Telemedicine and telehealth services are becoming increasingly popular due to their ability to facilitate treatment in a setting that is comfortable and convenient for both the patient and the physician. Unfortunately, the laws and regulations applicable to telemedicine have not...Read More
In a healthcare investigation, the federal government seeks to either (i) recoup money from overpayments under federal programs such as Medicare and Tricare, or (ii) prosecute individual healthcare providers and business owners under federal criminal statutes. Most healthcare investigations are...Read More
The federal government is getting more and more serious about health care fraud. Last summer, for example, in one specific incident, the FBI arrested more than 45 doctors and nurses in the largest Medicare fraud bust ever. In all, federal...Read More
In late January 2016, FBI agents, teamed with officers from various state law enforcement agencies, raided a dozen compounding pharmacies in Mississippi, Alabama, Florida and Utah as part of an ongoing massive investigation into Tricare fraud. Tricare the U.S. Defense...Read More
Since the passage of the Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act of 2009 (FERA), the federal government has significantly increased the use of a powerful arrow in its investigative quiver the civil investigative demand, or “CID.” In many respects similar to...Read More
