If you recently discovered that you are the focus of a federal healthcare fraud investigation, you are not alone. Each year, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Department of Justice (DOJ), and numerous other federal agencies investigate...Read More
In its Spring 2016 Semiannual Report to Congress, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the Department of Health and Human Services reported an increase of more than $1 billion in healthcare fraud recoveries in just the past six months....Read More
Due to a number of recent high-profile fraud investigations, federal agencies including the Department of Justice (DOJ), the Office of the Inspector General (OIG), the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have...Read More
If you are being investigated for Tricare fraud, or if you have already been charged with coding violations, paying kickbacks, or other improper activity with regard to Tricare-funded patients, you need to speak with an experienced healthcare fraud attorney as...Read More
As we have previously discussed, federal agencies including the Department of Justice (DOJ) have recently been devoting substantial resources to pursuing civil and criminal cases against providers suspected of various forms of healthcare fraud. These cases often result in substantial...Read More
The federal government is continuing to develop new tools for its fight against Medicare, Tricare, and other forms of healthcare fraud. While the Department of Justice (DOJ) and other agencies have been stepping up their enforcement efforts for years, Deputy...Read More
Over the last several years, the federal government has intensified its efforts to prosecute hospice owners, their staff members, and affiliated physicians and nurses across the country. Our attorneys have closely monitored these developments as well as representing an increasing...Read More
Allegations of hospice fraud are on the rise, and hospices are increasingly finding themselves in the crosshairs of the Department of Justice (DOJ), the Office of the Inspector General (OIG), the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), and the...Read More
In recent years, we have seen an increase in the number of cases involving allegations of fraud against compound pharmacies.The Department of Justice (DOJ) has made it clear that it is focusing its investigative efforts on compound pharmacy fraud, and...Read More
More than half of all Medicare patients die in hospice care. It is little surprise, then, that the federal government aggressively pursues hospices for Medicare fraud. In fact, since 2006, the federal government has accused almost every for-profit hospice in...Read More
