Medicare Fraud: Feds Investigate Wound Care Providers Using Skin Substitutes

By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law Federal authorities have greatly increased their scrutiny of physicians and other healthcare providers who prescribe, apply, or bill Medicare for skin substitutes used in wound care. The Department of Justice (DOJ), Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), […]

Supreme Court Says FCA Case Liability Requires Defendants’ Subjective Belief

By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law On June 1, 2023, the Supreme Court handed down an opinion on the knowledge standard required in False Claims Act (FCA) cases in a precedential decision that leaves the whistleblower plaintiffs bar reeling. In a unanimous ruling, the […]