Healthcare Fraud Defense
Federal and state investigations, False Claims Act defense, and criminal healthcare fraud cases.
Breaching a Corporate Integrity Agreement: Stipulated Penalties and Exclusion
Once a problem surfaces under an existing CIA, escalation runs one way: Reportable Event, Stipulated Penalties, Notice of Breach,…
Joint Defense Agreements in Healthcare Investigations
A joint defense agreement extends privilege across separately represented targets, but only for a genuine legal interest, and only…
Board Disciplinary Hearings: Procedure, Evidence, and Witnesses
Board disciplinary hearings test the burden of proof, the investigative file, and the standard-of-care witness, and procedure diff…
Backdating and Late Chart Edits in a Federal Investigation
A federal healthcare fraud investigation changes the legal stakes of any chart correction. The line between a proper late entry an…
Asking DOJ to Dismiss a Qui Tam Under Section 3730(c)(2)(A)
Section 3730(c)(2)(A) lets DOJ dismiss a relator's qui tam suit over objection. What the post-Polansky standard requires and how a…
Appealing a Board Disciplinary Order in Court
Once a state medical or pharmacy board's disciplinary order is final, judicial review is generally limited to the existing record,…
When Federal Agents Seize Your Practice Bank Accounts
What a seizure warrant on a practice's operating account means before any charge is filed, and the argument for releasing funds no…
Reinstatement After an OIG Exclusion
OIG reinstatement takes a written request and OIG's written approval, not just a finished exclusion period. The 90-day filing wind…
Indicted in a Healthcare Fraud Case: Arraignment and Release Conditions
What happens after a federal healthcare fraud indictment: self-surrender, arraignment, and Bail Reform Act release conditions, and…