The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale

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Lawsuit Alleges Cigna Upcoded Tens of Thousands of Medicare Advantage Claims

The U.S. Department of Justice has joined a whistleblower lawsuit accusing Cigna Corp. of overbilling Medicare Advantage by submitting false ...
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Compounding Pharmacies to Pay $6.8M in Prescriptions-for-Money Scam

Three pharmacies and a billing company have agreed to pay more than $6.8 million to resolve allegations that they violated ...
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Feds Use Data Analytics to Detect Fraud

A Jacksonville-based healthcare provider accused of making false or fraudulent claims with the Florida Medicaid program agreed to pay $700,000 ...
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Pharmacy Owner Pleads Guilty to $8.3M Fraud Scheme

A Fort Lauderdale man who invested in three pharmacies that participated in the Medicare program pleaded guilty to taking part ...
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OIG Gives Blessing to Gift Card Arrangement

Last month, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) published an advisory opinion in which it declined to impose sanctions for ...
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DME Company Owner Sentenced to Seven Years in Fraud Case

The owner of a durable medical equipment (DME) company in Fort Myers was sentenced to more than seven years in ...
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Biotech Executive Convicted in Multimillion-Dollar Testing Scheme

A California biotech executive recently was convicted in connection with a $77 million scheme involving false and fraudulent claims for ...
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Texas MD Faces Significant Prison Time for TRICARE Fraud

A Texas physician faces significant time behind bars after being convicted of engaging in a scheme to fraudulently bill TRICARE, ...
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Feds Hot on the Trail of PPP Fraud

On August 19, a Kansas chiropractor was convicted on multiple charges for Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan fraud. According to ...
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American Senior Communities Settles for $5.5 Million in FCA Case

Thanks to the work of a whistleblower, the U.S. Department of Justice recently settled with an Indiana-based skilled nursing and ...
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