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August 16, 2018 General

Anti-Kickback Statute Safe Harbor: Personal Services and Management Contracts

The Anti-Kickback Statute, 42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7b(b) (“AKS”), prohibits anyone from knowingly and willfully offering, paying, soliciting, or receiving remuneration in order to induce reimbursable business under federal or state healthcare programs. The Department of Health and Human Services has enacted safe harbor regulations that define practices that are not subject […]
August 15, 2018 General

What Pennsylvania Laws Protect Whistleblowers?

The broadest whistleblower protection comes, appropriately enough, from a statute known as the Pennsylvania Whistleblowers Act. 43 P.S. §§1421 et seq. In pertinent part, the statute provides that: “No employer may discharge, threaten or otherwise discriminate or retaliate against an employee regarding the employee’s compensation, terms, conditions, location or privileges of […]
August 14, 2018 General

Remuneration Under the Anti-Kickback Statute Includes Intangible Economic Benefits

The Anti-Kickback Statute (“AKS”) prohibits anyone from: “solicit[ing] or receiv[ing] any remuneration (including any kickback, bribe, or rebate) directly or indirectly, overtly or covertly, in cash or in kind . . . in return for referring an individual to a person for the furnishing . . . of any item […]
August 8, 2018 General

Home Healthcare Fraud and the False Claims Act

Home healthcare is a vital service that many Americans rely on. Unfortunately, because of some aspects of the delivery system for home healthcare, and because the patients who receive home healthcare services may be the targets of unscrupulous providers, there is the potential for fraud in home healthcare. Examples of […]
August 6, 2018 General

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Decision Upholds Damages for Emotional Distress for Whistleblower

In a unanimous decision strongly supporting whistleblowers and recognizing the public interest that they serve, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court confirmed that an employee terminated for reporting suspicious activities by a government sub-contractor could recover non-economic damages – essentially, damages for emotional distress – in addition to economic damages for loss […]
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