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What's New
- April 3, 2020
- OIG Policy Statement Regarding Application of Certain Administrative Enforcement Authorities Due to Declaration of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Outbreak in the United States as a National Emergency
- FAQs–Application of OIG's Administrative Enforcement Authorities to Arrangements Directly Connected to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Public Health Emergency
- NIH Has Acted To Protect Confidential Information Handled by Peer Reviewers, But It Could Do More OEI-05-19-00240
- April 1, 2020
- States Could Do More To Prevent Terminated Providers From Serving Medicaid Beneficiaries OEI-03-19-00070
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Enforcement Actions
- April 1, 2020; U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Oklahoma
- Physician Assistant Agrees to Pay $620, 500 for Allegedly Engaging in Illegal Kickback Scheme
- March 31, 2020; U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Connecticut
- New Britain Optician Group Pays More Than $263K to Resolve False Claims Allegations
- March 31, 2020; U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Virginia
- Former Medical Employees Plead Guilty to Prescription Fraud Scheme
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