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December 14, 2017
Mississippi-based Region 8 Mental Health Services agreed to pay roughly $7 million resolve charges of violating the False Claims Act allegations by submitting claims for services not provided or not provided by qualified individuals as part of its preschool Day Treatment program. It is believed to be the largest False Claims Act healthcare settlement in the history of the State of Mississippi. The allegations originated in a whistleblower lawsuit filed under the qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act by a former Region 8 employee. The whistleblower will receive an award of more than $1 million from the proceeds of the government's settlement. DOJ (SDMS)December 12, 2017
Florida-based 21st Century Oncology Inc. agreed to pay $26 million to settle charges of violating the False Claims Act and the Stark Law through the company’s false attestation to the use of electronic health records software and through referrals from physicians with whom the company had improper financial relationships. DOJDecember 12, 2017
Mobile imaging companies PDQ Imaging Services, LLC, PDQ Ultrasound Services, LLC, PDQ Mobile X-Ray Services, PDQ Mobile X-Ray, LLC, along with their owners Dennis Whitsell and Jonathan Graham Lane, agreed to pay $300,000 to settle charges of violating the False Claims Act and Anti-Kickback Statute by improperly billing Medicare for transportation charges related to portable x-ray services and paying kickbacks to skilled nursing facilities in exchange for patient referrals. The allegations originated in a whistleblower lawsuit filed under the qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act by Kevin P. McDonough and Boyd K. Billington. They will receive a whistleblower award of roughly $60,000 from the proceeds of the government's recovery. DOJ (EDTX)Justice Department Recovers over $3.7 Billion from False Claims Act Cases in Fiscal Year 2017
Posted 12/22/17
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
The Justice Department announced that it obtained more than $3.7 billion in settlements and judgements from civil cases involving fraud and false claims against the government during the 2017 fiscal year. Of the $3.7 billion, $2.4 billion involved the health care industry. Since the False Claims Act was amended in 1986, the Department of Justice has recovered over $56...
United Therapeutics Settles FCA Suit for $210M
Posted 12/21/17
United Therapeutics (UT), a Maryland-based pharmaceutical company which produces and distributes drugs for treating pulmonary arterial hypertension, has settled allegations that it illegally paid kickbacks to Medicare patients through its charitable foundation.
In its effort to sell more pulmonary arterial hypertension drugs (including Adcirca, Remodulin, Tyvaso, and Orenitram), the company used a non-profit...
Two Physician Groups Pay Over $33M to Resolve Whistleblower Claims Involving HMA Hospitals
Posted 12/20/17
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
Two physician groups, Dallas-based EmCare Inc. and Pennsylvania-based Physician’s Alliance Ltd (PAL), agreed to settlements that resolve claims the groups received illegal kickbacks in exchange for referring patients to hospitals owned by Health Management Associates (HMA). The settlements, announced by the Justice Department yesterday, resolve two separate whistleblower...
New Jersey Doctor and Son Sentenced to Prison for Medicare Fraud
Posted 12/19/17
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
New Jersey doctor Robert Claude McGrath and his chiropractor son Robert Christopher McGrath were sentenced to prison for conspiring to defraud Medicare by using unqualified people to give physical therapy to Medicare recipients. The pair, sentenced to 30 and 12 months respectively, previously pleaded guilty to the charges. They also were ordered to pay restitution of...
DaVita Rx Agrees to Pay $63.7 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations
Posted 12/15/17
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
DaVita Rx LLC, a nationwide pharmacy that specializes in serving patients with severe kidney disease, agreed to pay a total of $63.7 million to resolve False Claims Act allegations relating to improper billing practices and unlawful financial inducements to federal healthcare program beneficiaries, the Justice Department announced today. DaVita Rx is based in Coppell,...
Oncology Clinic Settles FCA Suit for $26M
Posted 12/13/17
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
Florida-based 21st 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...