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Former Executive At HealthSouth Charged In $53 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme

March 13, 2024

The U.S. Department of Justice announced on October 26, 2023 charges against a former executive at HealthSun Health Plans Inc. (HealthSun), a Medicare Advantage organization that operates Medicare Advantage plans in South Florida, for her role in a multimillion-dollar Medicare fraud scheme. In[...]

$14.7 Million False Claims Act Settlement Relating To Remote Cardiac Monitoring Services

March 7, 2024

On December 18, 2023, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that BioTelemetry Inc. and its subsidiary, LifeWatch Services Inc., headquartered in Malvern, Pennsylvania, and Rosemont, Illinois, respectively, (collectively LifeWatch), have agreed to pay more than $14.7 million to resolve allegations[...]

Two Generic Drug Companies Agree To Pay $305M To Settle Price Fixing, Other Claims

March 4, 2024

The United States Department of Justice announced on August 21, 2023 deferred prosecution agreements resolving criminal antitrust charges against Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. (“Teva”) and Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Inc., USA (“Glenmark”). As part of the agreements, both compa[...]

Indiana Health Network Agrees To Pay $345 Million To Settle Alleged False Claims Act Violations

February 28, 2024

On December 19, 2023, the United States Department of Justice announced that Community Health Network Inc. (“Community”), a health care network headquartered in Indianapolis, has agreed to pay the United States $345 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by [...]

Massachusetts Lawsuit Alleges Fertility Doctor Surreptitiously Used His Own Sperm To Inseminate Patient 40 Years Ago

February 22, 2024

A federal lawsuit filed in December 2023 in the United States District Court District of Massachusetts alleges, in part: Ms. Depoian and her husband saw Dr. Berger in 1980 for assistance conceiving a child. Because Ms. Depoian’s husband’s sperm could not be used, Dr. Berger promised to perform a[...]

San Francisco Pain Management Doctor And His Mother-In-Law Charged With Multiple Counts Of Medical Provider Fraud

February 18, 2024

On December 7, 2023, the San Francisco District Attorney announced that Dr. Gary Martinovsky (51) of San Francisco, his office assistant and mother-in-law, Raisa Rikoshinsky (68) of San Bruno, and one of the businesses he owns, Integrated Pain Care (IPC), have been criminally charged with [...]

$45.6M Consent Judgment Against Six California Skilled Nursing Facilities To Settle Allegations Of Kickbacks To Referring Physicians

February 1, 2024

On November 15, 2023, the United States Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California announced that Prema Thekkek, her Vacaville-based management company, Paksn Inc., and six skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) owned by Thekkek and/or operated by Paksn have agreed to enter into a $45[...]

European Commission Fined Pharma Companies €13,4 million In Antitrust Cartel Settlement

December 25, 2023

The European Commission has fined Alkaloids of Australia, Alkaloids Corporation, Boehringer, Linnea and Transo-Pharm a total of €13,4 million for participating in a cartel concerning an important pharmaceutical ingredient. C2 PHARMA was not fined as it revealed the cartel to th[...]

Federal Appellate Court Rules Nursing Home Did Not Violate Benefits Conversion Statute

December 22, 2023

A former employee of a nursing home brought a qui tam action against Catholic Health System of Long Island (“CHS”) alleging that CHS and certain of its affiliates falsely certified their compliance with federal law in violation of the federal False Claims Act and in violation of N[...]

OIG Advisory Opinion OKs Bonus Payments To Employed Physicians

December 20, 2023

Federal Anti-Kickback Statute The Federal anti-kickback statute makes it a criminal offense to knowingly and willfully offer, pay, solicit, or receive any remuneration to induce, or in return for, the referral of an individual to a person for the furnishing of, or arranging for the furnishing of, an[...]

Conviction In $67M “Doctor Chase” Genetic Testing Fraud Scheme

December 11, 2023

The U.S. Department of Justice announced on October 10, 2023 that a federal jury in Fort Pierce, Florida convicted a Florida man on October 6 for his role in a scheme to defraud Medicare of over $67 million by tricking physicians into authorizing thousands of genetic tests that were completely unnec[...]

Convictions For $93M Home Health Fraud And Money Laundering Scheme

December 9, 2023

On October 3, 2023, a federal jury in Miami convicted a Florida man and woman for their roles in a conspiracy to defraud Medicare by billing over $93 million for home health therapy services that were never rendered. According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Karel Felipe, 42, of [...]

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