Deputy Assistant Attorney General Benjamin C. Mizer, head of the Justice Department’s Civil Division, announced recently that the Department of Justice obtained more than $4.7…
Read More »The vast majority of False Claims Act settlements involving kickback allegations have been instances where healthcare providers have allegedly received kickbacks for utilizing a manufacturer’s…
Read More »In recent years, the federal government has reviewed the issue of copayment assistance organizations that purport to help Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries with their pharmaceutical…
Read More »Medicare regulations require long-term care nursing facilities to contract with a consultant pharmacist to review the propriety of resident medications on a monthly basis. Given…
Read More »DOJ filed a False Claims Act complaint-in-intervention against HCR ManorCare alleging that ManorCare knowingly and routinely submitted false claims to Medicare and Tricare for rehabilitation…
Read More »Medicare Part D plans that provide prescription drug coverage require health care providers to obtain “prior authorization,” which means that the plan will cover the…
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