When reviewing participating provider agreements with Bayou Health Plans, hospitals should keep the Louisiana Department of Health (“LDH”) requirements in mind as they carefully review proposed agreements for potential pitfalls. The following are some tips for hospitals to consider. Continue reading
Summer is traditionally a slow time for everyone, including those in law enforcement. But this summer was a little “hotter” enforcement-wise. Here are a few observations from the recent enforcement cases that have emerged this summer. Continue reading
Where the government chooses not to intervene in a whistleblower (qui tam) False Claims Act (FCA) suit, what is the statute of limitations? The federal statute governing the statute of limitations in FCA cases, 31 U.S.C. § 3731, provides that a claim must be brought by the latter of: (1) six years of the violation, i.e., the date of the false claim to the government, or (2) three years from the date that material facts “are known or reasonably should have been known by the official of the United States charged with responsibility to act in the circumstances.” Claims brought under the three-year “discovery” limitations period must be brought within 10 years after the date on which the violation is committed. Continue reading
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and Sen. Michael Bennet (D-CO) released the latest legislation this week to address surprise medical bills. Continue reading
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