Posts Tagged ‘False Claims Act’
Six MDs Added to Laboratory Civil False Claims Case Filed in April
The U.S. Department of Justice has added six physicians to a Civil False Claims Act complaint it originally filed in April in a laboratory testing fraud case. According to the complaint, the Texas physicians received thousands of dollars in kickbacks in return for their referrals for laboratory testing. The original complaint was filed against two…
Read MoreDME Owners Face 55 Years Behind Bars
The owners and operators of four orthotic brace suppliers in Texas and Arkansas recently were convicted for their part in a $6.5 million kickback scheme that included federal anti-kickback law violations. Husband and wife Bruce and Bobbi Stroud, along with Kenric Griffin, owned and operated New Horizons Durable Medical Equipment, Striffin Medical Supply, 4B Ortho…
Read MoreDrug Treatment Clinic Owner to Pay Settlement in FCA Whistleblower Lawsuit
At first glance, a recent settlement agreement by the owner and CEO of two Colorado-based behavioral health and substance abuse treatment clinics may not seem like a lot. However, it can serve as a reminder that the government is continuing its crackdown on those who take advantage of the ongoing opioid crisis. The case involves…
Read MoreStates Benefit from Multimillion-Dollar FCA Urine Test Lab Settlement
Several states are now benefiting from a multimillion-dollar settlement agreement signed late last year by a Nevada clinical lab and two of its owners who were charged with submitting false claims for payment to federal healthcare programs. Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford recently announced that his state would receive $335,000 of the settlement money…
Read MoreOIG Advisory Opinion Okays Treatment-based Patient Incentives
A digital health company that uses smartphone and smart debit card technology to operate an incentive program for patients with substance use disorders was given a favorable advisory opinion by the Office of Inspector General for the Department of Health and Human Services (OIG) to provide patient incentives in the form of a debit card…
Read MoreFlorida-based Consultant Resolves FCA Allegations
Ted Albin and his firm, Grapevine Billing and Consulting Services Inc., recently agreed to pay $50,000 to settle allegations they violated the False Claims Act (FCA). It was alleged that between 2008 and 2017 Albin and Grapevine provided consulting services to the now-defunct Arriva, its parent company Alere Inc., and Abbott Laboratories, and that from…
Read MorePharma Distributor Pays $13.1M to Settle FCA Allegations
Cardinal Health became the target of whistleblowers who alleged that the Ohio-based pharmaceutical distributor recruited new customers by offering and paying cash bonuses to physicians to purchase drugs from them instead of its competitors for use on Medicare and Medicaid patients in violation of the Anti-Kickback Statute and False Claims Act. As a result, the…
Read MoreDOJ recovers $5.6B in FCA Settlements/Judgments
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) recently announced it had taken in more than $5.6 billion in False Claims Act (FCA) settlements and judgments in the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2021. That’s the second largest annual total in the history of the FCA and the largest in seven years. In FY 2020, DOJ’s recoveries…
Read MoreMedical Company Owner, Wife to Pay $600K in FCA Case
The owner of a Central Florida medical supply company and his wife recently agreed to pay $600,000 to resolve allegations that they participated in a scheme to defraud Medicare in violation of the False Claims Act. The case grew out of a whistleblower lawsuit initially filed in March 2014 by Jael Cancel, an employee of…
Read MorePharmacist Settles Whistleblower Case for $1M
A Michigan pharmacist and two specialty pharmacies that he formally owned have agreed to pay $1 million to resolve allegations that they submitted false claims to Medicare for the drug Evzio, an injectable form of naloxone commonly used to reverse opioid overdose. The government alleged that between August 2017 and June 2019, People’s Drug Store…
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