Attorney Andrew S. Feldman to Moderate Panel at ABA Annual National Institute on Health Care Fraud
On Wednesday May 13, 2015, Attorney Andrew S. Feldman will moderate a panel at the ABA’s Annual National Institute on Health Care Fraud.
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On the panel, panelists, including members of the Criminal and Civil Division of the U.S. Attorney’s Office and a partner at Carlton Fields Jorden Burt in Miami, Florida, will discuss the government’s significant initiatives in health care fraud and False Claims Act prosecutions, including the Department of Justice’s directive to corporations to “root out” individual misconduct, and the industries which remain susceptible to prosecution in 2015 and beyond. Panelists will also analyze issues related to sentencing, civil investigative demands (CIDs), damages, medical necessity, proffers, and expert witnesses.
Among other things, the panel will also address the new policy implemented by Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell requiring the Criminal Division to investigate each and every qui tam complaint filed by a relator to determine whether criminal charges are warranted. Panelists will also analyze some of the significant recent developments in the government’s investigation and enforcement of health care fraud and abuse. Government attorneys will address the current DOJ priorities and the types of cases (and defendants) and industries that the government is focusing on nationwide.
The panel will also examine some of the recent prosecutions/investigations and some of the DOJ’s ongoing enforcement actions. Defense counsel will discuss these recent False Claims Act cases and developments and will outline best practices for organizations in responding to and defending against a government investigation (e.g., a CID, a grand jury subpoena) with potential criminal and civil consequences. Defense counsel will also cover, among other things, the uptick in “medical necessity” criminal prosecutions involving physician
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