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Oncology Clinic Settles FCA Suit for $26M

Posted 12/13/17

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team Florida-based 21^st Century Oncology Inc. and several of its subsidiaries have settled allegations regarding the practice’s use of Electronic Health Records (EHR) software. The settlement is a result of a self-disclosure of violations made under Medicare’s EHR incentive program. The incentive program allows healthcare providers that attest to meaningful use of their EHR...

Tagged in: Anti-Kickback and Stark, Electronic Health Records, FCA Federal, Medicare, Provider Fraud, Whistleblower Case, Whistleblower Rewards,

IBERIABANK to Pay Over $11.6 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations

Posted 12/11/17

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team The Department of Justice announced Friday that IBERIABANK Corporation agreed to pay $11,692,149 to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act. The allegations centered on certifications of compliance with Federal requirements to obtain insurance on mortgage loans from the Federal Housing Administration. IBERIABANK is a Louisiana corporation that has branches all...

Tagged in: FCA Federal, Housing and Mortgage Fraud, Whistleblower Case, Whistleblower Rewards,

Texas Hospital to Pay $7.5 Million to Settle Kickback Allegations

Posted 12/4/17

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team The Department of Justice announced Friday that Pine Creek Medical Center LLC, a physician-owned hospital based in the Dallas/Fort Worth area, agreed to pay $7.5 million to settle claims it violated the False Claims Act. The claims centered on allegations that Pine Creek paid physicians kickbacks through marketing services in exchange for surgical referrals. The government alleged...

Tagged in: Anti-Kickback and Stark, FCA Federal, Hospital Fraud, Whistleblower Case, Whistleblower Rewards,

A Whistleblower Caught Between Two Worlds

Posted 11/30/17

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team Forbes reports on the story of whistleblower Brian Aryai who brought a qui tam case in 2009 alleging a scheme of overpayments to labor union foremen by construction companies. The case was recently unsealed in September 2017 and has exposed the troubles Aryai faced when he was seemingly caught in a turf battle between two powerful former United States Attorneys. The two former...

Tagged in: Falsifying Invoices, FCA Federal, Government Procurement Fraud, Whistleblower Case,

Drug Wholesaler Settles FCA Suit For $625M

Posted 11/27/17

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team AmerisourceBergen, a Pennsylvania-based company that provides drug distribution and related services, has agreed to pay $625M to settle an FCA case that claimed that a pre-filled syringe program at one of its subsidiaries violated several federal laws. The subsidiary, Medical Initiatives Inc. (MII), closed in 2014, but was responsible for moving cancer medications from glass...

Tagged in: Dosage Fraud, FCA Federal, Pharma Fraud,

Pennsylvania Hospital and Physicians’ Group Settle FCA Suit for Over $20M

Posted 11/15/17

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team UPMC Hamot, a hospital in Erie, Pennsylvania, and Medicor Associates Inc, a cardiology practice, have agreed to pay $20.7M to settle allegations that they violated the FCA by paying for patient referrals in violation of the Stark law and Anti-Kickback Statute. Generally speaking, the Stark law and Anti-kickback statute prohibit hospitals, physicians, pharmacies, nursing homes,...

Tagged in: Anti-Kickback and Stark, FCA Federal, Hospital Fraud, Whistleblower Case, Whistleblower Rewards,

Chemed to Pay $75 Million to Settle False Claims Lawsuit

Posted 10/31/17

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team Chemed, and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Vitas, have agreed to pay $75 million to resolve a government lawsuit brought under the False Claims Act (FCA). According to the DOJ’s press release, the settlement resolves allegations that between 2002 and 2013 Vitas submitted false claims to Medicare for services to hospice patients who were not terminally ill. The government’s...

Tagged in: FCA Federal, Home Health and Hospice, Multiple Whistleblowers and First-to-File, Whistleblower Case,

DOJ Intervenes in Whistleblower’s Suit Alleging Health Care Company Defrauded Medicare

Posted 10/18/17

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team The Justice Department announced a lawsuit Tuesday against the husband-and-wife owners of a health care company outside Chicago, alleging they violated the False Claims Act by falsely billing Medicare for millions of dollars in unnecessary or nonexistent home healthcare services. According to the lawsuit, the couple netted millions of dollars through the scheme. The...

Tagged in: FCA Federal, Government Decision, Home Health and Hospice, Medical Billing Fraud, Whistleblower Case,

Triple Canopy Settles Whistleblower Charges of Faulty Security Guards in Iraq

Posted 10/17/17

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team Yesterday, Virginia-based defense contractor Triple Canopy, Inc. agreed to pay $2.6 million to settle government and whistleblower charges that it violated the False Claims Act by submitting false claims for payment to the Department of Defense for unqualified security guards stationed in Iraq. The allegations stem from Triple Canopy’s one-year contract with the Joint...

Tagged in: Defense Contract Fraud, FCA Federal, Government Procurement Fraud, Whistleblower Case, Whistleblower Rewards,

Houston-Area Hospitals Settle FCA Allegations for over $8M

Posted 10/5/17

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team Four hospitals in the Houston area have agreed to pay $8.6M to settle allegations that they received kickbacks from ambulance companies in exchange for the hospitals’ Medicare and Medicaid transport referrals. The hospitals are Bayshore Medical Center, Clear Lake Regional Medical Center, West Houston Medical Center, and East Houston Regional Medical Center. All four hospitals...

Tagged in: Anti-Kickback and Stark, FCA Federal, Hospital Fraud, Medicaid, Medicare, Whistleblower Case,

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Oncology Clinic Settles FCA Suit for $26M

IBERIABANK to Pay Over $11.6 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations

Texas Hospital to Pay $7.5 Million to Settle Kickback Allegations

A Whistleblower Caught Between Two Worlds

Drug Wholesaler Settles FCA Suit For $625M

Pennsylvania Hospital and Physicians’ Group Settle FCA Suit for Over $20M

Chemed to Pay $75 Million to Settle False Claims Lawsuit

DOJ Intervenes in Whistleblower’s Suit Alleging Health Care Company Defrauded Medicare

Triple Canopy Settles Whistleblower Charges of Faulty Security Guards in Iraq

Houston-Area Hospitals Settle FCA Allegations for over $8M

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