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Amerigroup may settle Medicaid fraud charges soon
An Illinois health plan which refused to enroll high-risk patients in its Medicaid plan may soon be settling a lawsuit brought by state and federal authorities, for a whopping $334 million.... Read more...
Federal False Claims act uses narrowed, but legislators still want expansion
Things should get interesting in coming months when it comes to the application of the False Claims Act. On the one hand, the U.S. Supreme Court recently narrowed the application of the Act--but... Read more...
Department of Justice faces 500-case healthcare whistle-blower backlog
In theory, having scores of whistle-blowers file cases identifying cases of potential fraud is a good thing. However, a recent surge in such cases has so overwhelmed staff at the federal Department... Read more...
Walgreens agrees to $35M drug-switching settlement
Walgreen Co. has agreed to pay $35 million to the U.S. Department of Justice to resolve allegations that it had switched patients to more expensive drugs to boost its Medicaid reimbursement. In the... Read more...
DoJ joins whistle-blower suit against OH MDs, hospital
The U.S. Department of Justice has added its firepower to a whistle-blower lawsuit contending that a hospital in Cincinnati was rewarding cardiologists who generated the most revenue for the... Read more...
