Medicare Fraud

Synonyms

  • Medicare Fraid
February 17, 2016
Fifty-one hospitals in 15 states have agreed to pay the federal government more than $23 million to settle allegations that the hospitals knowingly submitted or caused the submission of false claims to federal health care program Medicare for cardiac devices that were implanted in Medicare patients in violation of coverage requirements, the U.S. Department of Justice announced...
February 9, 2016
Rose Radiology Centers has agreed to pay $8.71 million to settle allegations that it knowingly submitted or caused the submission of false claims to federal health care programs for radiology procedures that were not medically necessary or violated federal regulations, the United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Florida announced last month. The...
January 29, 2016
RehabCare Group, RehabCare Group East, and their parent Kindred Healthcare Inc. have agreed to pay $125 million to resolve allegations that the companies knowingly submitted or caused the submission of false claims to Medicare for for rehabilitation therapy services that were not reasonable, necessary and skilled, or that never occurred, the U.S. Department of Justice...
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...
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...
November 2, 2015
Warner Chilcott U.S. Sales LLC, a subsidiary of pharmaceutical manufacturer Warner Chilcott PLC, has agreed to plead guilty to a felony charge of health care fraud, the U.S. Department of Justice announced last week.  The plea agreement is part of a global settlement with the United States in which Warner Chilcott has agreed to pay $125 million to resolve its criminal and...
October 30, 2015
The federal government has elected to intervene in three False Claims Act lawsuits against SavaSeniorCare LLC and related entities (Sava), alleging that Sava knowingly submitted or caused the submission of false claims to Medicare for rehabilitation therapy services that were not medically reasonable and necessary, the U.S. Department of Justice announced yesterday.  Sava...