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Federal Funding Recipients Should Be Aware of DOJ’s Intensified Focus on FCA Enforcement The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) recently reported that settlements and judgments under the federal False Claims Act (FCA) [...]

Feldesman Partner Marcie H. Zakheim will present two sessions at the 2025 Nebraska Community Health Conference, hosted by the Health Center Association of Nebraska (HCAN), on September 8–9, 2025 in Nebraska City, [...]

On September 4, 2025, Feldesman Managing Partner Ted Waters will deliver three presentations at the OKPCA Annual Conference in Oklahoma City, focusing on recent and anticipated federal funding changes for federally qualified [...]

DOJ Provides Guidance to Federal Funding Recipients on Unlawful Discrimination In an effort to eliminate the ambiguity over what constitutes “illegal DEI” or “unlawful discrimination,” the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) issued [...]

To further emphasize healthcare fraud as an area of enforcement priority under the Trump Administration, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the [...]

On Monday, May 19, the U.S. Department of Justice issued a memorandum announcing the launch of a new “Civil Rights Fraud Initiative,” aimed at investigating and pursuing claims under the False Claims [...]

In a brief farewell message from the Biden Administration, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) reported more than $2.9 billion in federal False Claims Act (FCA) settlements and judgments during fiscal year [...]

New Administrative False Claims Act, Buried within the NDAA, Gives Agencies Heightened Authority to Pursue False Claims and Statements Enforcement of civil fraud at the agency level received an under-the-radar boost at [...]

HHS-OIG’s recently released Fall 2024 Semiannual Report to Congress highlights an aggressive enforcement landscape and increased scrutiny for recipients of HHS funds, whether those funds are received through grants, contracts, or participation [...]

In another notable False Claims Act development, a Massachusetts federal district court recently held that, when the United States intervenes in a relator’s qui tam lawsuit under the False Claims Act (“FCA”) [...]