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Deputy Associate Attorney General Stephen Cox Addresses DOJ’s False Claims Act Enforcement Priorities and Regulatory Reforms

By Chandra Westergaard (US), Keith Rosen (US) and Rachel Park (US) on February 19, 2020 Posted in Enforcement, General

On January 27, Deputy Associate Attorney General Stephen Cox delivered keynote remarks on the False Claims Act (FCA) at the 2020 Advanced Forum on False Claims and Qui Tam Enforcement. Mr. Cox’s remarks described the Department of Justice’s (“DOJ”) ongoing enforcement efforts and priorities, as well as outlined DOJ’s regulatory reform agenda and some of its … Continue reading

FTC Advocates for Full Practice Authority for Advanced Practice Nurses in Kansas and Ohio

By Chandra Westergaard (US), Kajon Pompey (US) and Gerald Stein (US) on February 11, 2020 Posted in General, Regulatory

Last month, Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) staff submitted comments in support of proposed legislation in Kansas and Ohio that would expand the scope of practice of advanced practice registered nurses (“APRNs”) in those states. In Kansas, H.B. 2412 would permit independent practice by APRNs who have completed a transition program consisting of 4,000 hours of … Continue reading

DOJ Recovers More than $2.6 Billion from Health Care False Claims Act Cases in FY 2019

By Keith Rosen (US) and Chandra Westergaard (US) on January 21, 2020 Posted in Enforcement, General

On January 9, the United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced its statistics on federal False Claims Act cases for FY 2019. In a lengthy press release, the DOJ reported more than $3 billion in settlements and judgments from civil cases involving fraud and false claims against the government. Of this total, the DOJ reported … Continue reading

HHS Memorandum Addresses Implications of Allina Decision

By Chandra Westergaard (US) and Jeff Wurzburg (US) on November 26, 2019 Posted in News from DC

On November 21, an internal HHS memorandum addressed to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Principal Deputy Administrator Demetrios Kouzoukas entitled “Impact of Allina on Medicare Payment Rules” became publicly available. The memorandum addresses the HHS Office of the General Counsel’s (OGC) “views on the impact of Azar v. Allina Health Services, 139 S. … Continue reading