No Time Limits on Medicare Advantage Plans Private Cause of Action for Double Damages
March 2, 2020
The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals weighed in on the question of whether the Medicare statute, which provides a three-year timeline to the government to request repayment, applies to a private entity providing Medicare benefits (Medicare …
DOJ Pursues Philadelphia Law Firm Over Six Thousand Dollars’ Worth of Conditional Payments, Firm Settles with DOJ
January 8, 2020
By: Jason D. Lazarus, J.D., LL.M., MSCC
The Department of Justice (DOJ) is serious about and intent on enforcement of the Medicare Secondary Payer Act when it comes to conditional payments. There are now numerous examples of …
Medicare Compliance, or Else Redux: A Third Law Firm Settles with the DOJ for Failing to be MSP Compliant
By Jason D. Lazarus, J.D., LL.M., MSCC
The government takes its reimbursement rights seriously and is willing to pursue trial lawyers who ignore Medicare’s interest. On November 4th, 2019, The United States Attorney for the District of Maryland …
