David O’Neal and Drew Stevens Analyze Emerging Risk to the Healthcare Industry under the Department of Justice’s New Civil Rights Fraud Initiative in AHLA Weekly

David O’Neal and Drew Stevens recently authored an article, “DOJ’s New Nationwide Civil Rights Fraud Initiative: Emerging False Claims Act Risk for the Healthcare Industry,” published in AHLA Weekly.

The article analyzes the DOJ’s newly announced Civil Rights Fraud Initiative, which will use the False Claims Act (FCA) to aggressively target alleged violations of federal civil rights laws and encourages qui tam filings by whistleblowers under the False Claims Act. While the initiative has implications for all recipients of federal funds, this article highlights the significant implications for the healthcare industry. Specifically, David and Drew discuss how these enforcement theories may extend to areas such as DEI initiatives, gender-affirming policies, and conscience accommodations.

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