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On September 15, 2022, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco published a memorandum which laid out the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) new guidelines for policies regarding corporate investigations and voluntary self-disclosures. The DOJ announced it would expand and/or clarify its policies on voluntary self-disclosure, making it its goal to reward companies that have invested in compliance Read more →

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On Wednesday, July 20, 2022, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) announced criminal charges against 36 defendants in 13 federal districts across the United States for more than $1.2 billion in alleged fraudulent telemedicine, cardiovascular and cancer genetic testing, and durable medical equipment (DME) schemes. In connection with the enforcement action, the department seized Read more →

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The Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act, otherwise known as EKRA, is a fairly new federal law that targets patient brokering and recovery profiteering. EKRA broadly makes it a federal crime for anyone, with respect to services covered by any health care benefit program, to knowingly and willfully: solicit or receive any remuneration (including any kickback, Read more →

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Genetic testing, when medically necessary, can provide physicians with important information for the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of numerous illnesses. It has become an extremely valuable tool in many fields of medicine and can play a significant role in the overall medical care that a patient receives. In recent years, genetic testing has become heavily Read more →

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On Wednesday, April 20, 2022, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced, a nationwide coordinated law enforcement action to combat health-care-related COVID-19 fraud. Specifically, the DOJ revealed criminal charges – including health care fraud, illegal kickbacks, money laundering, wire fraud, theft of government property, making false statements, and aggravated identity theft – against 21 defendants Read more →

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