Schleppenbach: Health Care Fraud Enforcement a Top DOJ Priority
Health care companies and individual providers can expect to be under the microscope of the U.S. Department of Justice, which has emphasized health care fraud as a top white collar enforcement priority, according to Shook Partner Jay Schleppenbach. Schleppenbach wrote an article titled "Recent Prosecutions, Announcements Show Trump DOJ's Focus on Curbing Health Care Fraud" for the newsletter of the Association of Corporate Counsel St. Louis.
In the article, Schleppenbach discusses DOJ's June 30 announcement of criminal charges against 324 defendants, which the agency has called the largest set of health care fraud prosecutions in U.S. history. He said that now is the time for companies to make sure their compliance programs are in top form.
"The DOJ has opined that effective compliance programs should properly assess the risks companies face, including by gathering appropriate information, deploying resources in a risk-based manner, and using lessons learned to update and revise the compliance program," he writes.
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In the article, Schleppenbach discusses DOJ's June 30 announcement of criminal charges against 324 defendants, which the agency has called the largest set of health care fraud prosecutions in U.S. history. He said that now is the time for companies to make sure their compliance programs are in top form.
"The DOJ has opined that effective compliance programs should properly assess the risks companies face, including by gathering appropriate information, deploying resources in a risk-based manner, and using lessons learned to update and revise the compliance program," he writes.
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