December 04, 2008
Annual report on anti-fraud efforts in health care released
The Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control Program, a collaboration between the Justice Department and the Dept. of Health and Human Services has released its annual report. The report shows that the government...
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December 04, 2008
Tennessee hospitals settle FCA suits
Two Tennessee hospitals, Jackson Madison General Hospital and Milan General Hospital, have agreed to pay the federal government $2.6 million and $5.3 million respectively to settle false claims allegations....
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December 04, 2008
Medical transcription service to pay$6.6 million to resolve qui tam suit
MedQuist Inc., a medical transcription service provider based in New Jersey, will pay $6.6 million to resolve False Claims Act allegations, the U.S. Dept. of Justice reported. The company provided medical...
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November 26, 2008
Bayer will pay $97.5 million to settle kickback allegations
Bayer HealthCare LLC has agreed to pay the United States $97.5 million to resolve allegations that the company paid kickbacks to diabetic suppliers and caused those suppliers to submit false claims to...
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November 26, 2008
RBC Mortgage Co. will settle FCA suit for over $10.71 million
RBC Mortgage Company (RBC) will pay the federal government more than $10.71 million to resolve a False Claims Act suit that alleged the company gave the U.S. government false information about borrowers...
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November 26, 2008
Pennsylvania hospital settles qui tam suit for $1.9 million
St. Vincent Health System Inc. of Erie, Pennsylvania, will pay $1.9 million to the federal government to settle a whistleblower lawsuit alleging overcharging of Medicare. The overcharges allegedly resulted...
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November 20, 2008
Sen. Grassley urges use of FCA to protect bailout funds
Sen. Charles Grassley, one of the authors of the 1986 amendments that strengthened the False Claims Act, is concerned that money authorized through the recently approved $700 billion bailout not be lost...
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November 11, 2008
False Claims Act recoveries reach $1.34 billion in FY 2008
The United States Dept. of Justice announced that it has secured $1.34 billion in settlements and judgments under the False Claims Act in fiscal year 2008. This brings the total recoveries to more than...
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November 11, 2008
Pratt & Whitney settles FCA suit
Pratt & Whitney and PCC Airfoils, a division of Precision Castparts, have agreed to pay $52 million to settle False Claims Act allegations that the companies knowingly sold defective turbine blade...
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November 11, 2008
D.C. sues B of A under FCA
The District of Columbia has filed a $105 million lawsuit against the Bank of America for its role in a a tax scam perpetrated by one of the District’s employees. The suit was brought under the District’s...
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