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False Claims Act settlements are in vogue
Hospitals across the country started the new year by making payments ranging from the thousands to millions of dollars to settle allegations of Medicare fraud. These settlements are sure to drive up... Read more...
Psychiatrists accused of drugging kids to game Medicaid
A mental health advocacy group has sued several child psychiatrists, health service agencies, pharmacies and Alaska state officials, claiming that the doctors were permitted to prescribe unnecessary... Read more...
Whistleblower lawsuit could cost Ohio health system $424M
The federal government and Christ Hospital have reached a settlement in a whistleblower lawsuit that accused the hospital of giving cardiologists time at Christ's Heart Station between 1999 and 2004... Read more...
Fraud scheme involving homeless brings $10M false claims settlement
The two former owners of City of Angels Medical Center in Los Angeles have agreed to pay $10 million to settle False Claims allegations that they provided unnecessary medical services to homeless... Read more...
Management company will pay $24M to settle whistleblower allegations
A dental management company agreed this week to pay $24 million to resolve false claims allegations involving dental work performed on children. The company, FORBA Holdings LLC, provides business... Read more...
Johnson & Johnson paid millions in kickbacks to Omnicare, False Claims suit alleges
The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a False Claims Act suit against Johnson & Johnson and two subsidiaries, arguing that they paid millions in kickbacks to nursing home pharmacy supply... Read more...
Healthcare fraud cases rise 30 percent
While the federal False Claims Act was written to address a broad range of fraudulent activities, healthcare fraud continues to be the main target for enforcement according to a new report from the... Read more...
New York City, State agree to repay more than one-half billion in Medicaid claims
When it comes to reimbursement disputes, this one was a whopper. New York State and New York City officials have jointly agreed to repay the federal government more than half a billion dollars for... Read more...
NJ university pays $2M False Claims settlement
The University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey has agreed to pay the U.S. government $2 million to settle charges that it double-billed Medicaid, just one in a long string of corruption and... Read more...
Bill could lead to more False Claims prosecutions
A bill aimed primarily at fighting mortgage fraud may also end up broadening the scope of claims that can be pursued under the False Claims Act, the law under which many prosecutions for Medicare... Read more...
