Posts Tagged ‘whistleblower’
Lying to Federal Investigators Gets Compounding Pharmacy CEO Prison Time in Healthcare Kickback Scheme
A 71-year-old Palm Beach Gardens man who escaped prison in 2019 after resolving a lawsuit alleging that he and others violated the False Claims Act (FCA) through their involvement in a healthcare kickback scheme will spend six months behind bars for lying to federal agents. In March 2020 Patrick Smith, former CEO and president of…
Read MoreNew Whistleblower Rewards Policy Offers Incentives to Report Misconduct
U.S. Department of Justice is cracking down on corporate crime with an expanded whistleblower rewards program.
Read MoreLab Owners to Pay $13.6M in False Claims Act Whistleblower Case
A Missouri laboratory and its three owners have been ordered to pay more than $13.6 million to settle charges they violated the False Claims Act – the federal government’s primary tool for civil enforcement. Jerry, Jerrod and Joel W. Murphy, owners of Gamma Healthcare Inc., were accused of submitting false claims to Medicare for lab…
Read MoreHealthcare-Related False Claims Act Settlements Reach $1.8 Billion in FY 2023
The False Claims Act (FCA), the federal government’s primary tool for civil enforcement, is resulting in record returns. The U.S. Department of Justice reported 543 settlements and judgments, recovering $2.68 billion in the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2023. Of that, more than $1.8 billion related to matters involving the healthcare industry, including managed care…
Read MoreDME Manufacturer Settles False Claims Act Allegations for Nearly $2.5 Million
DME Manufacturer Settles False Claims Act Allegations for Nearly $2.5 Million
Read MorePET Scan Company and Owner to Pay $85M to Settle Anti-Kickback Statute Allegations
An Illinois healthcare imaging company and its founder, owner and CEO have agreed to pay $85.5 million to settle claims that the company allegedly paid kickbacks to physicians to refer Medicare patients for cardiac scans using “sham” medical supervision agreements in violation of the Anti-kickback statute. The Settlement Agreement Cardiac Imaging Inc. (CII) and Florida…
Read MoreDiagnostic 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 by a whistleblower, that it violated the False Claims Act by paying physicians to use its laboratory tests. The Settlement Agreement The agreement called for Exagen to pay $653,143. The case was brought under the…
Read MoreCigna 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 knowingly submitting false diagnosis codes under the federal Medicare Advantage program to increase its payments. In a lawsuit filed last year, the feds alleged that between 2014 and 2019, Cigna submitted to the Centers for…
Read MoreLincare 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 oxygen equipment provided to patients with respiratory-related illnesses. The settlement, which is the largest ever healthcare fraud settlement in the Eastern District of Washington settles claims that Lincare violated the False Claims Act. Lincare Agrees…
Read MoreBrain Health Scan Company Founder Settles False Claims Act Whistleblower Lawsuit
The co-founder of a New York-based company that purported to provide brain health scans (EEGs) for early detection of cognitive impairments has agreed to pay $220,000 to resolve allegations he violated the False Claims Act. The company, Evoke Neuroscience Inc., also will pay $225,000. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, David Hagedorn, Evoke’s co-founder…
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