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Conspiracies to rip off the Medicare system are prevalent due to the vast amounts of money flowing through the program. On February 25, Sherif Khalil of Redondo Beach, California man was convicted by a federal jury in Detroit for stealing $4 million from the Medicare program.
Khalil conspired with others to generate orders for medically…
In recent months, Executive Orders issued by the current Administration regarding gender-affirming care of minors have been the subject of much debate and litigation. The crux of these lawsuits is largely two Executive Orders: Executive Order 14187 (Protecting Children From Chemical and Surgical Mutilation) and Executive Order 14168 (Defending Women From Gender Ideology Extremism and…
On Thursday, March 27, in the next installment of Rivkin Radler’s Health Law Executive Briefings, Rivkin Radler’s Ben Malerba will co-present with Jay Pruzansky and Rich Searles from Merritt Healthcare Advisors. The webinar, “The Evolving Opportunities to Strategically Partner or Sell Your Practice,” will discuss:
Healthcare fraud is prevalent within state Medicaid programs due to the massive amounts of money flowing through the system. In Louisiana, the Estate of Yolanda Burnom and her former company, Community Healthcare Solutions, LLC, recently agreed to pay $4.6 million to settle a False Claims Act lawsuit.
The allegations included providing incentives to Medicaid beneficiaries…
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on February 18 that Health Net Federal Services, LLC and its corporate parent, Centene Corporation, agreed to pay $11,253,400 to resolve False Claims Act (FCA) claims. Health Net, a federal contractor responsible for administering TRICARE, allegedly falsely certified compliance with cybersecurity requirements in its contract with the U.S.
DMERx, an online DME platform, served as the basis for a massive fraud against Medicare and other insurers. Gregory Schreck, a Kansas man who was the vice president of DMERx, orchestrated a sophisticated fraud scheme to bill Medicare and other insurers over $1 billion, resulting in payments of over $350 million. The scheme used DMERx’s…
[THIS INFORMATION HAS BEEN SUPERSEDED] The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has announced that beneficial ownership information (BOI) reporting requirements under the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) are once again back in effect and the new deadline for most businesses to report is March 21, 2025.
While businesses should be prepared to comply with this…
On January 29, the New York State Office of the Medicaid Inspector General (OMIG) published its 2025 Work Plan, which provides a preview of the OMIG’s program integrity initiatives for the upcoming year. While this post highlights several areas that the OMIG will focus on, Medicaid providers should refer to the Work Plan for…
On Thursday, February 27, in the next installment of Rivkin Radler’s Health Law Executive Briefings, Partners Melissa Dearing, Henry Mascia and Ben Malerba will present “Welcome to the ICE Age—A New Era of Immigration Enforcement.”
The presentation will focus on:
On January 16, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) announced three new telemedicine rules that extend prescribing flexibilities for controlled substances, following the expiration of temporary flexibilities granted during the COVID-19 pandemic. The new rules, which include both final and proposed regulations, aim to balance patient access with safeguards against misuse.
The rules apply only…
