October 23, 2006
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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October 10, 2006
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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October 03, 2006
Government report details results in combatting health care fraud
The United States Departments of Justice and of Health and Human Services have issued the Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control (HCFAC) Program annual report for FY 2005. During fiscal year 2005, the Federal...
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September 28, 2006
Supreme Court will hear False Claims Act case on “original source”
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal by Boeing which turns on the False Claims Act’s requirement that a relator be the “original source” of the information if the claims...
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September 28, 2006
Horizon West settles qui tam case
Horizon West Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiary, Horizon West Healthcare Inc., have agreed to pay the United States $14.7 million to settle allegations that the companies violated the civil False Claims...
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September 28, 2006
HHS OIG releases report on state Medicaid fraud control units
The Inspector General for the Dept. of Health and Human Services has released a report on the operation of State Medicaid Fraud Control Units for fiscal years 2004 and 2005. Over that period the units...
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September 25, 2006
Pediatrix, a neonatal care group, will pay $25 million to settle qui tam suit
Pediatrix Medical Group Inc., a network of affiliated physician groups providing services in neonatal intensive care units, will pay the government over $25 million to settle claims that Pediatrix improperly...
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September 23, 2006
Dept. of Interior auditors accuse agency of blocking efforts to collect underpayments
Four auditors who monitor leases for oil and gas on federal property say the Interior Department blocked their efforts to pursue more than $30 million in fraudulent underpayments of royalties for oil produced...
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