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Government Investigations

Government Investigations Government investigators and the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) are focusing on alleged payment of kickbacks through cash, gift cards and other direct payment devices.  Please make sure to document all sales and cash transactions so that the government has NO basis to try to allege that there are...

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SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES: INCREASED LAWSUIT CLAIMS

SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES: INCREASED LAWSUIT CLAIMS Besides government enforcement mechanisms, including surveys, sanctions, corrections, and complete exclusion from Medicaid funding, based on the new case of Health and Hospital Corporation of Marion County, Indiana, et al. v. Talevsk, decided by the US Supreme not just the government, but now private...

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HOPEFULLY THE LAST COVID-19 CDPH SUBSTANTIVE UPDATE

HOPEFULLY THE LAST COVID-19 CDPH SUBSTANTIVE UPDATE On September 13th, the California Department of Public Health ("CDPH") issued another COVID-19 order for health care and school workplaces[1] that, while it does not rescind other areas, does rescind weekly testing requirements for health care workers (“HCW”) who had not vaccinated (but...

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