9/12/2025 11:23:16 PM OIG Issues Favorable Opinion on Donations to Foundation to Support Therapy Services By Craig Anderson The Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) has released a favorable advisory opinion on an arrangement...
8/19/2025 10:45:51 PM HHS-OIG Issues Favorable Advisory Opinion to Device Manufacturer under the Small Entity Safe Harbor By Jessica Christensen The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) issued Advisory Opinion No. 25-09 on August 12,...
8/11/2025 2:21:04 PM Sixth Circuit Likely Next to Consider FCA’s Constitutionality Under Article II By Sarah Cummings Stewart Selina Coleman On July 28, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio certified for interlocutory appeal to the U.S. Court of...
8/5/2025 2:36:03 PM CMS Launches WISeR Model to Target Waste by Leveraging (Broken) Prior Authorization System By Nancy Halstead Sarah Cummings Stewart Caitlin Chambers The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced the launch of the Wasteful and Inappropriate Service Reduction...
7/29/2025 11:01:08 PM OIG Approves Free Companion Diagnostic Testing Program for Enzyme Inhibitor Drug By Nancy Halstead Nicole Aiken-Shaban Ryan Pate The Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently issued a favorable advisory opinion (Advisory...
7/18/2025 2:00:00 PM OIG Says Proposal to Pay for Third Party Billing Portal Poses Unacceptable AKS Risk By Sarah Cummings Stewart The Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently released an advisory opinion (Advisory Opinion...
7/16/2025 3:50:49 PM OIG Green-Lights Travel Assistance for Pediatric Gene Therapy By Cailin Harrington The Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) has issued an advisory opinion, concluding that it would...
7/10/2025 3:29:34 PM OIG Advisory Opinion Supports Plan to Reimburse for Needle Stick Injuries By Sarah Cummings Stewart Peter Terreri Matthew Loughran In an advisory opinion released June 30th, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) confirmed...
7/7/2025 1:26:53 PM OIG Issues Unfavorable Opinion to Device Manufacturer By Nancy Halstead Nicole Aiken-Shaban Caitlin Chambers The Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently released Advisory Opinion 25-04, concluding that a...
7/3/2025 3:07:10 PM DOJ and HHS Launch Joint False Claims Act Working Group By Scot T. Hasselman Selina Coleman Allie Klimkiewicz On July 2, 2024, the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the formation of a new...
6/24/2025 11:18:31 AM OIG Issues Favorable Advisory Opinion 25-03 Regarding Telehealth Arrangement By Nicole Aiken-Shaban Matthew Loughran On June 11, 2025, the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) released Advisory Opinion 25-03, offering...
6/9/2025 2:19:44 AM Florida judge once again rules against constitutionality of False Claims Act relators By Selina Coleman Sarah Cummings Stewart Matthew Loughran Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle in the Middle District of Florida has once again ruled that the qui tam relator provisions of the False...
2/21/2025 8:53:43 PM FBA’s Qui Tam Conference reinforces that FCA Enforcement is here to stay By Kate Seikaly Selina Coleman Allie Klimkiewicz At the Federal Bar Association’s (FBA) Annual Qui Tam Conference on February 20, 2025, Department of Justice (DOJ) representatives...
1/21/2025 2:12:22 PM DOJ exceeds $2.9 billion in FCA recoveries in 2024 and reports a record number of qui tams By Brian Bewley Selina Coleman Sarah Cummings Stewart Kristin Parker Matthew Loughran +2 more... Show less On January 15, the Department of Justice (DOJ) reported that False Claims Act (FCA) recoveries for civil cases in fiscal year 2024...
1/8/2025 1:14:25 PM OIG Issues Favorable Opinion on Dental Equipment Supplier’s Loyalty Program By Carol Loepere Craig Anderson Elliot Race The Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently issued an advisory opinion related to a proposed...
10/1/2024 3:50:07 AM Are False Claims Act Whistleblower Cases Unconstitutional? By Selina Coleman Matthew Loughran Are the qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act an unconstitutional delegation of authority to private citizens? One federal court,...