Pharmacists Push for Ability to Bill Under Medicare for COVID-19 Testing and Treatment
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
As demand for COVID-19 testing rises, so too does the time it takes to schedule a test and get back ...
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Feds Recover $2.6B in 2019
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
The federal government recently announced it won or negotiated more than $2.6 billion in healthcare fraud adjustments and settlements during ...
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CMS: Audits to Return in August
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
After a five-month reprieve, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) says that as of Aug. 3, 2020 it ...
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COVID-19 Related Fraud Heating Up
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
Five months into the COVID-19 pandemic and the number of enforcement actions against companies and individuals who have received COVID-19 ...
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Pharma Giant Novartis Settles FCA Claims
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
Pharma giant Novartis has agreed to pay more than $642 million to resolve claims it violated the False Claims Act ...
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Telehealth Stakeholders Ask Congress to Help Ensure Technology’s Future
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
As we first wrote about in May, telehealth in the age of COVID-19 has been gaining a lot of traction. ...
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OIG Work Plan Updates Target COVID-19 Related Fraud
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General (HHS-OIG) recently released an ambitious update to ...
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Failure to Abide by Corporate Integrity Agreement Can Trigger Additional Woes
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
On June 1, the Departmental Appeals Board (DAB) voted to uphold an order issued by the Department of Health and ...
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Florida Men Charged in $54M Pharmacy Fraud Case
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
Four Florida pharmacy owners were recently indicted for their alleged participation in a $54 million compound pharmacy kickback scheme. The ...
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OIG Details Anti-fraud Efforts, Recoveries in Report to Congress
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (HHS OIG) recently reported that its investigative work ...
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