JD Supra

No Remuneration Plus No "But-For" Causation (Between an Alleged Kickback and Claims Submitted to the Government) Means No FCA Violation, District Court Says

In the latest in a series of recent cases involving the “but-for” causation standard for Anti-Kickback Statute (“AKS”) claims, Judge Waverly D. Crenshaw in the U.S. District Court for the Middle ...
Reuters

False Claims Act liability: When do claims for health care reimbursement 'result from' Anti-Kickback Statute violations?

September 25, 2025 - Participants in the health care and life sciences industry continue to face robust False Claims Act ("FCA") enforcement scrutiny and litigation risk. Indeed, on July 2, 2025, the ...
MM&M

Could TrumpRx and DTC platforms lead to an increase in anti-kickback violations? Experts weigh in

TrumpRx is officially launched, and the jury is still out on whether the platform will do much to decrease healthcare costs for most U.S. patients. But as more pharma companies partner with TrumpRx or ...
The Daily Record (Maryland)

Federal courts have oscillating anti-kickback interpretations

In the spring of 2025, two federal courts issued decisions interpreting the federal Anti-Kickback Statute, with one court narrowing the conduct that is prohibited while the other court refused to do ...
JD Supra

HHS OIG Issues Guidance on Anti-Kickback Statute Implications for Direct-to-Consumer Drug Sales Ahead of TrumpRx Launch

Craig Bleifer, Jessica Vaughn, Ph.D. In advance of the anticipated rollout of the “TrumpRx” website, a platform promising lower-priced drugs sold directly to consumers, the Office of Inspector General ...
Becker's ASC

Are ASCs at risk under Stark and anti-kickback laws?

ASCs continue to face complex regulatory scrutiny under federal anti-kickback and fraud laws, even as they operate outside certain Stark law restrictions. A recent Minnesota Lawyer article and ...