November 06, 2006
Nebraska hospital pays $4 million in qui tam suit
St. Elizabeth Regional Medical Center of Lincoln, Nebraska has paid the federal government and State of Nebraska $4 million to settle allegations that it knowingly failed to disclose and failed to return...
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Jury finds Amerigroup violated False Claims Act
A federal jury found insurance company Amerigroup Corp. and an Illinois affiliate liable for discrimination by denying coverage to pregnant women. The jury awarded $48 million to the plaintiffs (including...
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Shipper pays $4.2 million to settle False Claims Act charges
AIT Worldwide Logistic Inc., has agreed to pay $4.2 million to settle a whistleblower suit brought under the qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act. The suit alleged that the shipper provided illegal...
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October 23, 2006
Medco will pay $155 to settle qui tam suit
Medco Health Solutions, a pharmacy benefit management company, has agreed to pay the United States $155 million plus interest to settle allegations that it defrauded federal health plans. The suit alleged...
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Conservative commentator settles False Claims Act case
Armstrong Williams, the conservative commentator hired by the federal government to push its educational agenda, will pay $34,000 to settle False Claims Act charges. Williams admitted no wrongdoing in...
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Atlanta hospital settles whistleblower suit for $5.7 million
Northside hospital of Atlanta, Georgia, will pay $5.7 million to settle allegations that the hospital violated the False Claims Act. According to the suit, the hospital had improper financial and referral...
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Qui tam suit alleges unnecessary heart surgeries
A whistleblower suit alleges that an Arkansas doctor defrauded Medicare and other federal health programs by performing unnecessary heart surgeries. The suit, which charges Doctor David Mark McCoy and...
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October 12, 2006
Home healthcare company owner settles qui tam suit
Lourdes Perez, the owner of two of California’s largest home healthcare companies, has agreed to pay $33.8 million to settle federal charges that she defrauded Medicare and filed false tax returns...
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October 10, 2006
Ambulance provider pays $9 million to settle False Claims Act charges
American Medical Response has paid the United States over $9 million to resolve allegations that the ambulance company provided illegal inducements to hospitals in Texas in exchange for referrals. The...
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Oracle settles qui tam suit for $98.5 million
Oracle Corp. has agreed to pay $98.5 million to settle charges that its PeopleSoft unit charged the government inflated prices for software. Oracle inherited PeopleSoft’s liability under the General...
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