June 23, 2009
Supreme Court to hear FCA case on public disclosure bar
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case on whether whistleblower lawsuits are restricted if the information behind the lawsuits came out in state or local agency reports or audits, rather than...
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June 22, 2009
Increased FCA exposure for broker-dealers who advise public entities?
The Obama Administration has released a blueprint for regulatory overhaul, Financial Regulatory Reform: A New Foundation. Among the changes proposed is one that could have False Claims Act ramifications:...
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June 15, 2009
Kindred Healthcare settles drug overbilling suit
Kindred Healthcare, Inc. and its successor PharMerica Healthcare Pharmacy, LLC, have agreed to pay over $1.3 million to settle claims that Kindred overbilled TennCare and the Medicaid program for pharmaceuticals,...
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HHS and DOJ announce interagency anti-fraud effort
The Dept. of Justice and the Dept. of Health and Human Services have announced the creation of an interagency effort, the Health Care Fraud Prevention and Enforcement Action Team (HEAT), to combat Medicare...
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Tennessee USAO files FCA suit against health management company
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Tennessee has filed a False Claims Act suit against Diversified Health Management, Incorporated (Diversified), James W. Carell (the company’s...
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Honolulu hospital pays $2 million to settle qui tam sui
Queen’s Medical Center of Honolulu, Hawaii has paid a total of $2.5 million to settle two whistleblower suits that alleged overbilling of the Medicare program, the State of Hawaii Medicaid program,...
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NJ University Hospital settles qui tam suit alleging double billing of Medicaid
The University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ) has agreed to pay the United States $2 million to settle a whistleblower suit that alleged its hospital violated the False Claims Act. The...
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California mortgage company accused of violating False Claims Act
The federal government has accused California mortgage lender Capmark Finance Inc. of violating the False Claims Act. In a lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles, the Justice Department charges...
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Three HealthEast hospitals settle qui tam suit
Three HealthEast hospitals in the St. Paul, Minnesota, area have agreed to pay the federal government a total of $2.28 million to settle a whistleblower lawsuit alleging Medicare fraud involving a certain...
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Regency Nursing and Rehab settles false claims allegations
Texas nursing home chain Regency Nursing and Rehabilitation Centers will pay the federal government $4 million to resolve allegations it submitted false claims to Medicare and Medicaid. The Justice Department...
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