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VMware Inc. and Carahsoft Technology Corporation have agreed to pay $75.5 million to resolve allegations that they knowingly submitted or caused the submission of false claims to the federal government, the U.S. Department of Justice announced today. VMware is a Delaware corporation that specializes in computer virtualization software and has its principal place of business in Palo Alto, California. Carahsoft is a privately held Maryland corporation that distributes information... full text
DaVita Healthcare Partners, Inc., the largest provider of dialysis services in the United States, has agreed to pay $450 million to settle allegations that the company knowingly submitted or caused the submission of false claims to federal health care programs, the U.S. Department of Justice announced earlier this week.
This civil settlement resolves allegations brought in a whistleblower action that DaVita devised and employed dosing grids and/or protocols specifically designed to create... full text
Maryland-based Education Affiliates has agreed to pay $13 million to the federal government to resolve allegations knowingly submitted or caused the submission of false claims to the Department of Education, the U.S. Department of Justice announced today. EA is a for-profit education company that operates 50 campuses in the United States under various trade names, including All State Career, Fortis Institute, Fortis College, Tri-State Business Institute Inc., Technical Career Institute... full text
Florida-based Hebrew Homes Health Network and its former president and executive director William Zubkoff have agreed to pay $17 million to resolve allegations that they knowingly submitted or caused the submission of false claims to Medicare, the U.S. Department of Justice announced yesterday. Hebrew Homes provided skilled nursing services at seven rehabilitation and skilled nursing facilities in Miami-Dade County, Florida.
Hebrew Homes allegedly operated a sophisticated... full text
Washington, D.C.-based Children’s Hospital and Children’s National Medical Center Inc. and its affiliated entities (CNMC) have agreed to pay $12.9 million to resolve allegations that it knowingly submitted or caused the submission of false claims to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and state Medicaid programs, the U.S. Department of Justice announced today.
According to the settlement agreement, CNMC misstated information on cost reports and applications in two... full text
New Jersey-based Garden State Cardiovascular Specialists P.C. (“Garden State”), which owns and operates several facilities in New Jersey under the names NJ Medcare/NJ Heart, has agreed to pay over $3.6 million to resolve allegations that it knowingly submitted or caused the submission of false claims to federal health care programs for tests that were not medically necessary, the U.S. Department of Justice announced last week.
The settlement announced today resolves allegations that... full text
Orbit Medical Inc. and Rehab Medical Inc. have agreed to pay $7.5 million to resolve allegations that the companies knowingly submitted or caused the submission of false claims to federal health care programs for power wheelchairs and accessories, the U.S. Department of Justice announced earlier this week.
Medicare pays for power wheelchairs for beneficiaries who cannot perform activities of daily living in their home using other mobility-assistance equipment, such as a cane, walker or power... full text
Missouri-based Medco Health Solutions Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Express Scripts Holding Company, based agreed to pay the federal government $7.9 million to settle allegations that the company knowingly submitted or caused the submission of false claims to the federal health care program Medicare, the U.S. Department of Justice announced earlier this week. Medco provides pharmacy benefit management services to clients who receive subsidies under the Medicare Retiree Drug Subsidy... full text
United Parcel Service (UPS) has agreed to pay $25 million to settle allegations that it knowingly submitted or caused the submission of false claims to the federal government in connection with its delivery of Next Day Air packages, the U.S. Department of Justice announced yesterday.
UPS provides delivery services to hundreds of federal agencies through contracts with the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) and U.S. Transportation Command, which provides support to Department of Defense... full text
PharMerica Corporation has agreed to pay $31.5 million to resolve allegations that the company knowingly submitted or caused the submission of false claims to Medicare for improperly dispensed drugs, the U.S. Department of Justice announced yesterday.
PharMerica is a long-term care pharmacy that dispenses medications to residents of long-term care facilities, including nursing homes and skilled nursing facilities. Many of the prescriptions filled by PharMerica are for controlled... full text
