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Florida Pain Clinic Agrees To Pay $41M To Settle Unnecessary Urine Drug Testing Claims

June 5, 2020

The United States Attorney for the Middle District of Florida announced on April 15, 2020 that a Florida pain clinic and associated other defendants have agreed to pay a total of $41 million to resolve alleged violations of the False Claims Act for billing Medicare, Medicaid, TRICARE, and other fede[...]

Pennsylvania Prescription Drugs “Goodie Bags” Doctor Pays $2.8M To Settle Healthcare Fraud Claims

April 23, 2020

The U.S. Department of Justice U.S. Attorney’s Office Eastern District of Pennsylvania announced on March 17, 2020 that a Pennsylvania doctor who was alleged to have given out “Goodie Bags” of prescription drugs, including dangerous controlled drugs, has agreed to pay a total of $2.8 m[...]

Pennsylvania Nursing Home Chain Agrees To Pay Nearly $15.5M To Settle False Claims Allegations

April 19, 2020

The U.S. Attorney’s Office Western District of Pennsylvania announced on February 19, 2020 that Guardian Elder Care Holdings, Inc., which operates more than 50 nursing homes throughout Pennsylvania, and its related companies, will pay $15,466,278 to settle claims that it provided medically unneces[...]

$3.5M Settlement In LAP-BAND False Claims Act Whistleblower Lawsuit

April 26, 2018

On April 16, 2018, the United States Attorney for the District of Maryland announced that Allergan Inc. (“Allergan”) has agreed to pay $3.5 million to resolve allegations that Allergan caused health care providers to submit false claims to Medicare and other federal healthcare programs r[...]

$33.2 Million Settlement For Defective Medical Testing Device

April 10, 2018

Patients and their doctors rely on the safety and effectiveness of medical testing devices when making decisions regarding diagnosis and medical care. Defective or faulty medical testing devices put patient safety at risk and may result in the wrong decisions being made regarding medical treatment, [...]

$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[...]

Florida Oncologist Sentenced To Almost 6 Years In Prison For Providing Patients With Unapproved Cancer Drugs

August 25, 2017

On August 7, 2017, a Florida oncologist was sentenced to 5 years and 10 months in prison after she was found guilty on November 18, 2016 by a federal jury following a nine-day trial for her receipt and delivery of misbranded drugs, smuggling goods into the United States, health care fraud, and mail [...]

Allergan Settles Whistleblower Lawsuit For $13M

July 20, 2017

In our blog published on July 5, 2017, we discussed “Open Payments,” which is a federal program, required by the Affordable Care Act, that collects information about the payments drug and device companies make to physicians and teaching hospitals for things like travel, research, gi[...]

Texas And U.S. Receive $8.45M To Settle Dental Fraud Allegations

January 24, 2017

On January 9, 2017, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Texas announced that Texas-based MB2 Dental Solutions (MB2) and 21 pediatric dental practices affiliated with MB2, along with their owners and marketing chief, have agreed to pay the United States and the State of Texas[...]

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 [...]

Largest U.S. Health Care Fraud Takedown Announced

July 2, 2016

On June 22, 2016, the U.S. Attorney and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) announced the largest nationwide health care fraud sweep to date, in terms of the number of defendants charged and the loss amount, led by the Medicare Fraud Strike Force in 36 federal distri[...]

California Lawsuit Alleges Counterfeit Spinal Hardware Used During Surgeries

June 25, 2015

Lawyers in California filed a lawsuit in February 2015, which was unsealed on May 28, 2015, alleging that 15 spine surgeons, 17 hospitals, and many others engaged in a health care fraud scheme and in a conspiracy by knowingly implanting counterfeit spinal hardware into patients in California, Maryla[...]

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