The vast majority of False Claims Act settlements involving kickback allegations have been instances where healthcare providers have allegedly received kickbacks for utilizing a manufacturer’s…
Read More »In recent years, the federal government has reviewed the issue of copayment assistance organizations that purport to help Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries with their pharmaceutical…
Read More »An Independent Diagnostic Testing Facilities (IDTF) is a facility that is separate and independent from a hospital or physician office, where patients go to obtain…
Read More »The physician self-referral law, or Stark Law, generally forbids a hospital from billing Medicare for certain services referred by physicians who have a financial relationship…
Read More »According to the Defense Department, Tricare paid $1.75 billion for compounded drugs during its 2015 fiscal year—an astounding 18 times the amount paid in 2012.…
Read More »Medicare regulations require long-term care nursing facilities to contract with a consultant pharmacist to review the propriety of resident medications on a monthly basis. Given…
Read More »In October 2011, Nolan Auerbach & White announced the $7.5 million settlement of its client's False Claims Act qui tam action, alleging that Select Medical paid…
Read More »In April 2014, All Children’s Hospital, et al. agreed to pay $7 million to resolve a False Claims Act qui tam action, which alleged that…
Read More »According to his September 2009 False Claims Act qui tam complaint, David Barbetta worked for dialysis services provider DaVita from April 2007 until July 2009…
Read More »The Stark Law precludes cardiology medical practices from compensating physicians based on the volume or value of the doctors' referrals for ancillary medical services, such…
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