healthcare fraud
January 27, 2016
Coloplast Corp. and Liberator Medical Supply have agreed to pay $3.16 million and $500,000, respectively, to settle allegations that the companies knowingly submitted or caused the submission of false claims to federal health care programs, the U.S. Department of Justice announced last month.
The settlement with Coloplast resolves allegations that it paid kickbacks to Byram...
January 25, 2016
Dr. David G. Bostwick, former founder, owner, and chief executive officer of Bostwick Laboratories, has agreed to pay up to $3.75 million to the United States federal government for to resolve alleged violations of the False Claims Act, the U.S. Department of Justice announced earlier this month.
The settlement announced today resolves claims that Dr. Bostwick allegedly...
December 28, 2015
21st Century Oncology LLC has agreed to pay $19.75 million to the federal government to resolve allegations that it knowingly submitted or caused the submission of false claims to federal health care programs, the U.S. Department of Justice announced earlier this month. 21st Century is a nationwide provider of integrated cancer care services that is headquartered in...
December 23, 2015
Thirty-two hospitals located throughout 15 states have agreed to pay the United States a total of more than $28 million to settle allegations that the health care facilities submitted false claims to Medicare for minimally-invasive kyphoplasty procedures, the U.S. Department of Justice announced last week.
Kyphoplasty is a minimally-invasive procedure used to treat...
December 21, 2015
Dynasplint Systems Inc. and its founder/president George Hepburn have agreed to pay $10.3 million to resolve allegations that they knowingly submitted or caused the submission of false claims to federal health care program Medicare for splints provided to patients in skilled nursing facilities, the U.S. Department of Justice announced last week.
The government alleged that...
December 9, 2015
The federal government recovered more than $3.5 billion taxpayer dollars in fraud and false claims cases in the 2015 fiscal year, the U.S. Department of Justice announced last week. This is the fourth year in a row that the department has exceeded $3.5 billion in cases under the False Claims Act and brings total recoveries from January 2009 to the end of the fiscal year...
November 9, 2015
The U.S. Department of Justice announced last month that 457 hospitals in 43 states have agreed to a settlement of $250 million to resolve allegations that they knowingly submitted or caused the submission of false claims to federal health care program Medicare.
An implantable cardioverter defibrillator, or ICD, is an electronic device that is implanted near and connected to...
October 12, 2015
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...
September 23, 2015
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...
September 11, 2015
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...
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