DOJ Launches Task Force Targeting COVID-19 Relief Fraud
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
Healthcare has always been ripe for fraud, so it’s no surprise that the COVID-19 pandemic created a wellspring of opportunities ...
Read More Miami Pair Charged With Paying Kickbacks for Mental Health Services
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
A Miami federal grand jury recently indicted two people on charges they were paying kickbacks to Medicaid beneficiaries to generate ...
Read More UM to Pay $22M to Settle Whistleblower Lawsuits
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
The University of Miami recently agreed to pay $22 million to settle three whistleblower lawsuits alleging violations of the False ...
Read More Pharma Company Pays $12.6M to Settle Charity Kickback Allegations
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
Another pharmaceutical company has agreed to a multimillion-dollar settlement to resolve allegations that it used a charity as a conduit ...
Read More OIG Outlines Top Ten Oversight and Compliance Priorities
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
COVID-19 fraud, telehealth oversight, modernizing program integrity and compliance and implementing value-based care are among the top ten priorities for ...
Read More Four Healthcare Executives Sentenced in $198M Healthcare Fraud Scheme
By Wesley Malkin |
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Texas recently announced that four healthcare executives have been sentenced for ...
Read More Home Health Agency Settles Allegations Relating to Excluded Provider
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
A Connecticut home healthcare company and its owner have agreed to pay a little more than $28,000 to settle allegations ...
Read More Addiction Treatment Center Faces Class Action Lawsuit Over Data Breach
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
A Pennsylvania addiction treatment center is the target of a class action lawsuit alleging that it not only failed to ...
Read More Telehealth Program to Award Another $250M to Providers
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
Late last month, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopted a report and order to set up a second round of ...
Read More OSHA Increasing Targeted COVID-19 Inspections Under New Program
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
In an effort to significantly reduce or eliminate worker exposure to COVID-19, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently ...
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