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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[...]

$29M Settlement For Overbilling Medicare For Oxygen Equipment

November 8, 2023

The United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington announced on August 29, 2023 that Lincare Holdings, Inc., a Florida-based, wholly-owned subsidiary of German multinational chemical corporation Linde plc, has agreed to pay $29 million and perform extensive corrective actions to resol[...]

78 People Charged With $2.5B In Health Care Fraud

September 3, 2023

78 People Charged With $2.5B In Health Care Fraud: The United States Department of Justice announced on June 28, 2023 a strategically coordinated, two-week nationwide law enforcement action that resulted in criminal charges against 78 defendants for their alleged participation in health care fraud a[...]

Two Florida Doctors Sentenced For Stealing $31M From Medicare

June 4, 2023

Two Doctors Sentenced For Stealing $31M: On April 20, 2023, two Florida doctors were sentenced for their respective roles in a scheme to defraud Medicare by submitting over $31 million in claims for expensive durable medical equipment (DME) that Medicare beneficiaries did not want or need and that w[...]

$8.5M Settlement Reached With Surgeon And Others For Simultaneous Surgeries

April 16, 2023

$8.5M Settlement Reached With Surgeon And Others: It was announced on February 27, 2023 that the United States has finalized a Settlement Agreement with James L. Luketich, M.D., University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (“UPMC”), and University of Pittsburgh Physicians (“UPP”), to resolve the [...]

California Medical Imaging CEO Sentenced To 5 Years In $250M Fraud Scheme

March 9, 2022

On January 28, 2022, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that Sam Sarkis Solakyan, 40, of Glendale, California, the CEO of several medical-imaging companies, including the Glendale-based Vital Imaging Inc. and San Diego MRI Institute, was sentenced to 60 months in federal prison for running a s[...]

Lap-Band Surgeon Convicted Of 28 Counts Of Wire Fraud, 3 Counts Of Mail Fraud

January 11, 2022

On December 16, 2021, a former lap-band surgeon and his company were found guilty by a federal jury of scheming to defraud private insurance companies and the Tricare health care program for military service members by fraudulently submitting an estimated $355 million in claims related to the 1-800-[...]

Texas Pain Management Physicians Pay $3.9 Million For Alleged Unnecessary Urine Drug Testing

January 1, 2022

The U.S. Department of Justice announced on October 22, 2021 that two Texas physicians, Robert Wills and Brannon Frank, have agreed to pay $3.9 million to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by knowingly billing Medicare, Medicaid, and TRICARE for medically unnecessary urine [...]

Anesthesia Providers And Outpatient Surgery Centers Pay $28M To Resolve Kickback And False Claims Act Allegations

December 21, 2021

The U.S. Attorney’s Office Northern District of Georgia announced on November 9, 2021 that three anesthesia providers and several Georgia outpatient surgery centers, as well as their physician-owners and an administrator, agreed to pay more than $28 million to resolve allegations that they enter[...]

Mississippi Pharmacist And Louisiana Marketer Plead Guilty In $180M Health Care Fraud Scheme

October 17, 2021

The U.S. Department of Justice announced that a Mississippi pharmacist and a Louisiana marketer pleaded guilty in August 2021 in the Southern District of Mississippi for their roles in a multi-million-dollar scheme to defraud TRICARE and private insurance companies by paying kickbacks to distributor[...]

Florida Cardiologist Paid $6.75 Million To Resolve Allegations Of Performing Unnecessary Medical Procedures

October 9, 2021

The U.S. Department of Justice announced on September 15, 2021 that Dr. Ashish Pal, a cardiologist based in Orlando, Florida, paid $6.75 million to resolve allegations that he violated the False Claims Act by performing medically unnecessary ablations and vein stent procedures. The payment resolves [...]

West Virginia Hospital Agrees To Pay $50M To Settle Kickbacks Allegations

October 13, 2020

The U.S. Department of Justice announced on September 9, 2020 that Wheeling Hospital Inc., an acute care hospital located in Wheeling, West Virginia, has agreed to pay the United States a total of $50,000,000 to resolve claims that it violated the False Claims Act by knowingly submitting claims to [...]

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