OIG Enforcement Actions: Notable Decisions from January 2019
(February 6, 2019) The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of Inspector General (OIG), didn’t skip…
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Significant Recent Trends in Exclusion Case Settlements
The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) has recently entered into a number of exclusion case settlements tied to skilled…
Pharmacies Targeted for Exclusion Violations by OIG and States
In what appears to be a growing enforcement trend, the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of…
DOJ Files Another False Claims Act Case Based on OIG Exclusion Violations
DOJ Pursuing Action on Two Separate OIG Exclusion Violations The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Philadelphia filed a False…
DOJ Announces New FCA Settlements involving Excluded Persons including a $6.5 Million Settlement involving Services Provided by a Private Duty Nurse Investigated by OIG
The Department of Justice (DOJ) recently announced two new False Claims Act (FCA) settlements involving excluded persons. The…
Review of February, 2014 Exclusion Cases: Focus on Nursing Homes Remains High and the Cost of Violations Rise
I. OIG Targets Nursing Homes Last year almost half of the exclusion violation matters reported by the Office…
Excluded Podiatrist Convicted of Racketeering and Health Care Fraud
I. Excluded Podiatrist Commits Health Care Fraud A Michigan podiatrist who was excluded from participation in the…
OIG Trumpets Exclusions, New Actions and Recoveries in its Semi-Annual Report to Congress
I. OIG Report In the Office of the Inspector General’s (OIG) semiannual report to Congress, it claimed credit for excluding…