read MoreBy: Andrew Sparks Overpayments to healthcare providers receiving Medicare reimbursements are at risk of civil and criminal enforcement action if not attuned to a particular reimbursement rule and diligent in compliance...
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