Inspector general addresses health care fraud
On Thursday, June 25, 2009, Daniel R. Levinson presented testimony on the Office of the Inspector General's (OIG's) role in addressing health care waste, fraud…
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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 »Sheehan Calls for Aggressive Actions against Medicare, Medicaid Fraud and Abuse
On April 22, 2009, New York Medicaid Inspector General James Sheehan testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on…
Read More »Government Cracks Down on Violators as Medicare Fraud Increases
The federal government is about to announce a national effort to fight Medicare fraud by looking at billing by medical equipment suppliers. There has been…
Read More »The Decline in FDA Enforcement Activity
Congressman Waxman’s United States House of Representatives Committee on Government Reform issued a report entitled “Prescription for Harm/The Decline in FDA Enforcement Activity” in June…
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 »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 »Are Clinical Drug Studies Being Manipulated?
A pharmaceutical company can violate the false claims act by submitting false statements in connection with drug applications and other records to the United States…
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