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Walgreens to Pay $106.8M to Settle Whistleblower Case Alleging it Billed the Government for Prescriptions it Did Not Dispense

Posted 09/17/24

Walgreens has agreed to pay $106.8 million to settle false claims allegations that between 2009 and 2020 it billed government healthcare programs, including Medicare and Medicaid, for prescriptions that it never dispensed because they were not picked up by patients. The government alleged that Walgreens received tens of millions of dollars to which it was not entitled for prescriptions that it never actually provided...

Tagged in: Healthcare Fraud, Medicaid, Medicare, Pharma Fraud, Whistleblower Case,

Opioid Exploitation: Doctor and Staff Charged with Conspiracy and Fraud

Posted 07/8/24

In Saint Louis, Dr. David A. Parks along with his clinical manager and spouse, James M. Bilderback, and front desk staffer Michelle J. Scheer, face serious allegations of conspiracy and health care fraud. Indicted by the U.S. District Court, the three are accused of illegal prescription practices and fraudulent activities aimed to profit from controlled substances and fraudulent medical billing.

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Tagged in: Healthcare Fraud, Medicaid, Medical Billing Fraud, Provider Fraud,

VNS Health: $1M Settlement for Failing To Provide Services to Hospice Patients

Posted 07/3/24

The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York announced a substantial settlement with Visiting Nurse Service of New York (formerly VNSNY, now VNS Health) and its related entities. This settlement addresses allegations of fraudulent billing practices that undermined the Medicaid program meant to support some of the most vulnerable patients like those in hospice. VNS Health is one of the largest...

Tagged in: Healthcare Fraud, Home Health and Hospice, Medicaid, Medical Billing Fraud, Medicare,

February 28, 2024

The owner and operator of a clinical laboratory in Georgia has pleaded guilty and agreed to pay $14.3 million to resolve charges of paying illegal kickbacks and causing false claims to be submitted to Georgia’s Medicaid program. According to Capstone Diagnostics’ former laboratory manager, Andrew Maloney directed Capstone to pay volume-based commissions to independent sales representatives in exchange for them arranging medically unnecessary urine drug tests and respiratory pathogen panels to come their way. The laboratory ultimately submitted over $1 million in tainted claims to Georgia Medicaid. For bringing a successful case under the False Claims Act, whistleblower Jesse Allen will receive almost $3 million. DOJ

Tagged in: Anti-Kickback and Stark, FCA Federal, Healthcare Fraud, Laboratory and IDTF, Medicaid, Whistleblower Case, Whistleblower Rewards,

Catch of the Week: Lincare, Inc.

Posted 02/16/24

This week's Department of Justice (DOJ) Catch of the Week goes to Lincare, Inc., a durable medical equipment supplier with locations throughout the country. Yesterday (February 15), the company agreed to pay $25.5 million to settle DOJ charges of violating the False Claims Act by billing Medicare for the rental of non-invasive ventilators (NIVs) when patients no longer needed or used them. DOJ also charged Lincare...

Tagged in: Catch of the Week, FCA Federal, Healthcare Fraud, Lack of Medical Necessity, Medicaid, Medical Devices and DME, Medicare, Other Government Health Programs, Whistleblower Case,

Top Ten Healthcare False Claims Act Recoveries for 2023

Posted 01/30/24

Doctor Holding Stethoscope with Crossed Arms

This past year was another big year for DOJ enforcement under the False Claims Act, the government's primary fraud-fighting tool. And as we noted in our recent Top Ten listing of False Claims Act recoveries for 2023, all but 3 of the Top Ten recoveries were in the healthcare space involving various schemes to defraud Medicare and Medicaid. So here is our look at the Top Ten healthcare recoveries for...

Tagged in: Anti-Kickback and Stark, FCA Federal, Healthcare Fraud, Medicaid, Medical Billing Fraud, Medicare, Top 10, Whistleblower Case,

Catch of the Week: New York-Presbyterian Hospital

Posted 01/26/24

This week's Department of Justice (DOJ) Catch of the Week goes to New York-Presbyterian Hospital. Yesterday (January 25), the hospital agreed to pay $801,000 to settle charges it violated the False Claims Act by billing Medicare, Medicaid and TRICARE for medically unnecessary images for radiation therapy treatments provided to cancer patients. The settlement is notable not for the relatively small amount of money...

Tagged in: Catch of the Week, FCA Federal, Healthcare Fraud, Lack of Medical Necessity, Medicaid, Medicare, Other Government Health Programs, Whistleblower Case,

Top Ten False Claims Act Recoveries in 2023

Posted 01/11/24

It was another big year for DOJ enforcement under the False Claims Act, the government's primary fraud-fighting tool. As usual, most of the recoveries were in the healthcare space with seven of the Top-10 involving various schemes to defraud Medicare and Medicaid. Several of these Top-10 recoveries involved enforcement actions targeting violations of the Anti-Kickback Statute and Stark Law, which prohibit medical...

Tagged in: Anti-Kickback and Stark, Electronic Health Records, FCA Federal, Government Programs Fraud, Healthcare Fraud, Medicaid, Medical Billing Fraud, Medicare, Top 10, Whistleblower Case,

January 10, 2024

Clinical laboratory RDx Bioscience Inc. and its owner and CEO Eric Leykin have agreed to pay over $10 million to the federal government and about $3 million to the State of New Jersey for violating the Anti-Kickback Statute and federal and state False Claims Acts. From 2018 to 2022, RDx and Leykin were allegedly involved with five types of kickback schemes in order to induce referrals to RDx for laboratory testing, then submitted or caused false claims to be submitted to Medicare and Medicaid that were unnecessary or uncovered. DOJ

Tagged in: Anti-Kickback and Stark, FCA Federal, FCA State, Healthcare Fraud, Laboratory and IDTF, Lack of Medical Necessity, Medicaid, Medicare,

January 4, 2024

Florida-based H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute Hospital Inc. (Moffitt) has agreed to pay over $19.5 million to resolve allegations of violating federal and state False Claims Acts over a 6-year period. A majority of the settlement proceeds, $18.2 million, will go to the federal government, while $1.3 million will go to the State of Florida. The hospital allegedly billed the government for items and services that should have been billed to non-government sponsors. DOJ

Tagged in: FCA Federal, FCA State, Healthcare Fraud, Medicaid, Medicare, Provider Fraud,

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Walgreens to Pay $106.8M to Settle Whistleblower Case Alleging it Billed the Government for Prescriptions it Did Not Dispense

Opioid Exploitation: Doctor and Staff Charged with Conspiracy and Fraud

VNS Health: $1M Settlement for Failing To Provide Services to Hospice Patients

February 28, 2024

Catch of the Week: Lincare, Inc.

Top Ten Healthcare False Claims Act Recoveries for 2023

Catch of the Week: New York-Presbyterian Hospital

Top Ten False Claims Act Recoveries in 2023

January 10, 2024

January 4, 2024

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