Government & Public Sector (Mondaq)
Legislation recently introduced in the United States Congress and a recent United States Supreme Court decision continue the trend to strengthen the hand of the government and whistleblower plaintiffs in False Claims Act (FCA) actions brought against companies involved in federal government contracting and Medicare reimbursement, and, possibly, stimulus fund recipients.

A Tumor at the Heart of Medicare (New York Times)
Before offering a new universal benefit for the millions of Americans who lack health insurance, Congress should put an end to manipulative profiteering in Medicare.

For Populism, a Return to Economic Roots (New York Times)
Amid recession and the troubles on Wall Street, economic populism has displaced social populism as the emotional flash point in American politics.