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Fraud & Abuse
How This Southlake Physician Ended Up Serving Federal Time
Summary of article from D Magazine, by Will Maddox: Dr. Rodney Sosa, a Southlake physician, was convicted of defrauding the United States government and sentenced to…
Fort Worth Physicians Assistant Sentenced in Medicare Fraud Case
Summary of article from WFAA, by Ben Sawyers: North Texas physician’s assistant, Ray Anthony Shoulders, was sentenced to seven years in federal prison on counts of…
Kickbacks and Medically Unnecessary Treatments: Five Major Qui Tam Settlements from May 2024
Summary of article from Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto LLP, by Geoff Schweller: In May, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and U.S. Attorneys’ Offices announced several…
Now is Not the Time to Relax: Record Settlements in Stark Law and False Claims Cases
Summary of article from Lathrop GPM, by Jesse A. Berg: In May 2024, the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) settled a False Claims Act case…
Concurrent Call Coverage: Key Considerations for a Compliant Structure
Summary of article from VMG Health, by Holden Godat, CVA, Taylor Harville, Trent Fritzsche: Concurrent call coverage, where a physician provides on-call services to multiple locations…
Twin Brothers Plead Guilty to $45 Million Healthcare Fraud
Summary of article from D Magazine, by Will Maddox: Drs. Desi and Deno Barroga have admitted to a healthcare fraud scheme involving false claims for steroid…
Second Circuit Defines “Willful” under Anti-Kickback Statute
Summary of article from Policy & Medicine, by Thomas Sullivan: The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit recently ruled that for a defendant…
Honest Services Fraud: A World Beyond the Anti-Kickback Statute
Summary of article from Dorsey & Whitney LLP, by Nicole Engisch, Seth Goertz, Sarah Malham, Mara Sanders: The Department of Justice (DOJ) is increasingly using Honest…
Let’s Make a Deal with DOJ: The Impact of the DOJ’s New Whistleblower Reward Program on Corporate Compliance
Summary of article from Husch Blackwell, by Christina Moore, Madison Rector: The DOJ announced a new whistleblower rewards program aimed at incentivizing reports of corporate or…
False Claims Act Settlements to Know from Q1 2024
Summary of article from Bass, Berry & Sims PLC, by Theresa Androff, Molly Ruberg: The first quarter of 2024 saw significant False Claims Act (FCA) and…