False Claims Act: Kickbacks In The Health Care Industry
March 22, 2022
Kickbacks in the healthcare industry are pernicious because of their potential to subvert medical decision-making and to increase healthcare costs. In addition to pursuing improper payments by drug manufacturers, the department resolved other schemes involving the willful solicitation or payment of [...]
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138 Defendants Charged With Over $1.4B In Health Care Fraud
October 15, 2021
The U.S. Department of Justice announced on September 17, 2021 criminal charges against 138 defendants, including 42 doctors, nurses, and other licensed medical professionals, in 31 federal districts across the United States for their alleged participation in various health care fraud schemes that r[...]
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Biogen To Pay $22M To Settle Illegal Kickbacks Allegations
January 9, 2021
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts announced on December 17, 2020 that Cambridge-based pharmaceutical company Biogen Inc. (Biogen) has agreed to pay $22 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by illegally using two foundations, Chronic D[...]
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