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West Chester Hospital and its parent UC Health have agreed to pay the federal government $4.1 million to settle allegations that West Chester knowingly submitted or caused the submission of false claims to federal health care programs, the U.S. Department of Justice announced last week.
This settlement resolves allegations that West Chester Hospital knowingly submitted claims to Medicare and Medicaid for hospital charges related to medically unnecessary spine surgeries performed by Dr. Abubakar... full text
PharMerica Corp., the United States’ second-largest nursing home pharmacy, has agreed to pay $9.25 million to resolve allegations that the company knowingly submitted or caused the submission of false claims to state and federal health care programs, the U.S. Department of Justice announced last week. PharMerica allegedly solicited and received kickbacks from pharmaceutical manager Abbott Laboratories in exchange for promoting the prescription drug Depakote for nursing home... full text
Guardian Hospice of Georgia LLC, Guardian Home Care Holdings Inc. and AccentCare Inc. (collectively Guardian) agreed to pay $3 million to resolve allegations that Guardian knowingly submitted or caused the submission of false claims to the Medicare program for hospice patients who were not terminally ill, the U.S. Department of Justice announced last week. Guardian is a for-profit hospice which provides hospice services in Atlanta.
The Medicare hospice benefit is available for patients... full text
L-3 Communications Corporation, Vertex Aerospace LLC, and L-3 Communications Integrated Systems LP (collectively, “L-3”) have agreed to pay $4.63 million to resolve allegations that they knowingly submitted or caused the submission of false claims for time spent by independent contractors at the military’s Continental U.S. Replacement Centers (CRC) in Fort Benning, Georgia, and Fort Bliss, Texas, the U.S. Department of Justice announced last week. The CRCs prepare... full text
Adventist Health System has agreed to pay the United States $115 million to settle allegations that it knowingly submitted or caused the submission of false claims to state and federal health care programs by maintaining improper compensation arrangements with referring physicians and by miscoding claims, the U.S. Department of Justice announced last week. Adventist is a non-profit healthcare organization that operates hospitals and other health care facilities in 10 states.... full text
North Broward Hospital District, a special taxing district of the state of Florida that operates hospitals and other health care facilities in the Broward County, Florida, area, has agreed to pay the federal government $69.5 million to settle allegations that it knowingly submitted or caused the submission of false claims by engaging in improper financial relationships with referring physicians, the Justice Department announced today.
The settlement announced today resolved allegations that the... full text
PAE Government Services Inc. (PAE) and RM Asia (HK) Limited (RM Asia) have agreed to pay the federal government $1.45 million to resolve allegations that they knowingly submitted or caused the submission of false claims related to a U.S. Army contract for services in Afghanistan, the U.S. Department of Justice announced last week.
In 2007, the Army awarded PAE a contract to provide vehicle maintenance capabilities and training services for the Afghanistan National Army at multiple sites across... full text
Walter Investment Management Corp. (WIMC) has agreed to pay the federal government $29.63 million to resolve allegations that WIMC knowingly submitted or caused the submission of false claims in connection with their participation in the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD’s) Home Equity Conversion Mortgages (HECM) program, which insures “reverse” mortgage loans, the U.S. Department of Justice announced last week. WIMC, through subsidiaries such as... full text
Columbus Regional Healthcare System and Dr. Andrew Pippas have collectively agreed to pay over $25 million to resolve allegations that they knowingly submitted or caused the submission of false claims in violation of the Stark Law, the U.S. Department of Justice announced last week. Under the settlement agreement, Columbus Regional has agreed to pay $25 million, plus additional contingent payments not to exceed $10 million, for a maximum settlement amount of $35 million, and Pippas has... full text
KMART Corporation has agreed to pay the federal government $1.4 million to resolve allegations that the company knowingly submitted or caused the submission of false claims to federal health care program Medicare, the U.S. Department of Justice announced last week.
The settlement resolves allegations that Kmart violated the False Claims Act by providing illegal inducements to beneficiaries of the Medicare program. The government alleged that Kmart knowingly and improperly influenced the... full text
