A Texas federal judge dismissed a False Claims Act lawsuit alleging Dallas-based Baylor Scott & White Health overbilled Medicare by improperly … [Read more...]
Encompass Health Settles DOJ Investigation and Related Qui Tam Lawsuits
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., June 28, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Encompass Health Corporation (EHC) ("Encompass Health" or the "Company") today settled a seven-year … [Read more...]
Oklahoma City Hospitals Agree to Pay $2.8 Million to Settle Allegations of Submitting False Claims to Medicaid
OKLAHOMA CITY – OKLAHOMA HEART HOSPITAL, LLC, AND OKLAHOMA HEART HOSPITAL SOUTH, LLC, have agreed to pay $2,800,000 to settle civil claims stemming … [Read more...]
Decatur Hospital Authority in Decatur, Texas will pay $431,182.96 in violation of the Federal False Claims Act
Memphis, TN – Decatur Hospital Authority, d/b/a Wise Health System in Decatur, Texas will pay $431,182.96 to the United States to resolve allegations … [Read more...]
Connecticut settles false claims case against New Haven dentist
HARTFORD — Connecticut Attorney General William Tong on Thursday announced a $252,913 settlement with New Haven dentist Robert Sorrentino to resolve … [Read more...]
North Carolina woman accused of filing $14 million in false Medicaid claims
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - A woman is accused of running a Medicaid fraud scheme that took millions of dollars in medical care away from North Carolina … [Read more...]
New London Psychiatrist, Bassam Awwa Pays 3 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations
United States Attorney John H. Durham, Special Agent in Charge Phillip Coyne of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector … [Read more...]
Georgia hospital enters $5M settlement with feds to resolve false claims case
Union General Hospital in Blairsville, Ga., agreed to pay $5 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act and Stark Law, … [Read more...]
Department of Justice recovered $2.5 billion in healthcare fraud proceeds
The Department of Justice has announced that it obtained $2.5 billion in settlements and judgments from cases involving healthcare fraud in … [Read more...]
Government Intervenes in Medicare Fraud Lawsuit Filed Against Texas Cardiovascular Center
Berger Montague is pleased to announce that the government has intervened in a False Claims Act lawsuit filed by shareholder Shauna Itri, along with … [Read more...]
Prime Healthcare Services and CEO to Pay $65 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations
Prime Healthcare Services, Inc., Prime Healthcare Foundation, Inc., and Prime Healthcare Management, Inc. (collectively Prime), and Prime’s Founder … [Read more...]
Cardiologist Gets 20 Months In Prison For Hundreds Of Bogus Medical Procedures
NEWARK, N.J. – A Somerset, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 20 months in prison for defrauding the Veterans Affairs program by billing for … [Read more...]
