December 15, 2005
Construction firm to pay $3 million to resolve False Claims Act suit
Williams Brothers Construction Company has agreed to pay $3 million to resolve claims that it violated the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) contracting requirements on federally-funded Texas highway...
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December 14, 2005
New Jersey health care system to pay $3.9 million for Medicare overbilling
The St. Barnabas Health Care System agreed to pay nearly $3.9 million to settle claims it overcharged Medicare, largely by billing for inpatient services when people received only same-day treatment. The...
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December 13, 2005
Bill would require healthcare providers to educate staff about the False Claims Act
Under a provision in the budget bill passed by the Senate on November 4 (and agreed to by the House on November 18) healthcare providers who receive Medicaid funds would have to educate staff about the...
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