The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale

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Florida Law Expands Use of Peer Specialists to Address Behavioral Health Shortage

By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale | Mar 28, 2022

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis recently signed a bill into law that changes how Florida deals with the care of mental ...

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OIG Advisory Opinion Okays Treatment-based Patient Incentives

By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale | Mar 22, 2022

A digital health company that uses smartphone and smart debit card technology to operate an incentive program for patients with ...

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Here’s What’s Being Done to Increase Access to Telehealth

By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale | Mar 14, 2022

Last month, a new piece of bipartisan legislation that would extend certain telehealth services covered by Medicare and evaluate the ...

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Genetic Testing and DME Fraud Crackdown Nets a Dozen South Floridians

By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale | Mar 7, 2022

Healthcare fraud involving genetic testing and durable medical equipment (DME) have become a focus for federal investigators in recent years ...

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Florida-based Consultant Resolves FCA Allegations

By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale | Feb 28, 2022

Ted Albin and his firm, Grapevine Billing and Consulting Services Inc., recently agreed to pay $50,000 to settle allegations they ...

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Sober Home Initiative Results in Second Conviction

By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale | Feb 21, 2022

A U.S. Justice Department investigation of kickback schemes targeted at substance abuse treatment facilities dubbed the â€œSober Homes initiativeâ€ recently ...

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Pharma Distributor Pays $13.1M to Settle FCA Allegations

By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale | Feb 14, 2022

Cardinal Health became the target of whistleblowers who alleged that the Ohio-based pharmaceutical distributor recruited new customers by offering and ...