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Patient recruiter linked to $1M kickback conspiracy sentenced to prison

February 7, 2020 By TDMR Leave a Comment

A patient recruiter was sentenced Wednesday to five years in prison for receiving more than $1 million in illegal kickback payments. Dominic … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Media Tagged With: healthcare kickbacks, medicare fraud, medicare kickbacks

Doctor and ex-hospital owner sentenced to 15 months in prison for massive health care fraud

January 23, 2020 By TDMR Leave a Comment

A doctor and the former owner of a Long Beach hospital was sentenced this morning to 15 months in federal prison for taking part in a long-running … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Media Tagged With: health care fraud, health care fraud scheme, healthcare kickbacks

ResMed Corp. to Pay the United States $37.5 Million to Settle Allegations Under the False Claims Act

January 17, 2020 By TDMR Leave a Comment

Acting United States Attorney A. Lance Crick announced today that ResMed Corp., a manufacturer of durable medical equipment (DME) for sleep apnea and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Media Tagged With: False Claims Act, healthcare kickbacks

Fort Worth couple indicted on federal charges in health-care kickback conspiracy

January 9, 2020 By TDMR Leave a Comment

A Fort Worth couple have been indicted on federal charges related to illegal kickbacks involving clinical laboratories in Texas and Virginia. A … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Media Tagged With: Anti-Kickback Statute, healthcare kickback conspiracy, healthcare kickbacks

North Texas residents indicted for illegal kickback conspiracy

January 7, 2020 By TDMR Leave a Comment

Three North Texas residents have been indicted for conspiring to pay for patient referrals in violation of the Anti-Kickback Statute in the Eastern … [Read more...]

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Lab to pay $26 mil for conspiring with Texas hospitals to induce doctor referrals, bill Medicare, TRICARE

November 28, 2019 By TDMR Leave a Comment

The U.S. Department of Justice announced last week that a Massachusetts-based laboratory has agreed to pay nearly $27 million to settle claims that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Media Tagged With: healthcare fraud, healthcare kickbacks

Former Texas mayor, two others found guilty of $150 million healthcare fraud scheme

November 6, 2019 By TDMR Leave a Comment

MCALLEN (KGBT) — A former Texas mayor and two others associated with a Texas health care company were found guilty on Wednesday for their roles in a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Media Tagged With: healthcare fraud scheme, healthcare kickbacks

Reeling from Accusations of Fraud, Pine Creek Medical Center Shuts Down

October 25, 2019 By TDMR Leave a Comment

Pine Creek Medical Center, assailed by unprofitability, failures in patient care and accusations of fraud, quietly shut down this past … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Media Tagged With: healthcare kickbacks, medicaid fraud, medicaid kickbacks

Pharmaceutical Company Admits to Paying Kickbacks, Resolves Related False Claims Act Violations

September 27, 2019 By TDMR Leave a Comment

Avanir Pharmaceuticals (Avanir), a pharmaceutical manufacturer based in Aliso Viejo, California, was charged for paying kickbacks to a physician to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Media Tagged With: Avanir Pharmaceuticals, False Claims Act, healthcare kickbacks

Ex-medical equipment business owner, secretary sentenced in fraud case

September 17, 2019 By TDMR Leave a Comment

The owner of a now-defunct Elsa durable medical equipment business will serve more than three years in prison and ordered to pay back nearly $900,000 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Media Tagged With: health care fraud, healthcare kickbacks

Former CEO of Florida Hospital Chain to Pay $3.46 Million to Resolve False Billing and Kickback Allegations

May 1, 2019 By TDMR Leave a Comment

Gary D. Newsome, former CEO of Health Management Associates LLC (HMA), a hospital chain that was headquartered in Naples, Florida, has agreed to pay … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Media Tagged With: healthcare kickback scheme, healthcare kickbacks

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