As we head into a new calendar year, in the healthcare space it is worth reflecting on the events of the last few years, as a means of predicting what is likely to come.  Last year, the focus in healthcare policy was very much on what will come after COVID; this year, we finally have the opportunity to review what that is.  And we can confidently say that 2024 is likely to see a continuation of many of the trends in healthcare policy that we saw in 2023.Continue Reading Healthcare Policy in 2024: What’s Next?

In U.S. ex rel. Wolfson v. Park Avenue Medical Associates, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Southern District of New York entered into a $1 million False Claims Act settlement against three related companies for improperly billing Medicare for behavioral health services.  The settlement agreement provided that the defendants “admit, acknowledge and accept responsibility