“This Is the Beginning”: DOJ Signals Intensifying Health Care Fraud Enforcement in California

Recent U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and California Attorney General enforcement activity sends a clear signal that California health care entities that interact with government programs—in particular the hospice and home health industries—are now under intense scrutiny. Companies in these sectors should prepare for subpoenas, Civil Investigative Demands, and searches as a result of federal and state agencies conducting independent and parallel investigations.... By: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP