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Kelly Hightower Hibbert focuses her practice on complex healthcare litigation, government investigations, and affirmative recovery matters for healthcare and life sciences clients. She represents clients in high‑stakes disputes before federal and state courts, administrative agencies, and arbitral forums and has extensive experience defending matters involving alleged violations of the False Claims Act.

As described in a previous blog post, the 2026 DOJ Health Care Fraud Takedown reflects an increased enforcement focus on Medicaid. Because Medicaid dollars are both federal and state in origin, a single set of allegations can expose a provider to federal FCA liability, state false claims liability, MFCU investigation, state administrative remedies, and HHS-OIG oversight at once. Three areas in particular have drawn recent enforcement attention.

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