The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale

Exposing fraud in diagnostic companies.

Diagnostic Testing Company Settles False Claims Act Case Filed by Whistleblower

Exagen, a California-based life sciences company that makes diagnostic tests for the treatment of autoimmune conditions, recently settled allegations, filed ...
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Lab Owner Gets 27 Years, Must Pay Back $187M in Genetic Testing Healthcare Fraud Scheme

An Atlanta lab owner has been ordered to turn over $187 million in ill-gotten gains he obtained in a healthcare ...
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Cigna to Pay $173M to Settle False Claims Act Litigation Filed by Whistleblower

Health insurance giant Cigna agreed to pay nearly $173 million to resolve allegations it violated the False Claims Act by ...
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Dermatology Company Settles Violations of Stark Law and Anti-Kickback Statute

A Texas-based dermatology management company recently agreed to pay the U.S. government approximately $8.9 million, including $5.9 million in restitution, ...
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Florida Nurse Practitioner Guilty in Healthcare Fraud Scheme

A South Florida advanced registered nurse practitioner convicted for her role in a healthcare fraud scheme that billed Medicare more ...
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Conviction in $9.5M Genetic Testing Healthcare Fraud Scheme

A Chicago physician licensed to practice in several states recently was convicted by a federal jury in Nashville, Tenn. in ...
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Lincare To Pay $29M to Settle Medicare Overbilling Healthcare Fraud Case

Florida-based Lincare Holdings has agreed to pay $29 million to settle allegations it overbilled Medicare and Medicare Advantage plans for ...
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DOJ Healthcare Fraud Crackdown on COVID-19 Testing Scam

In the midst of the ongoing battle against the COVID-19 pandemic, individuals and entities in the healthcare sector have found ...
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Florida Man Pleads Guilty in Multimillion-Dollar DME Medicare Kickback Case

An Orlando, Fla. man faces up to ten years behind bars for his role in a durable medical equipment (DME) ...
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Pennsylvania Lab Owner Sentenced to Prison in Illegal Kickback Scheme Involving Labs

The owner of two Pennsylvania testing labs in was sentenced to 18 months in prison, ordered to forfeit $9 million ...
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