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$19.3 Billion Recovered By U.S. In Health Care Fraud Claims

December 26, 2016

The U.S. Department of Justice announced on December 14, 2016 that the Department of Justice had recovered $19.3 billion in health care fraud claims from January 2009 to September 30, 2016, which was 57% of the health care fraud dollars recovered in the 30 years since the 1986 amendments to the Fals[...]

Class Action Lawsuit Alleges Cigna Profited By Causing Insureds To Be Overcharged For Prescription Medications

December 10, 2016

A class action lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut on October 13, 2016 against Cigna Corporation (“Cigna”), a fully integrated health insurance company with reported revenue in excess of $37.9 billion in 2015, alleges that Cigna and/or its agents viol[...]

Hospital Pharmacy Tech Removed Fentanyl From 251 Medication Vials, Refilled Them With Water

November 12, 2016

A pharmacy tech in an Iowa hospital allegedly removed fentanyl from 252 medication vials that were placed on medication carts throughout the hospital and replaced the opioid medication with sterile water. The alleged substitutions occurred between August 26 and October 7, 2016, and may have affect[...]

$70M Talcum Powder Cancer Verdict Against Johnson & Johnson

November 11, 2016

On October 27, 2016, a Missouri jury took only three hours to return its verdict in favor of a 62-year-old California woman against Johnson & Johnson for her terminal ovarian cancer that she alleged was due to her use of Johnson & Johnson’s talcum powder over the period of more than fo[...]

$145M To Be Paid By Huge Nursing Home Corporation To Settle False Claims Allegations

November 4, 2016

The U.S. Department of Justice announced on October 24, 2016 that a Tennessee-based corporation that owns and operates more than 220 nursing homes (skilled nursing facilities) throughout the United States, and it owner, have agreed to pay $145 million to settle the government’s claims that the[...]

Pennsylvania Nursing Home Chain To Pay $2M To Resolve Claims Of Misleading Consumers

October 13, 2016

A Pennsylvania nursing home chain reached a settlement agreement with the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office to pay $2 million to resolve claims that it misled consumers by failing to provide basic services to elderly and vulnerable residents. Reliant Senior Care Holdings, Inc. and rel[...]

California Nursing Home Chain Agrees To Pay $28.5M To Settle False Claims Allegations

September 28, 2016

The U.S. Department of Justice announced on September 19, 2016 that a California-based, for-profit operator of 35 skilled nursing facilities (nursing homes), most of which are in California, has agreed to pay the government $28.5 million in order to settle allegations that it violated the federal [...]

California Nursing Home Whistleblower Lawsuit Settled For $3.5M

September 18, 2016

On September 9, 2016, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California announced that on August 3, 2016, a Los Angeles nursing home and two physicians who worked at the California nursing home paid $3,563,140 to resolve civil allegations contained in a federal whistleblower l[...]

Florida Pain Management Clinic Agrees To Pay $7.4M Fine For Unnecessary Drug Screening

September 13, 2016

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Florida announced on August 31, 2016 that a Florida pain management clinic has agreed to pay $7.4 million to the government to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by performing medically unnecessary drug screening pro[...]

Ohio Cognitive Center’s Director Misrepresented Her Qualifications, According To Lawsuits

August 29, 2016

In four lawsuits recently filed against an Ohio cognitive center, the plaintiffs allege that the center’s director fraudulently misrepresented to them that she was a neuropsychologist at the time the director diagnosed the patients with Alzheimer’s disease, which subsequent second opin[...]

Kentucky Jury Awards $21.2M For Unnecessary Cardiac Procedure

August 21, 2016

A Kentucky medical malpractice jury awarded a local man $21.25 million in compensatory and punitive damages on August 10, 2016 against a local hospital and its owner for allegedly allowing an unnecessary cardiac procedure to be performed on him. The jury found that the defendant hospital and its p[...]

$1B Medicare Fraud Scheme Involving Miami-Area Nursing Homes

August 16, 2016

The U.S. Department of Justice announced on July 22, 2016 that the owner of more than 30 Miami-area skilled nursing and assisted living facilities, a hospital administrator, and a physician’s assistant have been charged in federal court with conspiracy, obstruction, money laundering, and health c[...]

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