The FTC Hosts Workshop On Private Equity In Health Care

On March 5, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (“the FTC”) hosted a public workshop titled “Private Capital, Public Impact: An FTC Workshop on Private Equity in Health Care”, which covered the impact of private equity investment on the health care system. The workshop included panelists from the FTC, the Department of Justice (“the DOJ”), the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) (together, “the Agencies”), academic thought-leaders, and health care professionals. On the same day as […]

By | March 15th, 2024 ||

Healthcare False Claims Act Judgments/Settlements Lead Way In 2023

The DOJ recently reported that two-thirds of the $2.68 billion in False Claims Act judgments and settlements in 2023, or $1.8 billion, came from the healthcare industry. 2023 also marked the highest number of FCA settlements and judgments in a year, totaling 543.

The treble damages that result from FCA violations provide a powerful tool to the federal government to root out fraudsters who knowingly defraud the U.S. or fail to pay money owed to the U.S. […]

By | March 14th, 2024 ||

Behavioral Health Law Ledger | March 2024

The March 2024 issue of Greenberg Traurig’s quarterly Behavioral Health Law Ledger discusses HHS’s final rule modifying the confidentiality regulations applicable to substance use disorder treatment records, the introduction of a new funding model intended to test approaches for addressing the physical and behavioral health needs of people with Medicaid and Medicare, and Colorado’s new commissioner of the Behavioral Health Administration.
HHS Publishes Final Rule Modifying 42 C.F.R. Part 2
On Feb. 16, 2024, the U.S. […]

By | March 13th, 2024 ||