Month: December 2004

Roger Ediger, a lawyer from Enid, Oklahoma, will receive more than $3 million for his role in exposing a bank that allegedly inflated interest rates on federally guaranteed loans. Gold Bank settled the...

Modern Healthcare (subscription required) reported on December 21, 2004 that HealthSouth will pay $325 million to settle several whistleblower suits brought under the qui tam provisions of the False Claims...

Massachusetts has brought both criminal charges and a civil suit alleging violation of the state’s Medicaid False Claims Act against a dental corporation. The False Claims Act suit alleges that Miller...

A former quality-control engineer at General Electric’s aircraft engine plant alleges that the company concealed defects. The suit contends that the company continued shipping defective jet engine...

United Healthcare Insurance Company will pay the United States $3.5 million to settle charges that it knowingly mishandled phone inquiries from Medicare beneficiaries and providers. The company allegedly...

A whistle blower lawsuit brought by a former Gambro Healthcare medical officer has resulted in a settlement of over $350 million. The suit alleged that the operator of renal dialysis clinics paid kickbacks...

The Wall Street Journal reported on December 6, 2004 that the Justice Department is investigating allegations that Medco Health Solutions made an offer of more than $200 million in kickbacks to UnitedHealth...

Polymedica Corporation and two of its subsidiaries will pay the United States $35 million to resolve allegations that they submitted claims to Medicare without proper documentation. The improper reimbursement...

A group of faculty practice corporations affiliated with Loma Linda University has paid the United States $2.2 million to resolve allegations that they submitted false claims to Medicare. At teaching hospitals...