Whistleblower awards
January 5, 2016
University Furnishings LP and its general partner, Freedom Furniture Group Inc. (collectively, “University Furnishings”) have agreed to pay $15 million to resolve allegations that the companies knowingly submitted or caused the submission of false claims by making false statements to avoid paying duties on wooden bedroom furniture imported from China, the U.S....
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 16, 2015
NetCracker Technology Corp. has agreed to pay $11.4 million and Computer Sciences Corp. has agreed to pay $1.35 million to resolve allegations that the companies knowingly submitted or caused the submission of false claims by sending individuals without security clearances on a Defense Systems Information Agency (DISA) contract, the U.S. Department of Justice announced earlier...
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 26, 2015
Millennium Health has agreed to pay $246 million to resolve allegations that Millennium knowingly submitted or caused the submission of false claims for medically unnecessary urine drug and genetic testing and for providing free items to physicians who agreed to refer expensive laboratory testing business to Millennium, the U.S. Department of Justice announced last week....
October 21, 2015
The U.S. Department of Justice announced last week that it has resolved a $237 million judgment against Tuomey Healthcare System for knowingly submitting or causing the submission of false claims to Medicare for services referred by physicians with whom the hospital had improper financial relationships. Under the terms of the settlement agreement, the United States will...
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