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August 29, 2025   
Health Law Weekly

Risk & Reward: Private Equity in Health Care and the False Claims Act

  • August 29, 2025
  • Scott R. Grubman , Chilivis Grubman
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The federal False Claims Act (FCA) represents one of—if not the—top regulatory and liability risk that health care providers face when doing business with federal health care programs (FHPs) including Medicare and Medicaid. The FCA prohibits, among other things, knowingly submitting false or fraudulent claims to FHPs. Violations of the FCA can result in treble damages plus penalties of up to $28,619 per claim.

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