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”)… Read More
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Texas Dental Malpractice Lawsuit Alleges Toddler’s Death During Unnecessary Dental Procedure
The parents of a 14-month-old child have filed a Texas dental malpractice wrongful death lawsuit against a dentist, his dental practice, and the anesthesiologist who provided anesthesia to the child for a dental procedure involving multiple baby root canals and… Read More
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Study Finds Banned Medicare Miscreants Still Able To Bill State Medicaid Programs
A recent analysis of federal and state data by Reuters found that more than one-in-five of the physicians and other health care providers who have been banned from participating in Medicare nonetheless were able to bill state Medicaid programs: Reuters found… Read More
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Is This The Largest Case Of Medicare Fraud Ever?
A Denver, Colorado-based company called DaVita Inc. (“DaVita”) is a $7 billion company and one of the largest dialysis companies in the United States, with about 2,000 dialysis centers located throughout the United States. DaVita recently moved into its own office… Read More
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Chicago Psychiatrist Charged With Receiving Illegal Kickbacks And Filing False Claims
The Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois announced on November 15, 2012 the filing of a civil fraud lawsuit against a Chicago psychiatrist, alleging that the psychiatrist received illegal kickbacks from pharmaceutical companies for prescribing anti-psychotic drugs and had submitted at least 140,000… Read More
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New York Hospital Agrees To Pay $7 Million Civil Fraud Settlement
On October 24, 2012, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York announced that a New York public hospital, Westchester Medical Center (“WMC”), through its parent corporation, has agreed to pay $7 million to settle a federal civil fraud… Read More
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California Hospital Chain Agrees To Pay $16.5 Million For Illegal Kickback Scheme
The FBI has announced that Los Angeles Doctor’s Hospital Inc., which is a subsidiary of Pacific Health Corporation, has agreed to plead guilty to conspiring to defraud Medicare and Medi-Cal by paying illegal kickbacks to marketers who were paid to… Read More
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Massive New York Medicaid Drug Fraud Alleged
Federal prosecutors have charged 48 people in a massive Medicaid drug fraud scheme that cost taxpayers upwards of $500 million. The fraud allegedly involved Medicaid recipients who were prescribed expensive medications who sold their drugs to third-parties for cash. The third-parties then sold… Read More
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$452 Million Lost To Medicare Fraud
Earlier this week, the U.S. Department of Justice announced the fourth nationwide sweep in the last two years for alleged illegal practices by Medicare providers (doctors, nurses, and social workers) that resulted in criminal charges against 107 Medicare providers who allegedly stole $452 million from Medicare. Those arrested… Read More
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Walgreens, Generic Drug Manufacturer Accused Of Overcharging
A recently filed federal lawsuit claims that the largest drugstore chain, Walgreens, and a generic drug manufacturer, Par Pharmaceuticals Cos., overcharged insurance companies, union health and welfare funds, and self-insured employers for generic versions of Prozac, Zantac, and generic versions of other… Read More
