Pharmacy Benefit Managers Target of Gov. DeSantis Proposal to Lower Drug Costs
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
Florida’s governor is taking aim at Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBM). Earlier this month, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced legislation that he ...
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The U.S. Attorney’s Office Middle District of Florida Nets $168M in Battling Fraud in FY 2022
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
The U.S. Attorney’s Office Middle District of Florida collected $168,330,189 related to criminal and civil matters in the fiscal year ...
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DOJ Cracks Down on Neurostimulator Fraud
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
A Texas podiatrist who conspired to submit false claims for the placement of electro-acupuncture devices has agreed to pay $90,000 ...
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Genetic Testing Kickback Scheme Settled
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
Jacksonville, Fla.-based Ocenture LLC and its subsidiary, Carelumina LLC, agreed to pay $3 million to settle allegations that they paid ...
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Marketer Charged in $64M Kickback Scheme
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
A north Florida man recently was charged for his part in a $64 million scheme to pay illegal kickbacks involving ...
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OIG Expects to Recover $4B in Misspent Healthcare Funds
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
Efforts by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General (HHS-OIG) could result in the ...
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Surgeon Sentenced in Compound Medication Kickback Scheme
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
A Baltimore, Maryland doctor licensed in several states, will be spending the next three years behind bars for writing and ...
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Electronic Health Records Company Settles Civil False Claims Lawsuit for $45 Million
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
Modernizing Medicine Inc. (ModMed) has agreed to pay $45 million to resolve allegations it violated the False Claims Act (FCA). ...
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OIG to CMS: Use Compliance Audits to Create Better Oversight
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
Last month, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) published a report based on a series of 12 audits conducted during ...
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Moratorium on Behavioral Analysis Providers Lifted
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
A moratorium on behavioral analysis services in Miami-Dade and Broward counties imposed by the Agency for Healthcare Administration expired as ...
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