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Can Hospitals Pay Physicians For Referrals?

August 8, 2024

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Pennsylvania announced on May 28, 2024 that Penn Highlands Healthcare—a Pennsylvania not-for-profit corporation operating a hospital system in north, central, and western Pennsylvania—and several of its hospitals—including P[...]

Pharmaceutical Company Agrees To Pay $360M To Settle Copays Kickback Scheme

December 21, 2018

The U.S. Department of Justice announced on December 6, 2018 that Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. (“Actelion”) has agreed to pay $360 million to resolve claims that it illegally used a nonprofit foundation as a conduit to pay the copays of thousands of Medicare patients taking Actelion[...]

Signature Healthcare Agrees To Pay More Than $30M To Resolve False Claims Allegations

August 6, 2018

On June 11, 2018, the U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Tennessee announced that Signature HealthCARE, LLC (“Signature”) has agreed to pay more than $30 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by knowingly submitt[...]

$5M Paid To U.S. By Texas Nursing Home For Alleged Worthless Nursing Home Services

November 24, 2017

The U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of Texas, announced on October 19, 2017 that Health Services Management Inc. (“HSM”) has paid the United States and the State of Texas $5 million to resolve claims that it billed the Medicare and Medicaid program[...]

Medical Device Manufacturer Settles False Claims Act Lawsuit

June 10, 2012

The U.S. Department of Justice announced on May 31, 2012 that the large medical device manufacturer St. Jude Medical Inc. has agreed to pay the United States $3.65 million to settle civil claims made against it under the False Claims Act (commonly referred to as whistleblower claims, or more formal[...]

$1.6 BILLION Pharmaceutical Company Payment For Off-Labeling Marketing

May 8, 2012

The large pharmaceutical company Abbott Laboratories (“Abbott”) has agreed to pay $1.6 billion, the second largest payment by a drug company, to settle an investigation into its drug marketing practices (the largest payment was $2.3 billion that was paid by Pfizer Inc. in 2009). The[...]

Health Care Fraud And Abuse – 2010

July 19, 2011

The Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control Program (HCFAC) that was established under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPPA) coordinates federal, state, and local health care fraud and abuse enforcement actions. How Big Of A Problem Is Health Care Fraud And Abuse In[...]

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