Health Law Expressions

HortySpringer

Check out Health Law Expressions -- our new podcast, in which HortySpringer attorneys give their take in 15 minutes or less on cutting edge developments in health law in 15 minutes or less, and have some fun while doing so. You give us 15 minutes, we’ll give you the law.

  • 24 minutes 59 seconds
    Cuckoo for Coconut Oil

    HortySpringer attorneys Henry Casale and Hala Mouzaffar discuss how a Ph.D. holder took the title “Doctor” a little too far. Listen now to this episode of The Kickback Chronicles to see what you can learn from the misfortune of others.

    12 December 2025, 7:00 pm
  • 19 minutes 26 seconds
    Unlicensed and Ready to Practice

    On this week’s episode, HortySpringer attorneys Henry Casale and Hala Mouzaffar discuss how a home health agency used unlicensed foreign medical graduates to “assist” physicians in providing services. Listen now to this episode of The Kickback Chronicles to see what you can learn from the misfortune of others.

    2 December 2025, 6:00 pm
  • 43 minutes 29 seconds
    “Speak No Evil” Can Come at a Cost to Patients

    All too often, a hospital’s response to peer evaluation, especially when there is negative information about the physician, is “name, rank, and serial number.” While this approach may be quick and easy, and feels like it is risk free, it may not be for the patients. The “speak no evil” approach compromises the ability of the hospital on the receiving end of the response from properly credentialing the applicant. 

    Join us for episode two of Crash Course Credentialing, as HortySpringer attorneys Susan Lapenta and Lauren Massucci explore how you can share your concerns about a problem physician and protect yourself at the same time and most importantly, protect patients.

    5 November 2025, 6:00 pm
  • 37 minutes 38 seconds
    The Buck Stops With the Board

    The Board is not just a rubber stamp. In Crash Course Credentialing, our new series on the Health Law Expressions Podcast, HortySpringer attorneys Susan Lapenta and Lauren Massucci explore how involved the Board should be in the credentialing process and the information that it should know in order to satisfy its legal obligations. 

    13 October 2025, 2:00 pm
  • 21 minutes 24 seconds
    Pigs Get Fed, Hogs Get Slaughtered

    On this week’s episode, HortySpringer attorneys Henry Casale and Hala Mouzaffar dive into how lavish speaking events cost a Pharmaceutical Manufacturer a whole lot more than what they bargained for.  

    Listen now to this episode of The Kickback Chronicles to see what you can learn from the misfortune of others.

    6 October 2025, 7:00 pm
  • 23 minutes 52 seconds
    Hospice Havoc

    In this episode, HortySpringer attorneys Henry Casale and Hala Mouzaffar look at how a hospice provider frauded millions out of the Medicare program by concealing their true billing intentions. Listen now to this episode of The Kickback Chronicles to see what you can learn from the misfortune of others.

    15 September 2025, 2:00 pm
  • 18 minutes 51 seconds
    Exclusion Confusion

    HortySpringer attorneys Henry Casale and Hala Mouzaffar look at how a physician was excluded from participation in all federal health care programs simply due to his position as Medical Director of a Pharmaceutical Manufacturer. Listen now to this episode of The Kickback Chronicles to see what you can learn from the misfortune of others.

    29 July 2025, 3:00 pm
  • 18 minutes 15 seconds
    A Matter of (Advisory) Opinion

    On this episode, HortySpringer attorneys Henry Casale and Hala Mouzaffar look at what happens when an OIG Advisory Opinion on pharmaceutical subsidies turns into a court battle over the language of the Anti-Kickback Statute.  

    Listen now to this episode of The Kickback Chronicles to see what you can learn from the misfortune of others.

    14 May 2025, 7:00 pm
  • 12 minutes 29 seconds
    “But For” Keeps Coming Back for More

    HortySpringer attorneys Henry Casale and Hala Mouzaffar review how the “But For” test is changing the landscape of false claims cases brought in qui tam lawsuits. Listen now to this episode of The Kickback Chronicles to see what you can learn from the misfortune of others.

    10 April 2025, 4:00 pm
  • 16 minutes 54 seconds
    How the One Purpose Test Can Turn a Free Meal into a Violation of the AKS

    On this week’s episode, HortySpringer attorneys Henry Casale and Hala Mouzaffar dive into a case of alleged bribery to induce providers to prescribe a specific pharmaceutical drug that resulted in a new test for Anti-Kickback claims in the Second Circuit.

    Listen now to this episode of the “Kickback Chronicles” to see what you can learn from the misfortune of others.

    3 February 2025, 8:00 pm
  • 24 minutes 35 seconds
    It’s Beginning to Look at Lot Like A Dangerous Physician

    In this episode, HortySpringer attorneys Henry Casale and Hala Mouzaffar change gears and discuss how a surgery center could have prevented disaster with its credentialing and peer review processes. 

    20 January 2025, 9:00 pm
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