Double-billing Settlement Highlights Whistleblower Concerns
Earlier this week, the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey agreed to pay the federal government $2 million to settle a whistleblower lawsuit…
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Alleged False Claims Act Violations Land Minnesota Hospitals in Hot Water
Three HealthEast Care System hospitals have agreed to pay the United States $2.28 million to settle allegations that the health care facilities submitted false claims…
Read More »Calif. County to Pay U.S. $6.8 Million for Allegations of False Medicare, Medicaid Claims
The U.S. Department of Justice announced March 12, 2009, that San Mateo County, Calif., will pay the United States $6.8 million to resolve allegations that…
Read More »Scooter Store Gets Caught Scooting Medicare
In order to settle allegations that the Scooter Store submitted false claims to Medicare, the New Braunfels, Texas company agreed to pay the federal government…
Read More »Has Greed Driven Stent Implantation?
The FBI is apparently investigating allegations that a Maryland cardiologist, Dr. John “Jack” McLean was performing unnecessary stent implantations on his patients. Officials have stated…
Read More »How to be a Successful Whistleblower Under the False Claims Act and Still Have Money for Lunch
A corporate insider is in a unique position to know the details about how their employer has cheated the United States Government. Nothing beats the…
Read More »CMS Steps Up Efforts to Ferret Out Fraud -Southern Florida is mentioned
CMS recently announced multiple accomplishments and projects, all designed to reduce fraud and abuse: the Los Angeles office of CMS revoked the billing numbers of…
Read More »South Carolina Medical Center to Pay $3.75 Million Fine
As a result of violating Stark Laws and submitting improper bills to Medicare, Medicaid and TRICARE, the Marion County Medical Center in South Carolina will…
Read More »Qui Tam Lawsuits Stike Hard at Healthcare Fraud
A new Taxpayers Against Fraud Report confirms the success of the Qui Tam provisions of the False Claims Act in fighting health care fraud. To…
Read More »Big Fines Levied For Violations of False Claims Act
In an article that appeared in The Baltimore Sun (Jonathan D. Rockoff, Improper sales of medicines targeted; Drug firms have paid fines of $3.5 billion…
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