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...]
Health Quest and Putnam Hospital Center to Pay $14.7 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations
Health Quest Systems, Inc. and certain of its subsidiaries (Health Quest) and Putnam Health Center (PHC) have agreed to pay over $14.7 million to … [Read more...]
Provider Health Insurance Fraud Schemes, Settlements Top $310M
January 17, 2018 - Law enforcement agencies and federal healthcare administrators including HHS, the Office of the Inspector General (OIG), the FBI, … [Read more...]
Kool Smiles clinics paying $23.9 million settlement
YUMA, Ariz. - The Justice Department announced on Wednesday that it has settled False Claims Act allegations against dental management company Benevis … [Read more...]
Whistleblower Sues Major EHR Company on Behalf of U.S. Government; Alleges CMS Fraud
A former WakeMed Health employee filed a lawsuit against a large electronic health record vendor under the False Claims Act for allegedly fraudulent … [Read more...]
