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Seven Indicted For $50M In Medically Unnecessary Prescriptions In 50-Count New Jersey Indictment

March 28, 2019

The Department of Justice U.S. Attorney’s Office District of New Jersey announced on March 15, 2019 that a federal grand jury has returned a 50-count indictment charging seven people with defrauding New Jersey state health benefits programs and other insurers out of more than $50 million by submit[...]

FDA Warns About Young Donor Plasma Infusions Promoted As Unproven Treatment For Varying Conditions

March 15, 2019

The FDA Commissioner and the Director of the FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research issued a statement on February 19, 2019 cautioning consumers against receiving young donor plasma infusions that are promoted as unproven treatment for varying conditions. The conditions range from norm[...]

Texas Doctor And Hospital Owner Convicted In $20 Million Healthcare Fraud Scheme

March 10, 2019

The U.S. Department of Justice U.S. Attorney’s Office Southern District of Texas announced on February 22, 2019 that a federal jury has convicted a 50-year-old internal medicine doctor and 47-year-old hospital owner of conspiracy to commit health care fraud, 17 counts of health care fraud, and thr[...]

Medicare Paid $84M During Two Year Period For Ineligible Nursing Home Stays

March 2, 2019

The Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General issued a report in February 2019 entitled CMS Improperly Paid Millions Of Dollars For Skilled Nursing Facility Services When The Medicare 3-Day Inpatient Hopsital Stay Requirement Was Not Met that found: “CMS improperly pa[...]

New York Medical Malpractice Arbitrator Awards $140M Settlement To 255 Medical Malpractice Victims

February 23, 2019

A New York medical malpractice arbitrator has issued a $140 million settlement award to 255 New York medical malpractice victims of former New York orthopedist Spyros Panos. After the arbitrator’s award is approved by the court, the awards to individual New York medical malpractice plaintiffs [...]

Pathology Lab Settles False Claims Act Allegations For $63.5M

February 12, 2019

The U.S. Department of Justice announced on January 30, 2019 that pathology laboratory company Inform Diagnostics has agreed to pay $63.5 million to settle allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by engaging in improper financial relationships with referring physicians. Inform Diagnostics,[...]

$2.5 Billion Recovered From Health Care False Claims Act Cases In Fiscal Year 2018

February 7, 2019

The U.S. Department of Justice announced on December 21, 2018 that the Department obtained more than $2.8 billion in settlements and judgments from civil cases involving fraud and false claims against the government in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018. Recoveries since 1986, when Congress [...]

$269.2 Million Settlement With Walgreens In Two Civil Healthcare Fraud Lawsuits

February 3, 2019

The Department of Justice U.S. Attorney’s Office Southern District of New York (Manhattan U.S. Attorney) announced on January 22, 2019 that the United States filed and settled two healthcare fraud lawsuits against national pharmacy chain Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (“Walgreens”) in [...]

“Butt Butcher” Cosmetic Surgeon Has His New York Medical License Revoked

January 30, 2019

On January 9, 2019, the New York State Department of Health Office of Professional Medical Conduct revoked the medical license of a 55-year-old Brooklyn, New York gynecologist who performed liposuction and other cosmetic surgery procedures on patients at night in his Manhattan office. The doctor was[...]

Arizona Dental Malpractice Lawsuit Alleges Dentist Falsified His Anesthesia Credentials

January 6, 2019

An Arizona dental malpractice lawsuit was filed on December 7, 2018 against the plaintiff’s dentist, alleging that the defendant dentist falsified his credentials regarding his ability and authority to administer anesthesia during dental procedures, which the plaintiff first learned about shor[...]

Texas Appellate Court Holds OB’s Mistress’ Claim She Was Tricked Into Abortion Is A Medical Malpractice Claim

December 28, 2018

The Fourth Court of Appeals San Antonio, Texas (“Texas Appellate Court”) held in its Memorandum Opinion dated November 14, 2018 that the plaintiff’s claim that the defendant OB, who had a sexual relationship with her in 2009, had tricked her into having an abortion was a health car[...]

Defective Medical Devices Caused 1.7 Million Injuries, 83,000 Deaths In U.S.

November 29, 2018

The Implant Files, which is a global investigation that tracks the harm caused by medical devices that have been tested inadequately or not at all, analyzed more than 8 million device-related health records, including death and injury reports and recalls, and found “more than 1.7 million injur[...]

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