{"id":469,"date":"2026-10-29T15:42:28","date_gmt":"2026-10-29T19:42:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.duanemorris.com\/whitecollarcriminallaw\/?p=469"},"modified":"2026-10-29T15:42:29","modified_gmt":"2026-10-29T19:42:29","slug":"analysis-what-the-doj-hhs-civil-fraud-self-disclosure-pilot-means-for-healthcare-providers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.duanemorris.com\/whitecollarcriminallaw\/2026\/10\/29\/analysis-what-the-doj-hhs-civil-fraud-self-disclosure-pilot-means-for-healthcare-providers\/","title":{"rendered":"Analysis: What the DOJ-HHS Civil Fraud Self-Disclosure Pilot Means for Healthcare Providers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.duanemorris.com\/attorneys\/danielrwalworth.html\">Daniel R. Walworth<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.duanemorris.com\/attorneys\/erinmduffy.html\">Erin M. Duffy<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.duanemorris.com\/attorneys\/nicolettetaber.html\">Nicolette Taber<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Healthcare organizations face uncertainty in evaluating outcomes from disclosing billing or financial relationships that could give rise to False Claims Act exposure. Self-disclosures can invite broad inquires, Corporate Integrity Agreements and unpredictable damage multipliers and penalties. Silence, of course, risks even worse outcomes. The Department of Justice Civil Division, working with the Department of Health and Human Services, unveiled a time-limited Healthcare False Claims Act Self-Disclosure Pilot Program that mitigates that uncertainty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.duanemorris.com\/alerts\/disclose_repay_move_forward_what_doj_hhs_civil_fraud_self_disclosure_pilot_offers_1026.html\">Read the full <em>Alert<\/em> on the Duane Morris LLP website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Daniel R. Walworth, Erin M. Duffy and Nicolette Taber Healthcare organizations face uncertainty in evaluating outcomes from disclosing billing or financial relationships that could give rise to False Claims Act exposure. Self-disclosures can invite broad inquires, Corporate Integrity Agreements and unpredictable damage multipliers and penalties. Silence, of course, risks even worse outcomes. The Department &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.duanemorris.com\/whitecollarcriminallaw\/2026\/10\/29\/analysis-what-the-doj-hhs-civil-fraud-self-disclosure-pilot-means-for-healthcare-providers\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Analysis: What the DOJ-HHS Civil Fraud Self-Disclosure Pilot Means for Healthcare Providers&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":61,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"ppma_author":[246],"class_list":["post-469","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general"],"authors":[{"term_id":246,"user_id":61,"is_guest":0,"slug":"dwalworth","display_name":"Daniel R. 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