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Enforcement in Life Sciences Series: Key Cases in 2020 Reflect Emerging DOJ Focus for Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Makers About the Enforcement in Life Sciences Series Recent settlements between the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and a range of FDA-regulated drug and medical device manufacturers provide a snapshot of the DOJ’s enforcement focus. These settlements involve new DOJ theories of liability or new ways of evaluating long-standing industry practices and may be harbingers of fu...

Details Written by Justice Department Sioux Falls, South Dakota - Neurosurgeon Wilson Asfora, M.D. of Sioux Falls, and two medical device distributorships that he owns, Medical Designs LLC and Sicage LLC, have agreed to pay $4.4 million to resolve False Claims Act allegations relating to illegal payments to Asfora to induce the use of certain medical devices, in violation of the Anti-Kickback Statute, as well as claims for medically unnecessary surgeries. Medical Designs a...

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Pierre, SD, USA / DRGNews May 4, 2021 | 12:33 PM Neurosurgeon Dr. Wilson Asfora of Sioux Falls and two medical device distributorships that he owns, Medical Designs LLC and Sicage LLC, have agreed to pay $4.4 million to resolve False Claims Act allegations relating to illegal payments to Asfora to induce the use of certain medical devices, in violation of the Anti-Kickback Statute, as well as claims for medically unnecessary surgeries. Medical Designs and Sicage agreed to pay an additional $100...

Dr. Wilson Asfora and two affiliated companies agree to pay $4.4 million to settle healthcare fraud allegations By Todd Epp May 3, 2021 9:42 AM WASHINGTON – Neurosurgeon Wilson Asfora, M.D. of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and two medical device distributorships that he owns, Medical Designs LLC and Sicage LLC, have agreed to pay $4.4 million to resolve False Claims Act allegations relating to illegal payments to Asfora to induce the use of certain medical devices, in violation of the An...

email article A Colorado physician has been charged with stealing nearly $300,000 from federal COVID-19 relief programs, according to the Department of Justice. Francis F. Joseph, MD, of Highlands Ranch, allegedly funneled $118,000 in federal funds from one of his medical clinics into his personal bank account -- then spent the money on travel, home improvements, and other things, according to a federal indictment unsealed last week. Those funds came from the Accelerated and Advance Pay...

Thursday, March 11, 2021 On March 10, 2021, Congress finalized and passed the American Rescue Plan of 2021 (ARP), the latest COVID-19 relief package that largely tracks President Biden’s initial $1.9 trillion proposal. The ARP extends unemployment insurance benefits and provides direct $1,400 stimulus payments to qualifying Americans, but it also makes several important health-policy-related changes. These include providing funding for vaccine distribution and testing to combat the ...

Can You Guess Why Bundled Payments Will Catch On With Patients and Employers? Providing patients discounts for using medical providers that agree to charge one set price for expensive procedures such as knee replacement surgery can result in savings for both patients and payors, according to a RAND Corporation study published in Studying three types of major surgical procedures for patients who had commercial insurance, researchers found that a bundled payments program reduced total surgery co...

iPolitics By Kelsey Johnson. Published on Feb 19, 2021 11:47am (Pexels photo) Today’s Sprout is brought to you by Canada’s Agriculture Day. Let’s raise a fork to the food we love and the people who produce it! Celebrate online and with friends, family and co-workers, and let everyone know how you feel about Canadian agriculture and food. Learn more. Good morning and welcome to the Sprout, where it is National Chocolate Mint Day – one of your host’s favourite combinations. T...

iPolitics By Janet E Silver. Published on Dec 21, 2020 11:53am (Andrew Meade/iPolitics) Media outlets are ramping up their efforts on Parliament Hill as MPs consider Bill C-10, an act to amend the Broadcasting Act. The proposed legislation was introduced in November and is currently at second reading in the House of Commons. Quebecor Inc. is seeking support through the Canada Media Fund to discuss policies such as those relating to conventional and specialty television. Quebecor has ...