WindRose Health Investors has announced it has completed an equity recapitalization of Bluestone Physician Services.
Bluestone, based in Stillwater, Minn., is a provider of residential primary care services. Founded in 2006, delivers on-site care and care coordination services to high-risk, geriatric and disabled patients in senior living, community and home-based settings in four states:
In an April 7, 2021, interview with Federal News Network, Washington, D.C., partner Michael Podberesky discussed how federal contractors are impacted by the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decisions denying two petitions for writs of certiorari, thereby declining to resolve a circuit court split regarding the False Claims Act’s standard for pleading and proving the
Congress stood-up the National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence (NSCAI) to make recommendations to the President and Congress “to advance the development of artificial intelligence [AI], machine learning, and associated technologies … to comprehensively address the national security and defense needs of the United States.” The 2019 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), Section 1051 further instructed the NSCAI to focus on issues including global competition, research and development, risks and ethical concerns.
Elghossain v. Bank of Audi, et al. was filed in the Southern District of New York on March 11, 2021, claiming that Plaintiffs were victims of a Ponzi scheme within the Lebanese banking system.
Plaintiffs are a married couple—both citizens and residents of the United States. The defendants are two Lebanese banks, Bank Audi and Banque Du Liban.
Pharos Capital Group has announced its post-acute care provider platform, Charter Health Care Group, has acquired The Providence Hospice and The Providence Home Health Services, together referred to as Providence Home Health and Hospice.
Providence Home Health and Hospice, based in Sugar Land, Texas, is a provider of in-home hospice, palliative care, skilled nursing,
As previously discussed, on April 3, 2020, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued a process for inquiries to be submitted to OIG about whether administrative enforcement discretion would be provided for certain arrangements directly connected to the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19). OIG established this process to provide regulatory flexibility to ensure necessary care responding to COVID-19, particularly with respect to the federal anti-kickback statute (AKS) and civil monetary penalty (CMP) beneficiary inducement prohibition provisions. OIG responses are publicly available through a frequently asked questions (FAQ) posting on the OIG COVID-19 portal. OIG has continued to update this FAQ since its initial publication, including the most recent inquiry discussed in our March 22 post, and also providing guidance on the following question:
Can a federally qualified health center (FQHC) with a location in a rural area provide free space to a retail pharmacy that administers COVID-19 vaccinations to FQHC patients and the general public (including Federal health care program beneficiaries)?
KKR has announced it has agreed to acquire a majority interest in Therapy Brands.
Therapy Brands, headquartered in Birmingham, Ala., is a practice management and electronic health record software platform for mental, behavioral, substance use recovery, applied behavior analysis and physical rehabilitation healthcare providers. Founded in 2013, the company supports more than 28,000 practices across
In U.S. ex rel. Manieri v. Avanir Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 2021 WL 857102 (N.D. Oh. Mar. 8, 2021), the Northern District of Ohio dismissed a relator’s claim that he had been improperly retaliated because he had raised concerns about alleged fraudulent conduct involving speaker fees under the False Claims Act (FCA) and the Federal Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS). Manieri serves as a helpful reminder of the high standard for pleading a retaliation claim under the FCA.
RiverGlade Capital has acquired H.H. Franchising Systems from Linsalata Capital Partners, according to a news release.
H.H. Franchising, based in Cincinnati-based, operates Home Helpers Home Care. Home Helpers is a provider of in-home care to seniors and others. It has independently owned and operated offices in more than 1,000 U.S. communities.
SEC v. George S. Blankenbaker, et al. was filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana on March 31, 2021, seeking a permanent injunction enjoining the defendants from future trading, disgorgement of ill-gotten gains, and civil penalties.