HHS Creates a Working Group to Increase Collaboration with DOJ | K&L Gates LLP
To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: On 4 December 2020, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the creation of a False Claims Act Working Group (Working Group), with the goal of enhancing HHS’s partnership with the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the HHS Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG) to combat fraud and abuse. 1 This Working Group appears unique in that it does not consist of active DOJ or HHS-OIG attorneys, but, instead, is comprised of former DOJ and non-governmental health care attorneys, as well as current HHS attorneys. Although thi...