Jonathan Ferry

Jul 2, 2024 | natlawreview.com | Jonathan Ferry

In a first-of-its-kind prosecution, federal prosecutors have charged two healthcare executives with unlawfully distributing controlled substances, such as Adderall, through a telehealth website. These charges demonstrate the Department of Justice’s intensified focus on enforcing federal controlled substances laws in the rapidly evolving digital health landscape. The government bases the bulk of its controlled substances charges on two requirements of the Controlled Substance Act (CSA).

Mar 14, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Jonathan Ferry

Recent years have seen eye-popping judgments and settlements involving cases brought under the federal False Claims Act (FCA) and federal Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS). And healthcare companies have, unsurprisingly, focused their compliance efforts on these and other federal fraud-and-abuse statutes. But a recent decision out of the Second Circuit underlines the importance of incorporating state-level anti-fraud laws in any compliance program. In United States ex rel. Hart v.

Mar 13, 2024 | natlawreview.com | Jonathan Ferry |Rebecca D. Conrad |Aaron Vance |Bob Wade

The United Kingdom’s Migration Advisory Committee recently recommended that 21 roles be included on the new Immigration Salary List. The ISL is set to replace the U.K.’s Shortage Occupation List, which was the official list of skilled jobs for which workers are deemed to be in short supply. The creation of the ISL was part of a plan, announced Dec. 4, 2023, to curb immigration abuse and cut net migration.

Mar 13, 2024 | natlawreview.com | Jonathan Ferry

Recent years have seen eye-popping judgments and settlements involving cases brought under the federal False Claims Act (FCA) and federal Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS). And healthcare companies have, unsurprisingly, focused their compliance efforts on these and other federal fraud-and-abuse statutes. But a recent decision out of the Second Circuit underlines the importance of incorporating state-level anti-fraud laws in any compliance program. In United States ex rel. Hart v.

Mar 13, 2024 | lexblog.com | Jonathan Ferry

Recent years have seen eye-popping judgments and settlements involving cases brought under the federal False Claims Act (FCA) and federal Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS). And healthcare companies have, unsurprisingly, focused their compliance efforts on these and other federal fraud-and-abuse statutes. But a recent decision out of the Second Circuit underlines the importance of incorporating state-level anti-fraud laws in any compliance program. In United States ex rel. Hart v.