Laboratory Owner, Serial Entrepreneur Target of DOJ Complaint Alleging He Violated the False Claims Act
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
A man who dubbed himself a “serial entrepreneur†is the target of a complaint alleging he violated the False Claims ...
Read More Florida Brothers Plead Guilty to $67M Genetic Testing and DME Fraud Scheme
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
A pair of Florida brothers pleaded guilty for their parts in a healthcare fraud scheme that bilked the federal government ...
Read More SCOTUS Ruling Gives Government Broad Authority in Dismissing FCA Whistleblower Cases
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
If a whistleblower files a False Claims Act lawsuit can the government dismiss the action? Yes, so long as the ...
Read More Feds Charge 78 in Connection With Healthcare Fraud Schemes Totaling $2.5B
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
Seventy-eight people recently were charged in connection with healthcare fraud schemes that bilked the federal government out of $2.5 billion. ...
Read More Medicare Audit Finds Up To $888M in Improper Payments for Genetic Tests
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
Inadequate oversight by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) of payments for the highest paid genetic test risked ...
Read More Skilled Nursing Facility and Management Company Settle Kickback Case for Nearly $4M
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
A California skilled nursing facility and management company has agreed to pay nearly $4 million to settle allegations it paid ...
Read More Pharmacy Company’s Chief Compliance Officer Convicted in Medicare Fraud Scheme
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
A Florida man whose job it was to make sure that no healthcare fraud is committed recently was convicted by ...
Read More HHS-OIG Details Successes of Efforts to Curb Healthcare Fraud and Abuse in Semiannual Report to Congress
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General (HHS-OIG) recently released its Semiannual Report to ...
Read More WPB Man Sentenced for Role in $7M DME Fraud, Kickback and False Claim Scheme
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
A West Palm Beach man was sentenced to a little more than five years in prison and ordered to pay ...
Read More Illinois Healthcare System Settles Whistleblower Lawsuit Alleging Overpayment for Services for $12.5M
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
A whistleblower lawsuit filed against St. Elizabeth’s Hospital of the Hospital Sisters Health System in Illinois has been settled for ...
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