January 24, 2022
‘The Hard Sell’ author discusses Insys whistleblowers, fetanyl case
“The Hard Sell – Crime and Punishment at an Opioid Startup,” a new, critically acclaimed book by Evan Hughes, tells the story of the rise of pharma company Insys through illegal kickbacks to doctors...
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December 08, 2021
SEC whistleblower program has a blockbuster year
The US Securities and Exchange Commission whistleblower program had a record-breaking year in a number of ways, according to the SEC’s recently released 2021 Annual Report to Congress on the whistleblower...

November 30, 2021
Whistleblower case against compounding drug wholesaler gets boost from DOJ
The Department of Justice’s decision to join a whistleblower case against a Houston company that sells drug ingredients to compounding pharmacies is the latest government enforcement effort to crack...

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October 26, 2021
Cybersecurity, government contracts and whistleblowers
The government has ramped up its enforcement of cybersecurity standards that are required of government contractors with the launch of its Civil Cyber-Fraud Initiative – and whistleblowers are likely...

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October 22, 2021
Biggest whistleblower payout ever: $200M by the CFTC
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued a $200 million whistleblower award this week that is the largest whistleblower payout ever by the CFTC under its Dodd-Frank whistleblower program and is...

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October 22, 2021
HHS-OIG probes improper risk adjustment by Medicare Advantage companies
Whistleblowers have filed in recent years a number of “qui tam” cases against Medicare Advantage companies alleging risk-adjustment fraud – a practice that drives a major portion of improper payments...

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October 12, 2021
Sen. Grassley urges CFTC nominees to support whistleblower program
Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is pushing Commodity Futures Trading Commission nominees to commit to revitalizing the CFTC’s whistleblower program, which is hurting due to budgetary constraints. In...

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September 23, 2021
Projected Medicare growth – a brief summary
For fiscal year 2021, $1.2 trillion was allocated to Medicare (which in 2019 covered more than 58 million people). By 2028, Medicare expenditures are projected to reach $1.56 trillion (to cover approximately...

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September 22, 2021
SEC pursues crypto-lending, DeFi cases; need for whistleblowers grows
The US Securities and Exchange Commission has launched probes into the practices of multiple crypto lending platforms, including DeFi platforms developed by Coinbase Global and Uniswap Labs, reinforcing...

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September 21, 2021
Whistleblowers’ role in patient safety
Medical errors are the eighth leading cause of death in the United States. More people die from medical errors than from motor vehicle accidents, breast cancer, or AIDS. The estimated annual cost of additional...

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