Healthcare Law Today

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Sentencing in federal fraud cases is driven by loss amounts. To seek a higher sentencing guidelines range, the government often relies on a defendant’s “intended” loss,” rather than the “actual” loss. Health care fraud cases are a prime example. In United States v. Banks Decision.

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Health Law RX

JUNE 27, 2023

the Court held that, despite declining to intervene at the outset of a case, the Government retains the authority to intervene later, including for the purposes of seeking dismissal pursuant to and consistent with Federal Rule 41(a) ( U.S. Circuit found the Government’s dismissal authority to be “unfettered” ( Swift v. SuperValu Inc.,

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The Health Law Firm

AUGUST 19, 2013

The nonprofit organization is accused of fraudulently billing Medicaid and other government programs for health services provided by some of its Texas clinics between 2003 and 2009, according to the DOJ. Indest III, J.D., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast recently paid $4.3

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Healthcare Law Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Inside and outside healthcare counsel should know that the way they guide clients through legal and business issues may need to change based on a recent Ninth Circuit case governing the protections afforded to attorney-client communications, In re Grand Jury. [1] 2003); Visa U.S.A., For example, consider physician compensation.

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Health Blawg

JANUARY 16, 2019

Remember, this is the federal government, so getting almost halfway through the throat-clearing phase of fleshing out an idea in about six months or so really is a sprint.) The regs were finalized in 2003.) The regs were finalized in 2003.) Hey, coordinated care is a good idea. We can all agree on that.

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Health Blawg

JANUARY 16, 2019

Remember, this is the federal government, so getting almost halfway through the throat-clearing phase of fleshing out an idea in about six months or so really is a sprint.) The regs were finalized in 2003.) The regs were finalized in 2003.) Hey, coordinated care is a good idea. We can all agree on that.

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AIHC

MARCH 28, 2022

Government Accountability Office (GAO), improper payments have been estimated to total almost $1.7 trillion government-wide from fiscal years 2003 through 2019. Auditing and denying claims after the claims have been paid is “big money” for the government. According to the U.S.

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