Tennessee Health Care Executives Charged in Kickback Scheme
Posted 04/10/18
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
The DOJ charged two Tennessee health care executives, John Davis and Brenda Montgomery, for their alleged participation in a $4.6 million Medicare kickback scheme involving durable medical equipment. Davis is the former CEO of pain management company Comprehensive Pain Specialists (CPS). Montgomery is the owner of medical equipment company CCC Medical Inc. See DOJ Press...
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The 
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“We expect today’s settlement with Abiomed to serve as a warning to medical device manufacturers who try to improperly influence the...
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On Wednesday, former pharmaceutical sales representative Steven Butcher admitted to running a $45 million scheme to swindle both federally-funded and private health care benefit programs. Butcher was charged with one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud and one count of conspiracy to violate the Anti-Kickback Statute, a law designed to remove financial incentives...
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