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Recoveries in FY 2021 drastically increased compared to those in FY 2020. The US$5.6 billion in recoveries reported by the DOJ in its 1 February 2022 press release is more than double the US$2.2 billion recovered in FY 2020 and is the second-largest ever recorded.
When the government turns a right into a privilege and tacks on burdensome requirements to exercise that right, bribery almost certainly follows.
HIPAA Shannon B. Hartsfield To date, there has been little consistency in how Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) requirements are enforced by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), or the amount of settlements or penalties. In Univ. of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Ctr. v. U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Servs. No. 19-60226, 2021 WL 127819 (5th Cir. Jan. 14, 2021), the court vacated significant penalties against M.D. Anderson Cancer Center (M.D. Anderson) in a manner that could lead to changes to HIPAA enforcement in the future. The court found that HHS'...