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NewsHospital exec arrested in $116M Medicare scheme
Officials yesterday arrested and charged an assistant administrator of Houston's Riverside General Hospital for his alleged role in a $116 million Medicare fraud scam, involving false claims for Read more...
Hospital CEO, lawyer indicted for alleged obstruction, perjury of $188M fraud collection
Federal officials on Monday announced that former chief executive and owner of Chicago's now closed Edgewater Hospital and Medical Center and his lawyer were indicted for allegedly lying and Read more...
DoJ joins lawsuit against Florida hospital for violating Stark
Under the False Claims Act, the Department of Justice (DoJ) on Friday intervened in the lawsuit against a Florida hospital and its staffing company, accused of violating Stark law. The United States Read more...
Miami couple pleads guilty to $200M Medicare fraud
A Miami couple has pled guilty to submitting more than $200 million in false Medicare claims, report Healthcare Finance News and the Miami Herald. Lawrence S. Duran and Marianella Valera, operators Read more...
St. Jude Medical pays $16M to settle kickback claims
St. Jude Medical Inc. agreed to pay the U.S. $16 million to settle kickback allegations. The medical device company, based in St. Paul, Minn., used post-market studies and a registry as a way to pay Read more...
MDMA: Suspect GPO-hospital deals cost taxpayers $38B annually
Lack of competition in the medical device purchasing game adds roughly $38 billion to our healthcare bills annually, according to a new study commissioned by the Medical Device Manufacturer's Read more...
Former hospital exec indicted for $500,000 in bribery, kickbacks
A bribery and kickback scheme helped a former hospital manager who oversaw a $50 million hospital expansion and used hospital contractors to pay nearly $500,000 in personal bills and home 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...
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...
New Jersey med school agrees to $8.3 million kickback settlement with DoJ
In yet another chapter of a history dogged by questions of corruption, the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ) has agreed to pay the federal government $8.3 million to settle Read more...
| Press ReleasesMinnesota-Based St. Jude Medical Pays U.S. $16 Million to Settle Claims that Company Paid Kickbacks to PhysiciansDepartment of JusticeOffice of Public AffairsFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEThursday, January 20, 2011 WASHINGTON - St. Jude Medical Inc. of St. Paul, Minn., has agreed to pay the United States $16 million to Read more >> Former Associate Vice President of Beverly Hospital Indicted in Connection with Stealing Antiques From Hospital and Using HospitJune 30, 2010 - For immediate release: Three Contractors for Hospital Also Indicted in Commercial Bribery SchemeSALEM - A former Associate Vice President for Beverly Hospital has been indicted in Read more >> |
