A patient recruiter was sentenced Wednesday to five years in prison for receiving more than $1 million in illegal kickback payments. Dominic … [Read more...]
Doctor and ex-hospital owner sentenced to 15 months in prison for massive health care fraud
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...]
ResMed Corp. to Pay the United States $37.5 Million to Settle Allegations Under the False Claims Act
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...]
Fort Worth couple indicted on federal charges in health-care kickback conspiracy
A Fort Worth couple have been indicted on federal charges related to illegal kickbacks involving clinical laboratories in Texas and Virginia. A … [Read more...]
North Texas residents indicted for illegal kickback conspiracy
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...]
Lab to pay $26 mil for conspiring with Texas hospitals to induce doctor referrals, bill Medicare, TRICARE
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...]
Former Texas mayor, two others found guilty of $150 million healthcare fraud scheme
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...]
Reeling from Accusations of Fraud, Pine Creek Medical Center Shuts Down
Pine Creek Medical Center, assailed by unprofitability, failures in patient care and accusations of fraud, quietly shut down this past … [Read more...]
Pharmaceutical Company Admits to Paying Kickbacks, Resolves Related False Claims Act Violations
Avanir Pharmaceuticals (Avanir), a pharmaceutical manufacturer based in Aliso Viejo, California, was charged for paying kickbacks to a physician to … [Read more...]
Ex-medical equipment business owner, secretary sentenced in fraud case
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...]
Former CEO of Florida Hospital Chain to Pay $3.46 Million to Resolve False Billing and Kickback Allegations
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...]
