Immediately following the pandemic, the U.S. healthcare industry experienced deeper scrutiny from the Department of Justice (DOJ) and this has continued to intensify ever since. Armed with its primary civil tool – the False Claims Act (FCA) –the DOJ continues to sharpen its teeth in addressing false claims made under federal programmes such as Medicare, Medicaid and Tricare. And according to its recent report detailing 2022’s settlements, the healthcare industry remains squarely in its sights. […]

Medical Billings – State of Play Despite assumptions to the contrary, the U.S. Government now pays nearly half the annual […]