Nurses receive $99,000 whistleblower reward in illegal billing settlement
Two nurses who worked for Home & Community Based Care, will share a whistleblower reward for reporting false billing.
Minneapolis eye surgery company will pay $12 million in whistleblower case
A Minneapolis eye surgery company and its former CEO have agreed to pay $12 million to resolve a whistleblower case which alleged that the company made illegal kickbacks to physicians in exchange for their business. Sightpath Medical is a subsidiary…
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False Claims Act, Healthcare Fraud, medical fraud, Whistleblower award
Over 400 charged in health care fraud scheme totaling $1.3 billion
More than 400 people have been charged with taking part in health care fraud schemes and opioid scams that totaled $1.3 billion in false billing, Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced Thursday. Calling the collective action the “largest health care fraud…
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Government, Healthcare Fraud, Jeff Sessions, Medicare, U.S. Department of Justice
Health care lawsuit alleges illegal kickbacks; settles for $2.4 million
A health care lawsuit brought by two whistleblowers against a hospice company has settled for $2.4 million. The lawsuit alleged that the company had paid kickbacks to doctors for patient referrals and had also falsely billed Medicaid and Medicare. According…
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health care lawsuit, Healthcare Fraud, Medicaid, medical fraud, Medicare, Qui Tam, qui tam lawsuit, Whistleblower
10 most common kinds of Medicare or Medicaid healthcare fraud
In any industry, there are unscrupulous people who try to defraud companies and individuals – and healthcare fraud is no exception. Medicare and Medicaid fraud is particularly troublesome because this type of healthcare fraud can cost Federal health care programs…
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Healthcare Fraud, Medicaid, medical fraud, Medicare, Whistleblower, whistleblower attorney
FL Qui Tam Medicare Lawsuit Settles for $32.5 Million
Freedom Health Inc., a Medicare Advantage insurer based in Florida, has agreed to pay the government $32.5 million to settle a qui tam lawsuit brought by a whistleblower. The original qui tam suit was filed in 2009 by Dr. Darren…
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Fraud, Healthcare Fraud, Medicare, Medicare Advantage, Qui Tam, Whistleblower
HealthNet and IU Health to pay $18 mil to settle whistleblower case
The U.S. Department of Justice recently announced that Indiana University Health Inc. (“IU Health”) and HealthNet Inc. (“HealthNet”) will pay the federal and state government $18 million to resolve alleged violations of the False Claims Act. The settlement was a result of an investigation by…
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Whistleblowers helped win over half of False Claims Act lawsuits in 2016
The U.S. Justice Department recovered over $4.7 billion in 2016 from cases brought under the False Claims Act (FCA). Of that amount, $2.9 billion – 60% – was recovered through cases begun by whistleblowers. These results show how successful an…
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False Claims Act, Fraud, Healthcare Fraud, Medicaid, Medicare, Whistleblower, whistleblower attorney
Tenet to pay $513M over kickback charges
The Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced yesterday that “[a] major U.S. hospital chain, Tenet Healthcare Corporation, and two of its Atlanta-area subsidiaries will pay over $513 million to resolve criminal charges and civil claims relating to a scheme to defraud…
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False Claims Act, Healthcare Fraud, Medicaid, Medicare, Qui Tam, Whistleblower, whistleblower attorney, Whistleblower award
Off-label marketing leads to $18M settlement
The Department of Justice (“DOJ”) recently announced a settlement with Johnson & Johnson subsidiary Acclarent Inc. over allegations of off-label marketing. The DOJ’s suit alleged that Acclarent caused false claims to be submitted to the government in conjunction with the…
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Healthcare Fraud, medical fraud, Medicare, Qui Tam, Whistleblower award